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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The House of Representatives on Wednesday began considering a Republican measure to extend the U.S. debt limit for nearly four months but many Democrats vowed to oppose the measure, calling it a gimmick that sets up a … Continue reading
* Absent an extension, farm law would revert to 1949 statutes
July 1, 2006 Extension on Student Loan Consolidation Coming to an End Article by Jeff Mictabor … Continue reading
President Obama on Monday proposed a one-year extension of the George W. Bush-era tax cuts for people making less than $ 250,000 a year, his latest election-year effort to appeal to middle-class voters by resuming a long-standing debate over tax … Continue reading
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The House of Representatives on Friday passed legislation to extend a tax cut for 160 million workers through December and continue long-term unemployment benefits, giving President Barack Obama a major victory.
Dec 31 (Reuters) – Caterpillar Inc said a Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) labor contract that expires Saturday at midnight will not be extended despite the union’s request for two more months of talks and a mediator.
Dec 31 (Reuters) – Caterpillar Inc said a Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) labor contract that expires Saturday at midnight will not be extended despite the union’s request for two more months of talks and a mediator.
Facing withering criticism from across the political spectrum and abandoned by Senate allies, House Republicans bowed to political reality Thursday and agreed to a two-month extension of a payroll tax cut for 160 million Americans. The agreement represented a remarkable capitulation … Continue reading
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama prodded congressional Republicans on Monday to extend a payroll tax cut, and his fellow Democrats proposed to fund it with spending cuts and a “tiny surtax” on the rich.
TOKYO, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Japanese regulators will not extend a deadline for Olympus to report its financial results, sources with knowledge of the matter said, leaving the scandal-hit company with…