How to Lose $4.5 Billion Overnight
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John Oliver Gave Away $14 Million on Last Week Tonight
Oliver managed to out-do Oprah with his giveaway. Article by Melissa Locker | Featured on Time.com On Last Week Tonight, John Oliver tackled debt, which is apparently “the reason that Nicholas Cage has made so many great choices over the years.” According to Oliver, American households collectively own over $12 trillion in debt, $436 billion […]
Oregon economy at ‘full throttle,’ state says
Article by Matthew Kish | Featured on Portland Business Journal State economists on Friday delivered an upbeat quarterly economic forecast that predicts state revenue will increase 8.7 percent in the 2017-19 two-year budget and more than 10 percent each of the ensuing biennium as Oregon’s economy outperforms other states. Economists cautioned the growth is not sustainable as […]
Investigators raid Google Paris HQ in tax evasion inquiry
BY MICHEL ROSE AND CHINE LABBÉ | Article Featured on Reuters | The_Pixel / Shutterstock.com Dozens of French police raided Google’s Paris headquarters on Tuesday, escalating an investigation into the digital giant on suspicion of tax evasion. Google, which said it was fully complying with French law, is under pressure across Europe from public opinion and […]
Catching Up After the 2016 Filing Season
By Annette Nellen, Esq., CPA, CGMA | Tax Adviser During tax season, the government continues to churn out many rulings, regulations, and statutory changes. Here is a roundup of some of the federal tax developments from the first few months of 2016. The first four months of 2016 resulted in one public law with tax […]
Census Bureau says Hillsboro crosses 100k, Portland still booming
Hillsboro is now a six-figure city. That’s according to the latest population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, which show Washington County’s largest city crossing the 100,000 barrier and joining Portland, Eugene, Salem and Gresham as Oregon cities in the six-figure club.
2016 World Beer Cup Awards Announced, Including 19 for Oregon
By Samurai Artist | Article & Images Featured on New School Beer Oregon Breweries won 19 medals at the 2016 World Beer Cup in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, yesterday at the conclusion of Craft Brewers Conference & BrewExpo America®. The Brewers Association (BA) announced the results to of one of the largest commercial beer competitions to date, the 2016 World Beer Cup. 16 Oregon breweries came […]
SEC Going After Corp. Subsidiaries
The Securities and Exchange Commission is particularly focused on the subsidiaries of financial services firms. Article by David M. Katz | Featured on cfo.com Riding a spike in Securities and Exchange Commission civil enforcement actions against corporate subsidiaries, the overall number of SEC enforcements against public companies and their units rose more than 50% in fiscal year […]
4 ways the new overtime rules may affect your paycheck
Article by Jeanne Sahadi | Featured on CNN Money Thanks to a major change in federal rules, millions of employees around the country will now become eligible for overtime pay. Everyone’s first assumption is that the rule change will mean bigger paychecks. But that may not necessarily be how it plays out for everyone. Today, […]
5 Myths That Stop People From Being Successful
BY BENJAMIN P. HARDY | Featured on Inc.com If you don’t appreciate what you already have, then more won’t be a good thing in your life. One reason most people aren’t successful is that they believe myths they’ve been taught about success. The following myths need to be uprooted from our subconscious, so we can have […]