Big Spending Makes a Comeback While Austerity Starts to Fade

Big Spending Makes a Comeback While Austerity Starts to Fade

Article by Enda Curran | Jeff Black | Rich Miller | Featured on Bloomberg Was Larry Summers right after all? Around the world, governments are planning fresh spending to boost growth and support wages, heeding the advice of the…
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Facebook Fails to Show Up for Seventh Tax Summons From IRS

By Aoife White | Featured on Bloomberg Facebook Inc. officials failed to show up after getting seven summonses from the Internal Revenue Service demanding internal corporate records on one of its offshore tax strategies, according to an…
3 Ways to Overcome a Sales Slump In Your Business

3 Ways to Overcome a Sales Slump In Your Business

Blaming your customer for a sales slump doesn't solve the problem. Instead, try looking at how your business can improve its sales process. BY AMANDA ABELLA | Author, 'Make Money Your Honey' @amandaabella | Featured on Inc.com As…
U.S. expands crackdown on secret real estate buyers

U.S. Expands Crackdown on Secret Real Estate Buyers

Article by Kathryn Vasel | Featured on CNN Money The government's crackdown on anonymous real estate buyers hiding behind shell companies seems to be working. In January, the Treasury Department announced a temporary initiative that requires…
China Economy Slowing

China's sluggish economy continues to drag

Article by Sophia Yan | Featured on CNN Money China will add to the growing gloom hanging over the world economy when it posts its weakest growth in seven years on Friday. The world's second-largest economy is expected to have expanded…
Oregon minimum wage, hotel tax going up Friday

Oregon Minimum Wage, Hotel Tax Increasing

Article Featured on KTVZ | TFoxFoto / Shutterstock.com New laws kicking in July 8th will give a slight boost to the paychecks of more than 100,000 low-income Oregonians while tourists and vacationers will have a little less spending money. The…
Think Tank Says Oregon Corporations' Share Of Tax Burden Is Declining

Think Tank Says Oregon Corporations' Share Of Tax Burden Is Declining

By Chris Lehman | Featured on OPB A newly released report from the left-leaning Oregon Center for Public Policy has found that Oregon corporations today are paying a smaller portion of the state’s income and property taxes than they did…
The Oregon strawberry may get squished by sturdier competition from California.

The Strawberry Defined Oregon. But Is It Going Away?

By Beth Slovic | Featured on WWeek The Oregon strawberry may get squished by sturdier competition from California. Maria Gonzalez grasped the stem of a ripe Puget Crimson strawberry under a steady drizzle of June rain. With her thumb…
Visa, MasterCard $7.25 billion settlement with retailers is thrown out

Visa, MasterCard $7.25 billion settlement with retailers is thrown out

BY JONATHAN STEMPEL | Featured on Reuters arslaan / Shutterstock.com A federal appeals court on Thursday threw out a $7.25 billion antitrust settlement reached by Visa Inc (V.N) and MasterCard Inc (MA.N) with millions of retailers that accused…
Everything About Great Leadership Comes Down to This Essential Question

Everything About Great Leadership Comes Down to This Essential Question

Article by Marcel Schwantes | Featured on Inc.com If you think you're a good boss now, this may change your perception. I'm going to let the cat out of the bag. If you haven't noticed yet, this column is heavily slanted toward promoting…