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Searching for new sources of revenue to fund city inspections, the Berkeley City Council passes measures that will raise fees for tattoo artists and homegrown food businesses.
"They offload Apple's tax burden onto other taxpayers – in particular, onto working families and small businesses. The lost tax revenue feeds a budget deficit that h...
The U.K. public sector borrowed less than expected in April as an increase in income tax receipts boosted government coffers, but the positive sentiment was dented b...
The U.K. public sector borrowed less than expected in April as an increase in income tax receipts boosted government coffers, but the positive sentiment was dented b...
Japanese stocks ended at a fresh multiyear high Wednesday after the country's central bank raised its economic outlook, even as it left other elements of the monetar...
The Bank of Japan kept policy steady on Wednesday despite concerns over recent volatility in bond market, saying growth is starting to pick up even as risks loomed f...
Japanese stocks led Asian markets higher on Wednesday, as the yen resumed its weakening trend.The U.S. dollar was mildly higher against the yen early Wednesday -- re...
Japan's exports rose less than expected in April from a year earlier due to weak demand from Europe and China, highlighting the challenges confronting the world's th...
Japan's trade deficit widened sharply in April, as export growth was tepid while imports surged, according to Finance Ministry data released Wednesday. The trade gap...
The International Monetary Fund on Monday said the United States was getting carried away with a government austerity drive, offering some of the institution's blunt...
"The third agency of government I would – I would do away with [is] Education, Commerce and, let's see. I can't. The third one, I can't. Sorry. Oops."I bet Texas Gov...
Boeing's 787 Dreamliner set fly again
Last Friday, the Global X FTSE Greece 20 ETF (NYSE:GREK) surged over five percent on volume that was nearly six times the daily average. Much of that move can be att...
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.--Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) said its pharmaceutical unit plans to submit more than 10 new-product applications by 2017, as the health-care heavyweig...
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.--Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) said its pharmaceutical unit plans to submit more than 10 new product applications by 2017, as the health-care heavyweig...
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.--Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) said its pharmaceutical unit plans to submit more than 10 new product applications by 2017, as the health-care giant hop...
President Anibal Cavaco Silva thanked Portugal's patron saint for a long-delayed approval of Lisbon's bailout review last week, but the head of state could claim a s...
Gasoline prices in the Midwest should fall in the coming days after hitting record highs in several cities last week in the run up to Memorial Day, the traditional s...
The U.S. government bond market has weakened in recent weeks but some investment strategists fear that this may only be the beginning of an extended sell-off.They po...
Below is the text of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's prepared testimony on the U.S. economy to the congressional Joint Economic Committee on Wednesday.Chairm...
