Effective tax rate

Filed under: PoliticsThe 2001 Bush income tax cut is one of those issues whose fate has been sealed by objective economic conditions. Simply, if the U.S. economy had registered robust growth during the final two years of the Bush administration, and no other negative economic events occurred, the tax cut, which will increase the deficit by $336 billion this […]

Filed under: Stocks to Buy, Stocks to SellOption traders appear to be setting up for a bullish move on ProLogis (PLD). Traders plowed into 1,067 new call option contracts -- 2.81 times the average volume -- on the stock on Thursday. And we know that traders were eager to get into this trade because 95% of the trades came in on the ask price. ProLogis looks l […]

Filed under: Consumer Experience, Personal Finance, Headline News, RecessionHow much do you owe on your credit card? If you owe $4,951 your debit balance is average. This is down from 13% from $5,719, according to Trans Union and The Associated Press. The credit reporting agency said that this was the first time since 2002 that balances fell below $5,000. La […]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (Reuters) - An obscure U.S. Christian pastor on Thursday called off his plan to burn copies of the Koran this weekend, saying he had obtained a deal that involved moving the planned location of an Islamic cultural center and mosque in New York. […]

Filed under: Major Movement, Good news, From the Boards, Products and Services, Apple Inc (AAPL), Adobe Systems (ADBE), iPhone, Smartphones, TechnologySince Apple Inc. (AAPL) unleashed the iPhone on the world back in 2007 the company has sold millions of the device and created a massive market for iPhone apps. Developers have invested a lot of time and money […]