How can the IRS now send tax notices and audits to hundreds of thousands of taxpayers over 1099-Bs prepared under one set of rules, while holding taxpayers accountable to another set of rules? Taxpayers did not sign up to be deputy accountants for this mess.

pubblicato il: 27/03/2012 - 15:28

Why does government??bother with??trust funds? As the Senate's just-passed highway bill proved yet again, Congress is turning these funds into little more than accounting shams. In theory, it makes sense to establish special accounts where designated revenues are set aside for a specific purpose. But in practice, is grossly abusing the idea. There is a ...

pubblicato il: 16/03/2012 - 15:17

The 3rd Women in the World Summit at Center March 8th-10th, sponsored by Newsweek and the Daily Beast, and presided over by , was spectacular. "Gob-smacking" as the Brits would say. I've attended Women's summits for thirty years???and this was easily the best. I'll never forget the finale??? and Hilary Clinton pirouetting for the audience, ...

pubblicato il: 12/03/2012 - 23:33

A teen?s first car is a rite of passage that can cause a ton of hassle at home. Parents want their kids to drive in something similar to an armored tank, while the kids want to make a fashion statement. It is possible to find something in between that will keep the teens safe without ...

pubblicato il: 13/03/2012 - 21:18

Most of the price appreciation on TIPS is attributable to the general decline in interest rates over the last several years, rather being due to inflation adjustments. We've experienced a nearly three decade bull run in bonds that will one day, perhaps sooner than we think, reverse course, perhaps right now.

pubblicato il: 15/03/2012 - 18:23

TiVo disclosed in an SEC filing Wednesday that the company has reached a settlement of all pending patent litigation with Microsoft. The two companies had filed against each other both in federal court and before the U.S. International Trade Commission. (Microsoft had filed an ITC case and a pair of federal suits against TiVo, which ...

pubblicato il: 22/03/2012 - 14:25

TiVo disclosed in an 8-K filing with the SEC this morning that it has filed a patent infringement suit in federal court in Texas against Motorola Mobility and Time Warner Cable. Motorola had previously filed suit against TiVo with patent infringement claims of its own. Motorola Mobility provides cable set-top boxes and digital video recorders ...

pubblicato il: 26/03/2012 - 15:55

As I noted earlier today, TiVo and Microsoft have now settled all of their outstanding patent infringement litigation. While there were no financial terms of the settlement announced, B. Riley analyst Eric Wold asserted in a research note today that the deal could have real benefits for TiVo holders. ?While some may not have expected ...

pubblicato il: 22/03/2012 - 21:48

In trading on Monday, shares of Teekay Tankers Ltd (NYSE: TNK) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $5.68, changing hands as high as $5.69 per share. Teekay Tankers Ltd shares are currently trading up about 1.7% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of TNK shares, versus its 200 ...

pubblicato il: 19/03/2012 - 22:29

In trading on Friday, shares of Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd. (NYSE: TNP) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $6.82, changing hands as high as $7.31 per share. Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd. shares are currently trading up about 7.6% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of TNP shares, versus ...

pubblicato il: 16/03/2012 - 16:53