U.S. trade deficit narrows as exports hit 10-month high

U.S. trade deficit narrows as exports hit 10-month high

Article Featured on Reuters The U.S. trade deficit fell more than expected in July as exports rose to their highest level in 10 months, offering further evidence that economic growth picked up early in the third quarter. The Commerce Department…
Hanjin Shipping bankruptcy causes turmoil in global sea freight

Hanjin Shipping bankruptcy causes turmoil in global sea freight

Some vessels seized by authorities and creditors, with others refused entry to ports unload after South Korean company loses the support of banks. The bankruptcy of the Hanjin shipping line has thrown ports and retailers around the world…
Big Spending Makes a Comeback While Austerity Starts to Fade

Big Spending Makes a Comeback While Austerity Starts to Fade

Article by Enda Curran | Jeff Black | Rich Miller | Featured on Bloomberg Was Larry Summers right after all? Around the world, governments are planning fresh spending to boost growth and support wages, heeding the advice of the…
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Facebook Fails to Show Up for Seventh Tax Summons From IRS

By Aoife White | Featured on Bloomberg Facebook Inc. officials failed to show up after getting seven summonses from the Internal Revenue Service demanding internal corporate records on one of its offshore tax strategies, according to an…
3 Ways to Overcome a Sales Slump In Your Business

3 Ways to Overcome a Sales Slump In Your Business

Blaming your customer for a sales slump doesn't solve the problem. Instead, try looking at how your business can improve its sales process. BY AMANDA ABELLA | Author, 'Make Money Your Honey' @amandaabella | Featured on Inc.com As…
China Economy Slowing

China's sluggish economy continues to drag

Article by Sophia Yan | Featured on CNN Money China will add to the growing gloom hanging over the world economy when it posts its weakest growth in seven years on Friday. The world's second-largest economy is expected to have expanded…
Visa, MasterCard $7.25 billion settlement with retailers is thrown out

Visa, MasterCard $7.25 billion settlement with retailers is thrown out

BY JONATHAN STEMPEL | Featured on Reuters arslaan / Shutterstock.com A federal appeals court on Thursday threw out a $7.25 billion antitrust settlement reached by Visa Inc (V.N) and MasterCard Inc (MA.N) with millions of retailers that accused…
The Impact of Brexit on Your Clients’ Investments

The Impact of Brexit on Your Clients’ Investments

Article Featured on AICPA Uncertainty related to Brexit – the recent vote in the United Kingdom (UK) to move away from the European Union (EU) – sent shock waves throughout Europe and foreign markets. Here in the United States, investors…
Volkswagen to Pay More Than $10 Billion to Settle Emissions Claims

Volkswagen to Pay More Than $10 Billion to Settle Emissions Claims

Article By Mike Spector and Sara Randazzo simone mescolini / Shutterstock.com Company will pay diesel car owners at least $5,100 on top of buyback or fix. Volkswagen AG is nearing a $10 billion civil settlement, the largest in the…
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…