President Donald Trump has sent a $25,000 gift to the father of a 22-year-old U.S. Army corporal killed in Afghanistan in June, several months after first making the pledge during a personal phone call with the family, the White House confirmed to ABC News. The father, Chris Baldridge of Zebulon, […]
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‘American Chopper’ is coming back to Discovery Channel
“American Chopper” will return to the Discovery Channel next year, five years after its first run on the network ended. Continue Reading Below The reality series follows feuding father and son motorcycle builders Paul Teutul (TUHT’-ehl) Sr. and Paul Teutul Jr. as they put together chopper-style bikes for a high-profile […]
Mexican fishing group: Proposed fish ban to hurt tuna catch
MEXICO CITY – A group representing Mexico’s leading fish canners says a proposal to create a non-fishing marine park off the Revillagigedo Islands in the Pacific could reduce catches in Mexican waters by 20 percent. Continue Reading Below The Pacific Alliance for Sustainable Tuna says the ban could cut annual […]
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___ Continue Reading Below Corporations to keep tax break lost by millions of Americans WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of Americans would lose a prized tax break under President Donald Trump’s sweeping revamp of the tax code, but corporations would get to keep it. The Republican proposal would eliminate the federal […]
WATCH: Air Berlin pilot performs low fly-by
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U.S. SEC names JPMorgan’s Redfearn as trading and markets director
Brett Redfearn, Head of Market Structure Strategy for the Americas at J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. speaks during the Investment Company Institute’s (ICI’s) Capital Markets Conference in New York, October 10, 2013. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri October 18, 2017 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Wednesday it named […]
Canada’s Quebec province to ban face coverings in public sector
FILE PHOTO: Women in traditional garb gather to protest against Quebec’s proposed Charter of Values in Montreal, September 14, 2013. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi/File Photo October 18, 2017 By Kevin Dougherty QUEBEC CITY, Quebec (Reuters) – Quebec will ban face coverings for people giving or receiving provincial government services under a law […]
U.S. wants stronger India economic, defense ties given China’s rise: Tillerson
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson participates in the first meeting of the U.S. National Space Council at the National Air and Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia, U.S. October 5, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst October 18, 2017 By Jonathan Landay and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of […]
Here’s how much money companies stashed overseas in 2016
Nearly three-quarters of Fortune 500 companies held some cash overseas last year, according to a new study, with tech giant Apple (AAPL) leading the pack. Continue Reading Below Seventy-three percent of Fortune 500 companies, or 366 businesses, operated one or more subsidiaries in tax haven countries in 2016, according to […]
AmEX CEO Kenneth Chenault stepping down, Stephen Squeri takes over
Credit card issuer American Express Co (AXP) said on Wednesday long-time Chief Executive Kenneth Chenault will step down and will be replaced by Stephen Squeri. Continue Reading Below Net income attributable to common shareholders rose to $1.36 billion, or $1.50 per share, in the third quarter ended Sept. 30, from […]