Galling Tax Loopholes that Cost the U.S. Government Billions
Corporations and wealthy individuals have already prepared for tax day by assiduously spending money in deliberate ways to minimize their tax liability.
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A St. Patrick's Savings Adventure: The Best Bargain Irish Whiskeys
If you're trying to save on St. Patrick's Day, start with the whiskey. Here are a few of our favorite bargain brands.
It's International Women's Day: How Does the U.S. Wage Gap Compare?
Happy International Women's Day, America: Overall, your women are doing pretty well. But when it comes to wage equality -- how much women earn compared to men -- the land of the free and the home of the brave ranks a startling 61st worldwide, behind nations like Madagascar, Cambodia and Guyana.
5 Foreign Stocks You Can Snap Up at Bargain-Basement Prices
when a country's stock market gets crushed due to wider economic concerns, some promising often stocks get unfairly punished. Here are five foreign companies whose shares are trading now at attractive prices, along with explanations for why they're such bargains.
Don't Fear a Moody's Downgrade - Fear a China Slowdown
Credit rating agency Moody's is threatening to downgrade U.S. debt if Washington doesn't get its act together soon -- which could (perhaps) increase the government's borrowing costs. That would be troublesome, but the really scary U.S. debt problem is China's economic slowdown.
Netflix Goes Full Stream Ahead With a Scandinavian Invasion
Netflix has identified its next foreign market. The popular video service revealed on Wednesday morning that it will roll out its premium streaming platform through Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland later this year.
Double-Dip Recession Hits Eurozone as Crisis Clouds Swirl
The eurozone has sunk back into its second recession since 2009, a Reuters poll predicted on Thursday, as the debt crisis that has ravaged the continent for over two years continues to stifle growth.
European Central Bank Cuts Rates to New Low to Help Economy
The European Central Bank has cut its key interest rate by a quarter percentage point to a record low of 0.75% to boost a eurozone economy weighed down by the continent's crisis over too much government debt.
Netflix's New Goal: Rule Britannia, and Ireland Too
Netflix hopes its latest move doesn't turn out to resemble a British comedy. The video buffet operator introduced its streaming service in Ireland and the U.K. on Monday. And while overseas expansion is old hat for Netflix, this time, the challenges are bigger.
Cautious Investors Stay Focused on Europe's Woes
Stock markets in Europe traded in fairly narrow ranges Monday as Germany's leader warned that Greece may not get its next batch of bailout cash. Chinese shares surged after authorities pledged to increase bank lending to entrepreneurs. Europe's stumbling efforts to get a handle on its debt crisis remains the focus of interest in the markets.
5 Ways Europe's Woes Will Hit Your Finances in 2012
By most indications, the U.S. economy is recovering fairly well for the time being. But across the Pond in Europe, another story is unfolding that has the stock market worried -- and it should have your attention, too.
Poker Champ Pays No Taxes on $8.7 Million
There's Herman Cain's 9-9-9 Plan. There's the Buffett Rule. But Pius Heinz's All for Me deal is our favorite. Heinz recently won the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, earning $8,715,636 -- tax-free.
Why the European Debt Crisis Is Far From Over
The European debt crisis is back: Portugal is in political turmoil, and may need a major bailout, and Spain may too. But the E.U.'s strong healthy are rebelling against propping up their weaker neighbors. The real issue, though, is that the E.U. hasn't yet addressed the fundamental flaw built into it at the euro's creation.
S&P Downgrades Ireland's Debt to A-
Standard & Poor's downgraded Ireland's debt rating by one notch on Wednesday due to concerns over possible increased capital requirements by the country's banks.
Best and Worst Global Stock Markets of 2010
The big winners of 2010 scored returns far above those of U.S. markets by piggybacking on China's ferocious growth. But rebounding American equities look mighty impressive next to the year's real losers: the victims of the eurozone debt crisis.