States sue over SALT: Here's what you need to knowBy Nancy Marshall-GenzerJuly 17, 2018Alex Wong/Getty ImagesIt's about your taxes.POSTED IN: Economy Taxes state taxes local taxes gop tax bill New York Connecticut ListenreadDownloadDownload
"The government is often the underdog," the U.S. assistant attorney general saysBy David Brancaccio and Danielle ChiriguayoJune 27, 2018Michael Lipkin/MarketplaceMakan Delrahim talks about the Justice Department's losing bid to block the AT&T-Time Warner merger, along with other antitrust cases.POSTED IN: business Tech AT&T Time Warner antitrust Department of Justice Trump ListenreadDownloadDownload
No one knows how a military Space Force would work, exactlyBy Molly Wood and Kimberly AdamsJune 26, 2018NASA/AFP/Getty ImagesThe Department of Defense is expected to send a report on the structure of the proposed sixth branch of the military by August.POSTED IN: space Space Force military Department of Defense air force ListenreadDownloadDownload
Online shoppers have to pay state sales tax, Supreme Court saysBy Mitchell HartmanJune 21, 2018States and cities have long been saying that they have a right to profit from residents’ on line purchases.POSTED IN: business Economy state tax Supreme Court Wayfair ListenreadDownloadDownload
As new tariffs are announced, Commerce Dept. faces crunch over exclusion applicationsBy Reema KhraisJune 15, 2018POSTED IN: Economy tariffs tariff exclusions trade China Commerce Department steel aluminum ListenreadDownloadDownload
The U.S. trade deficit got smaller in April but a wider lens shows a less rosy pictureBy Kimberly AdamsJune 06, 2018Fluctuations in the trade deficit coupled with recent trade tensions cause a rebalancing of trade flow.POSTED IN: Economy surplus trade deficit trade Commerce Department ListenreadDownloadDownload
Trump, Perry propose a lifeline for coal and nuclear sectors that critics say is unnecessary and would be harmfulBy Scott TongJune 05, 2018The latest directive would allow the Energy Department to use a complex wartime law in the interest of national security.POSTED IN: sustainability coal power energy department nuclear energy national security ListenreadDownloadDownload
Are traders messing with the price of bitcoin? And why should you care?By Molly Wood, Stephanie Hughes, and Shaheen AinpourMay 31, 2018JACK GUEZ/AFP/Getty ImagesThe U.S. is reportedly investigating price manipulation in digital currencies.POSTED IN: bitcoin Cryptocurrency cryptocurrency investment manipulation price manipulation Justice Department ListenreadDownloadDownload
Michigan State University weighs scandal's financial impactBy Amy ScottMay 24, 2018Jim McIsaac/Getty ImagesA $500 million settlement with victims of convicted doctor Larry Nassar is just the start.POSTED IN: Education sexual assault sexual harassment Michigan michigan state university higher education ListenreadDownloadDownload
