Saturday, February 16, 2013

Lagarde brushes off talk of 'currency wars' (1:24)



Feb. 16 - International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde brushes off talk of 'currency wars'. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.

Make multinationals pay tax, UK and others urge G20



Published on Feb 16, 2013
http://www.euronews.com/ Britain, France and Germany are spearheading a campaign at the G20 summit in Russia for an international clampdown on corporate tax avoidance.

A report by the OECD found that multinational companies were managing to avoid paying tax altogether by taking advantage of different countries' rules.

The UK says despite huge changes in the global economy, global tax rules are the same as a hundred years ago.

France argues that international cooperation is essential.
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Russia Asteroid a Wake-Up Call From Space: B612 CEO


Feb. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Dr. Ed Lu, chief executive officer of the B612 Foundation, discusses how they are tracking asteroids to protect the Earth from possible strikes. He speaks with Matt Miller on Bloomberg Television's "Bloomberg Rewind." (Source: Bloomberg)

Asteroid fly by came closer than TV satellites (1:12)



Feb. 16 - A newly discovered asteroid nearly half the size of a football field passed closer to the Earth than TV satellites. Mana Rabiee reports.

Daily Digit: $44 billion (1:00)



Feb. 15 - $44 billion flew into equity funds year-to-date, according to analysis by Lipper, but it is hard to say whether retail investors are truly back. Conway G. Gittens reports.

The $158 billion combo comeback (2:21)



Feb. 15 - U.S. merger and acquisition activity is at its highest level since 2007, thanks to cheap cash, a soaring stock market, and economic confidence. Bobbi Rebell reports.

G20 divided over currency (2:07)



Feb.15 - Finance officials from the Group of 20 major economies meeting in Moscow are struggling to find common ground on currencies and borrowing, exposing rifts between those who advocate growth and those who support more austerity to revive the world economy. Ivor Bennett reports

Incredible amateur videos of meteor over central Russia; 1,000 injured (2:58)



Feb. 15 - Dashboard cameras capture incredible footage of a meteor as it streaks across the sky in Chelyabinsk, Russia and explodes before it damaged buildings and shattered windows, which caused injuries to more than 1,000 people. Rough Cut (no reporter narration/part no audio).