New York Times Warren Buffett, at Berkshire Meeting, Condemns Republican Health Care BillNew York TimesWarren E. Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway's chief executive, and his No. 2, Charlie Munger, with red tie, presided over the annual shareholders meeting in Omaha on Saturday. Credit Nati Harnik/Associated Press. Every year, tens of thousands of investors …Highlights: Berkshire's Warren Buffett comments […]
Mic Trump administration is reportedly forcing FDA employees to watch Fox NewsMicDon't touch that dial — that's the message employees at the Food and Drug Administration under President Donald Trump got when they apparently got tired of watching Fox News all day and wanted to change the channel. According to CBS News, an email … and […]
CNBC 5 things you may have missed from Apple CEO Tim Cook's interview with Jim CramerCNBCCook revealed that to fund Apple's advanced manufacturing project, Apple will have to borrow $1 billion, so it does not have to pay taxes on its $256 billion it has stashed overseas. The CEO said that both repatriation and comprehensive […]
Newsweek Richard Epstein: Why Trump's Tax Plan Is WelcomeNewsweekThe Trump administration has revealed a one-page tax plan that, if implemented, could have vast consequences for the economy of the United States. The high points of that plan are simplification and repeal. The brackets go down from seven to three—10 …Trump's taxing problemTribune-ReviewCommentary: No economic fairy talesIndiana […]
The Bakersfield Californian Departure of State Farm could hurt, but no one knows how muchThe Bakersfield CalifornianThe State Farm Operations Center at 900 Old River Road in southwest Bakersfield will end its operations in 2021, the company announced this week. prev. next. The presence of State Farm's operations center in southwest Bakersfield — and the […]
New York Times Puerto Rico: A Debt Problem That Kept Boiling OverNew York TimesA 100-year-old law enshrining tax-free bonds in Puerto Rico established the island as a haven for American investors. Credit Dennis M. Rivera Pichardo for The New York Times. It all goes back to 1917. Congress passed a law that year making Puerto […]
Washington Post Unemployment rate drops to lowest level in a decade in April as economy adds 211000 jobsWashington PostThe U.S. job market rebounded strongly last month and the unemployment rate fell to the lowest level seen in a decade, government data released Friday morning showed, calming fears that had bubbled up in the past month […]
New York Times House Republicans Move to Gut Bank RegulationsNew York TimesThe House Financial Services Committee voted in favor of the Financial Choice Act, a bill that would gut central financial regulations created in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis. Credit Manuel Balce Ceneta/Associated Press. WASHINGTON … and more » Subscribe to the RSS feed
New York Times China's New Jetliner, an Answer to Boeing and Airbus, Takes FlightNew York TimesA C919 passenger jet on the tarmac before its scheduled test flight at Pudong International Airport in Shanghai on Friday. Credit Andy Wong/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images. SHANGHAI — China's commercial aerospace dreams took wing on Friday, …China's New Jet Takes […]
Reuters Delta apologizes for forcing family off flightReutersPassengers check in at a counter of Delta Air Lines in Mexico City, Mexico, August 8, 2016. To match Analysis DELTA AIR-OUTAGES/IT REUTERS/Ginnette Riquelme/File Photo. Delta Air Lines apologized on Thursday after a couple said they were kicked off … and more » Subscribe to the RSS feed