April 25- Tax preparer H&R Block Inc said its share of tax returns prepared so far this year has remained essentially flat, compared with a year earlier, sending its stock down 9 percent after the bell.
Stocks rose, boosted by gains in shares of materials companies, including iron ore producer Cliffs Natural Resources, and by a drop in weekly jobless claims. **IMPERIAL OIL LTD, $39.78, up 1.6 pct.
Stocks rose, boosted by gains in shares of materials companies, including iron ore producer Cliffs Natural Resources, and by a drop in weekly jobless claims. **IMPERIAL OIL LTD, $39.78, up 1.6 pct.
Stocks edged higher on Thursday, as investors digested a raft of earnings and a drop in initial jobless claims, though declines in Dow components ExxonMobil and 3 M Co capped the advance. **IMPERIAL OIL LTD, $39.36, up 0.6 pct.
NEW YORK, April 25- Intuit Inc:.
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District Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose, California said the five software engineers suing Apple Inc, Google Inc and five other companies have yet to show enough in common among the proposed class members to allow them to sue together.
April 5- A federal judge will not allow a lawsuit accusing Apple Inc, Google Inc and other technology companies of conspiring not to poach each other's employees to proceed as a class action, but left the door open for affected workers to eventually sue as a group.
April 5- A federal judge has, for now, refused to grant class certification in a lawsuit accusing Apple Inc, Google Inc and five other technology companies of illegally conspiring not to poach each other's employees. Other defendants in the case are Adobe Systems Inc, Intel Corp, Intuit Inc, Walt Disney Co's Pixar unit and Lucasfilm Ltd..
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.
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..