by Susanna Pak | Apr 5, 2012 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON — Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Doug Shulman said Thursday the tax service is “putting a big dent in offshore tax evasion” as part of its plan to focus on large businesses. “We upped the ante in a meaningful way with our work on Swiss financial...
by Empriss Campbell & Nikki McGee | Apr 5, 2012 | Business & Tech, Environment
WASHINGTON — Over the past decade, Ford Motor Co. has set out to reduce the amount of an important natural resource it uses in the production of its vehicles. What precious liquid has the automotive company set its sights on? The humble three-atom compound H2O....
by Mara Grbenick | Apr 5, 2012 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON – Military spouses have more hope for jobs near bases, first lady Michelle Obama said Wednesday when she announced a Joining Forces initiative to partner with 11 companies that will provide 15,000 jobs over the next few years. “When the next set of orders...
by Susanna Pak | Apr 2, 2012 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON – Airlines have another reason to fly high. The nation’s major air carriers are posting their best performances in more than two decades, improving on-time performance, baggage handling, involuntary denied boardings and customer complaints, according to the...
by Matt Mansfield | Dec 5, 2011 | Business & Tech
Federal farm subsidies have long been the scourge of food policy critics who decry taxpayer support for agriculture that has resulted in billions of dollars in handouts primarily benefiting large producers. Enemy no. 1 was the direct payment subsidy program. From 1995...
