Under Armour may be close to landing NBA superstar Kevin Durant as a pitch man -- a sponsorship deal that could be one of the largest-ever signed and give the Baltimore company major inroads into the lucrative basketball marketplace....
But gas prices have risen this year. For Gregory Orr, a sanitation worker who lives in York, the higher prices mean buying fewer clothes. "The shopping trips are less and the bags are less full," said Orr, 37, as he bought $10 worth of...
The Michigan Democrat confirmed in an interview she planned to exercise her seniority to take the gavel that had been held by Ron Wyden, D-Ore., who came Finance chairman. "We've got a lot of work to do on trade," Stabenow said. As trade subcommittee...
The annual House Republican retreat will feature an open session on an immigration rewrite, during which members will be allowed to freely speak about the contentious issue....
Last week, Amazon announced three new distribution centers, two in Maryland and one in Florida, that will establish a physical presence for the company in those states. The company began collecting Virginia sales tax in September. And also on Friday, the company will start collecting...
At least 17 states have tax-free periods planned for 2013, mostly for school-related spending. ...
The Democratic and Republican leaders of the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday began a legislative push to simplify the tax code by asking all senators to identify what tax breaks, deductions and credits should be kept....
Currently nine states require Amazon to collect sales tax, including California, Pennsylvania and Texas. The bill introduced by Sen. It would also not require states to collect the money; it would simply give them the authority. A number of senators in both parties are former...
A Federal Reserve survey released Wednesday found the U.S. economy grew in most parts of the country in January and February...