Pds Claim No Vote Would Hit Investment

A No vote in the forthcoming Lisbon Treaty referendum would leave Ireland sidelined and with diminished capacity to attract foreign investment, the Progressive Democrats warned today.
Launching his party’s campaign for a Yes vote on June 12th, PD leader Ciarán Cannon, said that it was “clearly in Ireland’s best interests” to vote in favour of the [...]

4 candidates your paycheck

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Regardless of how much money you make, you have skin in this game.The four leading presidential candidates say they’re concerned about the taxes that Americans pay out of their paychecks. And they all vow to do something about it if elected.Now with the economy at the forefront of the presidential campaign, [...]

Bush hammers home on economy

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — President Bush, citing concerns about the country’s economic future, called Monday for swift passage of a $150 billion program intended to counter slowing growth.Bush, delivering his seventh and final State of the Union address, did not lay out any new economic proposals but used the occasion to round out his economic [...]

China to raise export tariffs on steel, other commodities to curb trade surplus

The changes in the way China taxes its coal trade reflects its shift to a net importer of the fuel for several months this year, as its booming economy, combined with a crackdown on unsafe mining, limits its ability to meet domestic demand.
In an effort to cool investment in the steel sector, export taxes on [...]