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Canadian Dollar Swings Higher

Source: Wall Street Journal, Nov 28 2012, 3:28pm CST

By Karen Johnson TORONTO—The Canadian dollar turned stronger against its safe-haven U.S. rival Wednesday, as a top U.S. lawmaker hinted at a willingness to compromise in the interest of averting the dreaded fiscal cliff. The U.S ...

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9 hours ago

Maine lawmakers grapple with falling gas tax revenues

Source: The Portland Maine Press Herald  |   May 24 2013, 10:56pm CDT

AUGUSTA – State revenue from the gas tax is on the decline, as it is in other states that are struggling to fund transportation improvement projects. In this February 2012 file photo, Jim Gorman from Cumberland F ...

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3 days ago

Apple Bites Back at Congress During Tax Hearing

Source: RIA Novosti  |   May 21 2013, 3:31pm CDT

WASHINGTON, May 21 (RIA Novosti) – The head of the US-based multibillion dollar computer firm Apple told a Senate panel on Tuesday his company has paid “every single dollar” it owes in taxes, despite a new congres ...

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25 weeks ago


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"All of a sudden equities bounced, and bonds fell, and there was a huge turnaround. The Canadian dollar rallied"


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3 days ago

Wichita lawmaker proposes trimming sales tax on food

Source: Kansas.com  |   May 21 2013, 1:38pm CDT

TOPEKA — The sales tax Kansans pay on groceries would fall and the rate they pay on other goods would stay close to the current level instead of dropping as scheduled this summer under a tax plan proposed Tuesday by Wichita Republican Rep. ...

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4 days ago

Apple boss to face inquiry on taxes

Source: Irish Independent  |   May 21 2013, 7:32am CDT

The head of Apple is due to appear before a US inquiry after the company was accused of avoiding paying billions of dollars in US taxes. Apple insists it is complying with the laws and pays "an extraordinary amount" to the US government and c ...

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4 days ago

Apple offshore loopholes averted taxes: panel

Source: The Borneo Post  |   May 20 2013, 7:24pm CDT

Apple avoided paying taxes on tens of billions of dollars in profits through a complex network of subsidiaries, many with “no declared tax jurisdiction,” a US Senate panel has concluded. –AFP Apple avoided paying taxe ...

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5 days ago

John Boehner’s deficit position is as phony as his color

Source: Eideard  |   May 19 2013, 9:13pm CDT

May 7th, in an interview with Bloomberg Television, House Speaker John Boehner warned that the U.S. government must balance its budget. After all, he said: We have spent more than what we have brought into this government for 55 of t ...

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