Among the earnings stories for Wednesday, June 12, from AP Business News:. _ H&R Block Inc. said last-minute changes to the tax law, a delayed start to the filing season and new fraud controls were hurdles for this year's tax season.
U.S. stock index futures were higher Wednesday, looking to bounce back after major averages slumped 1 percent in the previous session, as Europe markets gained and Asia markets trimmed earlier losses.
NEW YORK, June 9- The U.S. The Labor Department added 175,000 jobs in May, slightly higher than expected, but at a level that indicates the status quo should hold for the Federal Reserve's stimulus program.
NEW YORK, June 7- The U.S. The Labor Department added 175,000 jobs in May, slightly higher than expected, but at a level that indicates the status quo should hold for the Federal Reserve's stimulus program.
WASHINGTON, June 4- U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said on Tuesday that she talked to three healthcare companies about a private nonprofit group helping to implement healthcare reform, but she denied asking for donations.
WASHINGTON, June 4- U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius denied on Tuesday that she asked companies regulated by her department for donations to a private nonprofit group helping to implement President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law.
WASHINGTON, May 21- With the White House already reeling from three major controversies, some Republican lawmakers are zeroing in on what they perceive is another possible scandal tied to President Barack Obama's landmark health reform law just as it nears implementation.
NEW YORK, March 14- Americans claim more than $1 trillion worth of deductions at tax time. That makes it a no-brainer for itemizers who live in Florida or other states without an income tax.
Refunds may be delayed four to six weeks from mid-February, likely not showing up until late March, the IRS said. The agency is working with tax-preparation businesses to deliver the refunds, said IRS spokeswoman Michelle Eldridge. An H&R Block spokesman said the software problem had been fixed and the company was working with the IRS.
That turns out to be surprisingly easy to do, in this era of high technology and overloaded IRS workers. In the first four months of fiscal 2013, the IRS opened 542 investigations of possible cases of tax-related identity theft, as compared to 898 for all of fiscal year 2013 and 276 in fiscal year 2011..
NEW YORK, March 12- Some formerly resolute do-it-yourselfers are giving up their calculators and turning to professional tax preparers for help with their returns, following the flood of tax changes that were enacted as part of the fiscal cliff deal at the beginning of 2013..
*Financials weigh after stress tests, Goldman Sachs tumbles. NEW YORK, March 8- U.S. stocks closed out a historic week with another day of gains on Friday, as the Dow hit yet another record closing high on a payrolls report that surpassed even the most optimistic forecasts.
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Monday, 17 Jun 2013 | 8:18 PM ETBeijing is hoping that building more cities will create wealth for its people but as CNBC's Eunice Yoon reports, it's also fueling a debilitating rise in property prices.
Monday, 17 Jun 2013 | 5:00 PM ETFundamentals haven't changed enough to substantiate worries that the Fed would cut back on quantitative easing yet, Josh Brown of Fusion Analytics says.