Apple sold 3.88 million iPhones in the three months to end September, but its full-year profits were down. That’s the first decline in over a decade and comes as figures show Samsung has increased its lead over the company in terms of smartphone sales. In France, the Prime Minister will try to resolve a growing row over a tax known as the “eco-tax”. It’s designed to cut down on the number of heavy trucks rumbling along French roads, but has met stiff opposition in the Brittany region, where farmers and food industry workers say they will be hard hit. Meanwhile, in London, an event known as the Islamic Davos opens with the UK aiming to position itself as the western centre for Islamic finance.
10/29/2013 BUSINESS DAILY.
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