Attorneys for former UBS (UBS) executive Bradley Birkenfeld, who revealed the Swiss bank's efforts to help U.S. taxpayers hide money in secret accounts, say the IRS has issued a determination on his whistleblower case and that it will be announced at a 10 a.m. press conference, reports the Wall Street Journal. The IRS had no comment.
Rising optimism about global growth pushed world shares to a near five-year high on Monday, while comments from …