USA TODAY |
Asian stocks lower on Fed rate hike expectation
USA TODAY SEOUL, South Korea — Asian stock markets were mostly lower on Wednesday as comments from Federal Reserve officials strengthened expectations of a rate hike by the Fed within this year. KEEPING SCORE: Japan's Nikkei 225 rose 0.5 percent to … Chicago Fed's Evans 'fine' with December hike if data stays firmCNBC Fed's Evans Says Hike Imminent, Wants Clearer CommunicationBloomberg DIARY-Top Economic Events to Oct. 14Reuters Business Insider –Financial Times –Wall Street Journal –The Straits Times all 145 news articles » |
New York Times |
Prepaid Debit Cards Users Will Get New Federal Protections
New York Times Blake Van Haack checking his Green Dot prepaid card at a Wi-Fi station on Eighth Avenue in Manhattan. Credit Bryan Thomas for The New York Times. Prepaid debit cards are a financial lifeline for many people, but a risky one. They lack many of the basic … Apps Like Venmo to Come Under Stricter Government OversightWall Street Journal Users of popular prepaid debit cards finally get some federal consumer protectionsLos Angeles Times Regulators expand protections to prepaid debit card usersU.S. News & World Report Washington Post –Reuters –The Consumerist –The Boston Globe all 42 news articles » |
NPR |
Corporate Profits Take Permanent Vacation In Caymans And Bermuda
NPR Tax avoidance has been in the news from Apple to Donald Trump. A new study by Citizens for Tax Justice looks at how widespread the the practice is. The study looked at Fortune 500 companies and how they used tax haven subsidiaries to avoid paying … Are US Companies Avoiding Over $700 Billion in Taxes on Overseas Profits?24/7 Wall St. Apple is named the biggest corporate tax avoider in the USDaily Mail Dodging Taxes? Trump's Got Nothing on Apple, Citigroup and NikeThe Fiscal Times ConnPIRG –Common Dreams (press release) all 10 news articles » |
Wall Street Journal |
Twitter Is Expected to Field Bids This Week
Wall Street Journal Twitter Inc. TWTR -2.00 % is expected to field bids this week, and Marc Benioff has been building a case to Salesforce.com Inc. investors and others that his company should be the buyer, according to people familiar with the matter. Mr. Benioff is … Salesforce must be dying to buy Twitter — here's whyBusiness Insider Twitter (TWTR) Sale: Takeover Bids Expected This Week, Salesforce, Google, Walt Disney In The RunningInternational Business Times Twitter to receive bids this week, report saysUSA TODAY CNBC –Bloomberg –Investor’s Business Daily –Seeking Alpha all 107 news articles » |