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Deere's CEO Talks Trump's Infrastructure Plan And Taxes
Thursday, March 30, 2017 - 3:02pm | 367Read More...Samuel Allen is the CEO of Deere & Company (NYSE: DE) and was a guest on CNBC's "Squawk Alley" segment on Thursday to talk about President Donald Trump's infrastructure plan and tax cuts. Infrastructure Plan The White House is now expected to release details of its $1 trillion infrastructure...
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The 'Swamp' Drains Trump: Where Tax And Healthcare Reform Stand Now
Monday, March 27, 2017 - 1:49pm | 393Read More...Following the withdrawal of the Republican healthcare bill on Friday, investors are now worried that President Donald Trump will not be able to follow-through on the campaign promises that have driven the stock market’s “Trump Rally” since Election Day. According to Height...
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Pro: The Trump Rally May Have Come To An End
Tuesday, March 21, 2017 - 3:42pm | 378Read More...For the first time in what seems like months, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was trading lower by 200 points in one day. In fact, the notable selloff is prompting some experts to suggest that the "Trump rally" has now come to an end. John Rutledge, Safanad's chief investment officer, was a guest...
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Trump Paid A 24% Tax Rate In '05 Due To The Alternative Minimum Tax; Here's How That Works
Saturday, March 18, 2017 - 6:17pm | 687Read More...A recent leak of President Donald Trump's 2005 tax filings revealed Trump’s effective tax rate in 2005 was around 25 percent. However, without a special type of tax called the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT), Trump’s tax rate could have been as low as 3.5 percent, even though he...
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JCPenney's CEO Talks Meeting With Trump, Store Closures
Friday, February 24, 2017 - 3:44pm | 368Read More...President Donald Trump and members of Congress met with a group of retail CEOs earlier this week and details of what was discussed behind closed doors have been scarce. On Friday, CNBC spoke with J C Penney Company Inc (NYSE: JCP)'s CEO Marvin Ellison who was present at the meeting. Ellison told...
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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin On Tax Reform, Stock Market
Thursday, February 23, 2017 - 9:17am | 342Read More...For the first time as Treasury Secretary, Steven Mnuchin sat down for an interview with CNBC's Becky Quick Thursday. Mnuchin was asked if he views the stock market trading at a historical all-time high is a valid barometer of the administration's success. His answer was "absolutely," and the Trump...
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Here's What Happened Last Time The U.S. Implemented Major Corporate Tax Reform
Tuesday, February 14, 2017 - 12:53pm | 977Read More...The U.S. corporate tax reform chatter grows louder, with President Donald Trump himself promising last Friday that he would soon announce the most ambitious tax reform since the Reagan Era. Despite the teasers at several occasions, neither Trump or his team has shed light on specifics of the reform...
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Tech Companies Aren't Sitting Around Waiting For Friendly Cash Repatriation Legislation
Friday, February 3, 2017 - 11:29am | 367Read More...With a mere few weeks of his presidency, President Donald Trump made one thing perfectly clear: What he promised during the campaign trail, he will deliver on. One of the campaign promises Trump made is to make it more favorable for U.S. companies to repatriate the hundreds of billions of dollars...
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Apple, GE And Others Calling For Corporate Tax Reform Compromise
Tuesday, August 16, 2016 - 2:04pm | 671Read More...Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is one of many hugely-profitable corporations that has endured heat for taking advantage of U.S. tax law to minimize its corporate tax rate. Apple And Ireland Apple CEO Tim Cook recently addressed the issue in an interview with the Washington Post. “The money that...
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The US Economy and the United Nations: Bold Strategies Needed - Tax Reform and Benefits Reform
Monday, June 4, 2012 - 12:16pm | 1408Read More...The Economic Issues and Some Defensive Strategies and Ideas According to the WESP "World Economic Situation and Prospects Report" from the United Nations, the US and global economy is in a rut and having extreme difficulty moving forward. The report recommends that governments must be...
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Gas Tax Increases Proposed by Co-Chairmen of President Obama's Fiscal Commission
Friday, November 12, 2010 - 11:27am | 110Read More...This past Wednesday, proposed tax reforms by the co-chairmen of President Obama's fiscal commission were released, according to a CNNMoney.com report. One of the noted proposals is an increase in the federal gasoline tax. According to CNNMoney, "A task force charged with reining in U.S. debt is...










