Firms are winning war over R&D tax credits
(Patrick T. Fallon / Bloomberg)
One of the most generous offerings for corporate America in the U.S. tax code is about to become even more bountiful under an Obama administration proposal to expand the definition of business research and development.
2014 BMW 328d xDrive: How nickel-and-diming can tarnish excellence
I love BMW. But BMW is going to have to get its corporate head out of the clouds.
McDonnell charges can be a lesson to us all
This is a reminder that people at all stations of life get into trouble trying to live above their means.
Nest Labs acquisition is a smart move for Google
Tech giant’s actions suggest that it very cognizant of the future — and potential threats to its core business.
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Online attack cripples U.S. court system
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KPMG pays $8.2 million to settle SEC charges
The agency says the auditor loaned employees to clients, compromising their independence.
Less Fed, less China, spells global stock rout
Slower growth in China and the Fed’s tapering of monetary policy drives down global stocks.
JPMorgan gives Jamie Dimon a 74 percent raise
Despite the big bank’s legal troubles, the CEO received $20 million in total compensation last year.
IBM’s Ginni Rometty says no to a bonus
Rometty’s decision is a reminder of what a hot-button issue executive pay has become.
Revenge-porn kingpin paid bargain basement prices for hacked nudes, court docs allege
The payments Hunter Moore allegedly made to a hacker for nude photos of his victims were depressingly low.
U.S. demands outside oversight of World Bank
Legislation draws on concerns about rights violations with some of the bank-funded projects.
Moody’s just downgraded the health insurance industry. Obamacare was part of the reason.
“We don’t know if they’re hitting their targets, but we do know that if there is an older, less healthy population, then clearly the rates are going to be pressured upward.“
How much can you charge to insure a $1 billion prize?
It’s impossible to know, because there’s nothing else like it.
Yahoo tweeted about the Gmail outage -- four times in a row.
Pretty smug for a company whose mail product had a multi-day outage in December.
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Obamacare exchange enrollment hits 3 million
Three million people have signed up for private insurance coverage through the health law marketplaces,
The North Carolina unemployment experiment
North Carolina cut its unemployment insurance program back in June 2013. And there’s a lot of debate about what happened next.
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Some of the biggest names in cryptography condemn NSA in open letter
An open letter from major players in the computer science and cryptography fields urges the government to reconsider its approach to surveillance.
Case in Point: A dilemma in reusable water bottle market
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Inside America’s fragmented safety net for the disabled
Joe Entwisle was rendered quadriplegic at the age of sixteen in a wrestling accident. He brings a distinctive perspective to the complex gaps in disability policy.
Income inequality hurts economic growth, researchers say
The top 5 percent of wage earners have recovered from the recession. But everyone else is still hurting.
What Wal-Mart’s manufacturing jobs look like
Their suppliers look for the lowest wages, the most incentives, the weakest labor laws, and workers who are “nice.”
The Switchboard: ‘Most hated man on the Internet’ indicted on federal charges
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2- to 4-year-olds use educational media most frequently
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