Automakers release sales figures and ponder the road aheadBy Mitchell HartmanAugust 01, 2018Carl Court/Getty ImagesPOSTED IN: Economy auto sales automakers cars trucks Taxes tax cuts ListenreadDownloadDownload
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
Fed Chair Jay Powell: We’re “independent of political considerations”By Kai RyssdalJuly 12, 2018SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty ImagesIn a 30 minute conversation, Chairman Powell discusses tariffs, political pressure on the Fed and wage stagnation.POSTED IN: Economy Federal Reserve Jerome Powell Jay Powell Trump administration wage stagnation inflation Fed chair Fed The Fed federal government financial crisis CPI Fiscal policy deficit GOP tax plan Taxes ListenreadDownloadDownload
Used car salesman? He’s looking better and better to consumersBy Renata SagoJune 28, 2018POSTED IN: Economy tariffs trade European Union cars Taxes sales car industry ListenreadDownloadDownload
Supreme Court rules for states in online sales tax caseBy Associated Press and Marketplace staffJune 21, 2018Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesThis could mean higher online prices for consumers. POSTED IN: online taxes sales taxes Supreme Court read
Seattle fought Amazon ... and Amazon wonBy Molly Wood and Stephanie HughesJune 15, 2018David Ryder/Getty ImagesThe city council voted this week to repeal a decision that levied taxes on large business. POSTED IN: Tech Amazon Seattle head tax Taxes business ListenreadDownloadDownload
Amazon head tax reversed By Jed KimJune 13, 2018POSTED IN: business Seattle head tax Taxes homelessness Amazon Economy ListenreadDownloadDownload
An unintended consequence of the GOP tax law: bigger pensions for someBy Janet Nguyen and David BrancaccioJune 04, 2018PHILIPPE HUGUEN/AFP/Getty ImagesA decrease in the corporate tax rate gave companies more of an incentive to funnel money into defined-benefit pension plans.POSTED IN: gop tax bill tax bill Taxes pensions Retirement ListenreadDownloadDownload
Fears of a trade war rekindledBy Kai RyssdalJune 01, 2018Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesWe ended the week with a strong jobs report. But what about wage growth? POSTED IN: Economy trade Taxes Jobs employment wage growth tariffs trade war ListenreadDownloadDownload
