Business Highlights Washington Post (blog) ___ Obama seeks corporate tax rate cut, loophole limit WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama rolled out a corporate tax overhaul plan Wednesday that lowers rates but also eliminates loopholes and subsidies cherished by the business world.
UFC in Japan: Just business as usual? ESPN (blog) By Chad Dundas Tomokazu Tazawa/Getty Images Once upon a time, Japan played host to all the best fights, and was home to the best MMA fighters. It was with considerable fanfare in September that the UFC announced its first trip back to Japan since the ...
Euro-Zone Business Activity Shrinks Unexpectedly Wall Street Journal By ALEX BRITTAIN and ILONA BILLINGTON LONDON—Business activity in the euro zone contracted unexpectedly in February, reviving fears that the region is heading for recession. Instead of pushing ahead, the euro zone's composite PMI, or purchasing ... Weak PMI fans euro-zone recession fearsMarketWatch
Intel ventures further into the foundry business with 22nm customers Ars Technica By Peter Bright | Published February 22, 2012 4:42 PM Intel is opening up its manufacturing facilities to third parties, as it takes the further tentative steps toward building a chip-to-order foundry business. The microprocessor giant announced last ...