Stories Tagged as
Corporations
The activists are coming!
by
Paddy Hirsch
Apr 21, 2015
Spring is shareholder meeting season — and primetime for activist investors.
Why high earnings aren't translating into jobs
Jul 23, 2014
Corporate earnings are up. But will these cash-rich companies give you a job?
Target attracts new customers by downsizing
by
Annie Baxter
Jul 23, 2014
Target opened it's smallest store in Minneapolis. What's a Target if it's not big?
'Family-like' Hobby Lobby has religion, Court rules
Jun 30, 2014
Hobby Lobby does not have to comply with the ACA's contraception requirement.
How much would Apple's overseas cash help the U.S. economy?
May 21, 2013
Apple’s $100 billion in overseas cash is just part of the nearly $2 trillion in U.S. corporate funds that are beyond the reach of the IRS. What difference could that money make if it was brought home?
Corporations report 1st quarter earnings
Apr 19, 2012
Big banks and other companies are reporting their earnings for the first three months of the year. What do they mean for the year ahead?
New plan to be outlined for U.S. corporate tax code
by
Eve Troeh
Feb 22, 2012
The Obama administration today will outline a broad overhaul of the nation's corporate tax code that will lower the tax rate that businesses pay, but could increase to amount of tax revenue heading to Washington.
For public good, not for profit.
Corporate tax hits 40-year low
Feb 3, 2012
Thanks to “bonus depreciation,” corporations paid the feds only 12.1 percent of their profits in taxes in 2011.
The best corporate spin of the year
Jan 17, 2012
It seems that corporations always revert to a special kind of jargon when it comes to bad news.
A coming credit crunch?
by
Heidi Moore
Dec 27, 2011
We talk a lot about the stock market, but the real lifeblood of U.S. companies is the corporate bond market, which is twice as large.