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Supreme Court rules for PPL in overseas tax case
WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled for utility PPL Corp in its dispute with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service over credits the company claimed to offset overseas tax payments. The court ruled on a unanimous vote that...Tags: Credit and Debt, Entergy Corporation, U.S. Supreme Court, American Electric Power Company Incorporated, Taxation
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U.S. justices rule for PPL Corp in overseas tax case
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Monday ruled for utility PPL Corp in its dispute with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service over credits the company claimed to offset overseas tax payments. The court ruled on a unanimous vote that Pennsylvania-...Tags: Credit and Debt, Entergy Corporation, U.S. Supreme Court, American Electric Power Company Incorporated, Taxation
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Making it new in Maryland
Would it surprise you to learn that Fast Company magazine just ranked Maryland the third-most innovative state in the nation? Or that Maryland took the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's No. 1 spot for both innovation and entrepreneurship? It's a fact: In our...
Tags: Ciena Corporation, Invention and Innovation, Corporate Officers, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Software Industry
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House votes for more scrutiny of economic impact of SEC rules
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A divided House of Representatives on Friday passed a Republican-sponsored bill that would force federal securities regulators to conduct more economic analysis before adopting rules for Wall Street. The bill, which is not expected...Tags: Republican Party, Barack Obama, U.S. Congress, Finance, Scott Garrett
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House bill to have more stringent immigrant controls: aides
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan plan brokered in the House of Representatives will be tougher on illegal immigrants living in the United States than a Senate counterpart, congressional aides said on Friday. But it fails to address the difficult issue...Tags: Republican Party, Barack Obama, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. Senate
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Aetna Shareholders Vote Down Measures To Change Board Leadership, Further Disclose Political Spending
The Hartford CourantA few Aetna Inc. shareholders took the health insurer to task Friday morning during an annual meeting in Tampa, Fla., over the way it structures its board leadership, how it discloses political spending and the manner in which it ran the annual meeting....Tags: Shareholders, Tampa, Corporate Officers, The Wall Street Journal, Elections
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'Hiring our Heroes'
Mail Tribune, Medford, Ore.Medford resident Kyle Tuttle knows it's unlikely he will be able to roll over his U.S. Army job into the civilian world. After all, an explosive ordnance disposal technician isn't exactly in high demand stateside. "I want to get out of the technical...Tags: Vietnam War (1955-1975), Employment Opportunities, American Legion, U.S. Army, Armed Forces
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White says SEC not now writing political spending rule
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the Securities and Exchange Commission told lawmakers on Thursday that her agency, despite pressure from liberal groups, is not currently drafting a rule that would call for public companies to disclose their political...Tags: Republican Party, Barack Obama, Tea Party Movement, U.S. Congress, Finance
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Global accountants stick to plan for leases on balance sheets
ReutersLONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Company balance sheets could swell by trillions of dollars under an international plan issued on Thursday by two accounting bodies to show more clearly the cost of leasing everything from photocopiers to property. If the...Tags: Ernst & Young, Finance, Credit Ratings, Standards, KPMG
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RPT-ANALYSIS-Obama climate agenda faces U.S. Supreme Court reckoning
Reuters(Repeats with no changes) By Lawrence Hurley and Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - With a barrage of legal briefs, a coalition of business groups and Republican-leaning states are taking their fight against Obama administration climate...Tags: Litigation and Regulation, Barack Obama, U.S. Senate, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Ecosystems
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Common Core Supporters Firing Back
Education Week, Bethesda, Md.Supporters of the Common Core State Standards are moving to confront increasingly high-profile opposition to the standards at the state and national levels by rallying the private sector and initiating coordinated public relations and advertising...Tags: Barack Obama, U.S. Senate, Business Enterprises, U.S. House of Representatives, Executive Branch
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IRS correct to target questionable groups
Sorry, Baltimore Sun, but for once I cannot agree with your position on the Internal Revenue Service enforcing the law on outfits that have been breaking the law for years ("Taxing the tea party," May 14). Tea party groups, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce,...
Tags: Judges, Justice System, Taxation, Internal Revenue Service
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