How to Lose $4.5 Billion Overnight

How to Lose $4.5 Billion Overnight

By Noah Smith | Featured on Bloomberg Forbes made quite a stir last week, by reporting that it had cut the estimated net worth of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes from $4.5 billion to…zero. Since Forbes is widely regarded as the…
John Oliver Gave Away $14 Million on Last Week Tonight

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…
Oregon economy at 'full throttle,' state says

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…
Investigators raid Google Paris HQ in tax evasion inquiry

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,…
Catching Up After the 2016 Filing Season

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…
Census Bureau says Hillsboro crosses 100k, Portland still booming

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…
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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®.…
SEC Going After Corp. Subsidiaries

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…
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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…
5 Myths That Stop People From Being Successful

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…