The media were quick to report as fact the surprising claim of a GAO study last May that U.S. companies paid an average effective tax rate far below the 35 percent statutory rate. The Business Roundtable didn't believe the results then and...
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Congress re-opens the federal government and averts a U.S. default on its obligations. It's a positive step, but hardly enough to address America's long-term fiscal troubles. A selection of BRT-related reaction:
Business Roundtable President John Engler...
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CEOs are continuing to raise forceful warnings about the government shutdown and possible default on U.S. debt.
Alexander "Sandy" Cutler of Eaton, speaking this morning to CNBC from Cleveland:
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As the Florida Department of Education begins hearings today on the Common Core State Standards, we note broad support.
First of all from the military, which...
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Canada's oil is going to be extracted and exported, whether the Keystone XL pipeline is completed or not. The question is, will the United States benefit from the economic activity and new jobs that will come from approval of the pipeline, or will that oil go to some other country. China,...
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