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U.S. Stock Futures Are Little Changed Before Output Data
September 2nd, 2014
U.S. stock-index futures were little changed, after the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index recorded its biggest monthly gain since February, before data that may show manufacturing in the world’s biggest economy continued to expand in August. Apple Inc. and ...
Washington-area business owners’ tax burden mounts as economy rebounds
September 2nd, 2014
A rebounding economy means more customers, higher sales and new jobs. It also means higher taxes. State and local tax bills for companies across the country grew modestly last year as the economic recovery accelerated, according to new research ...
Gold Up Again to $1285 on Softer U.S. Dollar
August 28th, 2014
Gold rose for the third straight day on Thursday on softening dollar and increased tensions between Ukraine and Russia, but the precious metal was under pressure from rallies in equities and the prospect of a U.S. interest rate hike. ...
U.S. Index Futures Little Changed With S&P 500 at Record
August 27th, 2014
U.S. stock futures were little changed, after the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index closed above 2,000 for the first time, as Tiffany & Co. (TIF) climbed while Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. slumped on earnings projections. Futures on the ...
Canadian corporate tax attracts U.S. companies
August 26th, 2014
Canada has become the latest frontier for U.S. companies fleeing the high cost of business, spurred by low corporate taxes and a policy that keeps international earnings out of the clutches of the Internal Revenue Service. It’s “not fair” ...
U.S. Investment Outflow Hits Record
August 18th, 2014
The U.S. posted a record cross-border investment outflow in June as China and Japan reduced their holdings of Treasuries and private investors abroad sold bonds and notes. “Right at the beginning of June, you had a very strong sell-off ...
How Bond Traders Profited Off U.S. Wage of $24.45 an Hour
August 11th, 2014
Yields on 10-year Treasuries (USGG10YR) hit a three-week high, suggesting traders were bracing for evidence the long-awaited pickup in wages would materialize and provide the catalyst for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates. While the economy rebounded last ...
Russia Bans All Food Imports From U.S., EU, Australia, Canada, Norway
August 8th, 2014
Russia banned most food imports from the West on Thursday in retaliation for sanctions over Ukraine, an unexpectedly sweeping move that will cost farmers in North America, Europe and Australia billions of dollars but will also likely lead to ...
U.S. judge tells New York bank to hold onto Argentine bond funds
August 7th, 2014
The U.S. judge in charge of Argentina’s debt default case on Wednesday ordered Bank of New York Mellon to hold on to money deposited by the government rather than disburse the funds to holders of the country’s restructured bonds. ...
U.S. Stocks Drop on Ukraine as Sprint, Time Warner Slump
August 6th, 2014
U.S. stocks fell, after equities slipped to a two-month low yesterday, on concern the Ukraine crisis will escalate and as Sprint Corp. and Time Warner Inc. (TWX) tumbled on merger news. Sprint slid 18 percent after a person with ...
