Clinton proposes tax, buyback changes to encourage long-term growth
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton proposed U.S. corporate tax reforms on Friday including a sliding scale for capital gains taxes, greater transparency for stock buybacks and changes in executive compensation to enc…
Republican White House hopeful Cruz calls McConnell a liar
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz ripped into his party’s establishment on Friday, calling Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell a liar during an unusual public attack on the floor of the Senate.
Clinton proposes changes to corporate tax code to focus on long term
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton proposed U.S. corporate tax reforms on Friday including a sliding scale for capital gains taxes and changes in executive compensation to encourage long-term growth to benefit Amer…
Justice Department: No criminal referral over Clinton emails
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Justice Department said Friday it has received a request to examine the handling of classified information related to the private emails from Hillary Clinton during her time as secretary of state, but it is not a criminal ref…
Kerry to talk with Russia on Islamic State fight and role Iran might play
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday that he planned to discuss combating Islamic State militants in Syria and what role Iran could play when he meets with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, in Qatar in coming wee…
Texas appeals court tosses one count against former Governor Perry
(Reuters) – A Texas state appeals court on Friday dismissed one of two felony counts in an abuse-of-power case against former Governor Rick Perry stemming from a 2013 veto by the now-presidential candidate.
Republican debate prep: How to handle The Donald
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In one corner: Donald Trump, the mud-slinging mogul with a complicated hairdo and a flair for the dramatic. In the other: Nine other U.S. Republican presidential hopefuls who wish Trump wasn’t standing among them.
Rubio’s risky bid to be the avatar of the new economy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Glenn Wright was laid off from a steel mill in Lorain, Ohio, in March, as customers for the product dried up due to overseas competition.
Kerry: critics of Iran deal spinning ‘fantasy,’ urges approval
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday mounted a furious counterattack against critics of the Iran nuclear deal, telling skeptical lawmakers it would be fantasy to think the United States could simply “bomb away” Tehran’s…
Hillary Clinton to call for more transparency in stock buybacks
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will criticize the surge in public companies using profits to buy back stocks in a speech she is due to give on Friday, her campaign said, arguing the practice comes at the expense of lon…
