12 Feb Retail CFOs forecast 5 percent sales growth for 2014
According to a new BDO USA, LLP survey, retail CFOs forecast a 5.1 percent increase in total sales and a 4.8 percent increase in comparable...
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10 Feb Wyden Open to Trade, Tax Talks as Finance Chairman
Sen. Ron Wyden said Thursday he remains open to consideration of a trade bill and a broad overhaul of the tax code as he prepares...
05 Feb U.S. Highways ‘A Disaster’ In Need Of Gas Tax Increase, Former Transportation Sec. Says
LaHood and Rendell said raising the federal gas tax by about 10 cents a gallon would ensure the Highway Trust Fund remains solvent in the...
15 Jan Holiday sales up 3.8 pct, retail trade group says
Holiday sales rose 3.8 percent from last year, a major retail trade organization said Tuesday, spurred by deep clothing discounts and the convenience of shopping...
05 Jan Columbia Sportswear launches joint venture with partner in China — Swire Resources
Columbia Sportswear recently launched a joint venture with Swire Resources Ltd., a partnership the Washington County outdoor footwear and apparel brand expects to boost profitability...
21 Dec Finance Trade Priorities May Shift Under Wyden as Chairman
The to-do trade list includes a Baucus-Hatch draft renewal of expired fast-track trade and potential ratification of the pending Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a trade agreement...
07 Dec U.S. unemployment rate drops to 7%, lowest since 2008
In its report Friday, the Labor Department said that the nation's employers added 203,000 non-farm jobs in November and that a large part of them...
06 Dec Baucus Adds Park As Finance Committee International Trade Counsel
"There's big things to do on the trade agenda. We have to draft these free-trade bills and agreements. Baucus is dedicated to passing them, and...
05 Dec Top CEOs more optimistic on economy, expect to spend and hire more
The CEO Economic Outlook Index, compiled by the Business Roundtable, increased to 84.5 in the fourth quarter from 79.1 in the previous quarter. It was...
04 Dec Cyber Monday was biggest online shopping day ever, data firm says
Online sales surged 20.6 percent compared with the same day last year, with the most active e-shopping cities including New York; Washington, D.C.; Chicago; Los...