WASHINGTON, May 6- The U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly on Monday to give states the power to enforce their sales tax laws on online purchases, but the legislation faces a tougher fight in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, May 6- The U.S. Senate on Monday cast a majority of votes to give states the power to enforce their sales tax laws on online purchases, but the bill was expected to stall later in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives. The Senate had cast more than 60 votes for the legislation with voting still under way.
*Supporters drive for lopsided Senate approval. WASHINGTON, May 6- The U.S. Congress this week opens its first debate in six years on a comprehensive immigration reform bill, testing whether business and labor groups can hold together on a delicately crafted deal that already is under attack.
*Senate approval of measure expected on Monday. WASHINGTON, May 6- The U.S. Senate was expected to vote on Monday to give states the power to enforce their sales tax laws on online purchases, but the legislation was likely to stall in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives. The Senate uncharacteristically by-passed this step.
*Senate approval of measure expected on Monday. WASHINGTON, May 6- The U.S. Senate was expected to vote on Monday to give states the power to enforce their sales tax laws on online purchases, but the legislation was likely to stall in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives. The Senate uncharacteristically by-passed this step.
TUPELO, Miss., May 2- A federal judge ruled on Thursday that there was enough evidence for a grand jury to consider indicting a Mississippi man accused of mailing poison-laced letters to President Barack Obama and other U.S. officials.
TUPELO, Miss., May 2- A federal judge ruled on Thursday that there was enough evidence for a grand jury to consider indicting a Mississippi man accused of mailing poison-laced letters to President Barack Obama and other U.S. officials, a Mississippi newspaper reported.
May 1- Over the past month, America's largest companies reported their earnings for the first quarter of the year. Revenue still missing as companies beat earnings, "blared a USA Today headline, and that encapsulates what most have said. The uber-bearish economist Gary Schilling, cited by the widely-read uber-gloomy blog Zero Hedge, put it bluntly:.
By Tom Bergin LONDON, May 1- Executives from Google Inc. The investigation found that while Google executive Matt Brittin said Google doesn't make sales to UK customers from the UK, some of its staff and UK customers think it does.
April 30- An investor in Uber, the fast-growing alternative taxi service, has reached out to a venture capital firm about a potential new funding round that could value the company at $1 billion or more, a person familiar with the situation told Reuters.
April 30- An investor in Uber, the fast-growing alternative taxi service, has reached out to a venture capital firm about a potential new funding round that could value the company at $1 billion or more, a person familiar with the situation told Reuters.
JACKSON, Miss., April 30- A dust mask and other items seized from the martial arts studio of a Mississippi man charged with sending poison-laced letters to President Barack Obama and two other public officials tested positive for ricin, according to a court document released on Tuesday.
JACKSON, Miss., April 30- A dust mask and other items seized from the martial arts studio of a Mississippi man charged with sending poison-laced letters to President Barack Obama and two other public officials tested positive for ricin, according to a court document released on Tuesday.
Records seized by the FBI also showed that Tupelo martial arts instructor Everett Dutschke ordered castor bean seeds, used to make ricin, from eBay, FBI Special Agent Stephen Thomason said in an eight-page affidavit.
Records seized by the FBI also showed that Tupelo martial arts instructor Everett Dutschke ordered castor bean seeds, used to make ricin, from eBay, FBI Special Agent Stephen Thomason said in an eight-page affidavit.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 30- Ride-sharing service Uber is raising a new funding round at a valuation of $1 billion, according to a person familiar with the situation.
*Deutsche Bank, Germany's largest bank, moved Monday to address criticism that it has too thin a cushion against risk, announcing that it planned to issue $3.65 billion in new stock to increase its capital reserves.
*Burger King, Sephora, Brookstone, Nordstrom to accept PayPal. *Wal-Mart questions value of accepting PayPal in stores. SAN FRANCISCO, April 29- PayPal is extending its reach to more physical stores, having signed up 50 merchant acquirers which help process payments but the eBay Inc unit has yet to persuade Wal-Mart Stores Inc, the world's largest retailer.
*Burger King, Sephora, Brookstone, Nordstrom to accept PayPal in stores. *Wal-Mart questions value of accepting PayPal in stores By Alistair Barr.