The Ukrainian Parliament on Thursday passed a bill amending the country's tax code system, thus fulfilling one of the key requirements set by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to continue allocation of financial aid to the eastern ...
Tags: Tax Reform
President Obama is giving federal agencies slightly more than one year to draft a rule proposal that would boost fuel economy and tighten greenhouse-gas emissions for medium- and heavy duty trucks. Obama directed the National Highway ...
Tags: Transportation, Trucks
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., the likely next Senate Finance Committee chairman, is flexing his political muscles by proposing a change to how Medicare treats and pays for care for chronically ill patients. Wyden is in line to take over ...
There is no question Surfaces is the industry’s largest all-encompassing trade show in North America. And in 2014, it promises to be even bigger and better with the addition of a new trade show, TileExpo running in conjunction with ...
Tags: decoration, surface
The federal deficit – the amount by which the US government’s total budget outlay exceeds its total receipts for a fiscal year – is estimated at $680 billion for 2013. The federal debt – the sum total of the ...
Today, at the Golden Harvest Farms in Valatie, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer toured the farm's distillery and unveiled a new plan to boost the sales for New York’s over 20 existing hard apple cider producers and allow the over 650 ...
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Farm equipment manufacturers report strong sales heading into the fourth quarter of 2013. According to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers' latest report (issued in August), U.S. unit retail sales showed double-digit growth in most ...
Tags: Farm Machinery, Manufacturing, Processing Machinery, Farm equipment
The Roof Coatings Manufacturers Association (RCMA), the national trade association representing manufacturers of cold applied protective roof coatings and cements and suppliers to the industry, met with members of Congress on Capitol Hill ...
Tags: Roof Coatings, Construction
Retail sales data for the month of June from the United States Department of Commerce and the National Retail Federation (NRF) showed relatively positive traction on the consumer spending front despite tailing off at the end of the second ...
Tags: economy
New-home production and remodeling contribute billions of dollars to the nation's economy each year, and with the right policies in place housing can serve as a catalyst to boost job and economic growth, the National Association of Home ...
Tags: Builders, Pro-Housing Policies
APPLE chief Tim Cook says he sees promise in computers shrunk down and worn like watches or other accessories, but drew the line at internet-linked eye wear such as Google Glass. Google Glass is "not likely to be a mass market item" but ...
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Apple CEO Tim Cook has defended his company against charges of aggressive tax avoidance in a hearing in front of a Congressional committee in the US Senate. In a report, the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations claimed that ...
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The US Senate has dragged Apple, the world's most valuable company, into the debate over the US tax code, grilling CEO Tim Cook over allegations that its Irish subsidiaries help the company avoid billions in US taxes. Cook said the ...
Apple has set up three foreign subsidiaries that the company claims are not resident in any nation for taxing purposes, in an effort to avoid paying tens of billions of dollars in taxes to the U.S. and other countries, according to a new ...
Tags: Apple, Computer Products
Growth in home sales and prices is contributing to a broader improvement in the overall economy, aided in part by current homeownership tax treatment, according to presentations at a residential real estate forum during the Realtors Midyear ...
Tags: Housing, Economy, Construction&Decoration, mortgage interest