Investment

Budget Battles

  • Amazon Eyes More Profits with Less Shipping

    By Alistair Barr and Ben Berkowitz, Reuters

    Amazon, the Internet retail giant that once specialized in moving books and other physical items quickly, is increasingly trying to do the same in the digital world, where profit margins are higher,...

  • 4 Ways the Global Slowdown Could Affect You

    By Josh Boak, The Fiscal Times

    Sluggish growth worldwide is one the big economic worry that Capitol Hill has yet to talk about much. That’s because prices fell. Congress usually only concerns itself with commodity prices when the...

  • Why Apple, with $145 Billion in Cash, Wants to Borrow Money

    By Yuval Rosenberg

    The answer is simple: to avoid paying taxes. By paying low interest rates on its debt and being able to deduct that interest from its U.S. tax bill, Apple will reduce its overall cost of capital.

  • The CEOs Driving Our Recovery Fear Obamacare

    By Josh Boak, The Fiscal Times

    On Wednesday, the National Center for the Middle Market released its first quarter 2013 survey of companies with revenues between $10 million and $1 billion. The survey indicates that Obamacare and...

  • Take Off the Kid Gloves and Stop China’s Cyber Thieves

    By Liz Peek

    Why is it so hard for the U.S. to clamp down on Chinese cyber theft? Because our businesses - those most damaged by hacking – are desperate for the growth that China can offer, and terrified they...