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Stocks Post Biggest One-Day Drop Since 9/11 There’s a palpable sense of panic as the markets open and investors can respond to the weekend’s dramatic events concerning Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch and AIG. President Bush and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson both address the nation in hopes of persuading investors that the implosion of Merrill Lynch and other problems at financial companies won’t take down the economy. The DJIA skids at the...  
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Written by simpheonjackson on
Penny stocks are those inexpensive investments in the stock market which can be bought up for literally pennies per share. Because of their decent prices, they leave themselves open to simple outside trading influence. For all this, it is very easy to see one of these stocks quickly double or triple in price in the market in a very short period of time. They can just as simply depreciate in worth in that time , however , and due to this many traders turn to using an analytic stock program to spot and differentiate between the good penny stocks and the bad. Here is ... Read Full Story
Written by violetplanet on
The popular urge to claw back the bogus bonuses paid by American International Group is irresistible and fully justified, but should the Treasury someday retrieve every single bonus dollar, that total of $165 million will make no difference to anyone except a few disgruntled traders. From the jaded perspective of the financiers, the uproar over the AIG bonuses may provide a welcome distraction from far more important (and lucrative) abuses in the world's offshore tax havens. So rather than continue arguing over chump change, it is long past time for the United States, with its international friends and allies, to demand accountability from the ... Read Full Story
Written by neilbco on
It's 30 years into the future and America is still in the midst of the recession. President Obama failed to move the economy enough, and 2012 Governor Sarah Palin was elected president. Her platform of, "I Saved Alaska I Can Save America" was a dismal failure and she lost the following election to some unknown Democrat. The Republicans and Democrats have been arguing for 30 years and haven't compromised on anything. In the meantime the American economy has continued to go downhill and a permanent unemployment rate of 25% and a continuing lower standard of living has become the norm. India on the other ... Read Full Story
Written by autosource on
One of the most common questions I get from clients is on the subject of buying or leasing their next car. The simple answer is “it depends”. From an income tax perspective, if you are eligible to deduct automobile expenses from either your business or employment income the deductions available over time are the same. What you spend on the cost of your car is deducted at a rate decided upon by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). The deduction is called Capital Cost Allowance or you may know it better as depreciation. So long as you purchase a car, new or used, for $30,000 ... Read Full Story
Written by autosource on
One of the most common questions I get from clients is on the subject of buying or leasing their next car. The simple answer is “it depends”. From an income tax perspective, if you are eligible to deduct automobile expenses from either your business or employment income the deductions available over time are the same. What you spend on the cost of your car is deducted at a rate decided upon by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). The deduction is called Capital Cost Allowance or you may know it better as depreciation. So long as you purchase a car, new or used, for $30,000 ... Read Full Story
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