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Review: Software extras ease do-it-yourself taxes

(AP) -- It's never been easier to prepare your own tax return.

Technology / Software

created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Property tax increases drive few elderly to move out of their homes

(PhysOrg.com) -- Few elderly homeowners are forced to move from their homes because of property tax increases, according to a new study from a University of Wisconsin-Madison public affairs researcher and economists at the ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Jan 08, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Study looks at effect of high foreclosure rates on local tax bases

(PhysOrg.com) -- Foreclosed homes and unsustainable growth can wreck the tax base of local governments. That’s the warning being issued by Auburn University’s Center for Governmental Services following its study of newly ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Sep 29, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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Social welfare cuts ultimately come with heavy price, researchers say

(Phys.org) -- Slashing government funding for Medicaid, food stamps and other programs that serve the poor – while politically popular with some lawmakers and many conservatives – may do more harm ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 24, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (27) | comments 220

Yahoo to sell half of its Alibaba stake for $7.1B (Update)

(AP) -- Struggling Internet company Yahoo Inc. has secured a lifeline after agreeing to sell half of its prized stake in Chinese e-commerce group Alibaba for about $7.1 billion, with most of the cash going to shareholders.

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created May 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

What will Facebook do with all its cash?

What's Facebook going to do with all that money? Depending on the price it sets for its shares, the company is on track to raise $6.1 billion to $6.8 billion in its initial public offering. Facebook's new wealth will be added ...

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created May 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers explore alternatives to reducing crime at high-crime locations

The bar with the regularly flashing police lights in its parking lot. The apartment building that’s frequently featured on the news because of numerous crime investigations. A new essay suggests an alternative approach ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

W&M GIG takes transdisciplinary look at mercury pollution

Science alone cannot solve the pressing environmental problems threatening the world. Nor can the humanities. In order to make effective assaults against a wide range of ills, trans-disciplinary approaches are vital. Consider ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Eastman Kodak 1Q loss widens

(AP) -- Eastman Kodak Co. said Friday that its first-quarter loss widened on hefty charges related to its reorganization under bankruptcy protection and a drop in sales.

Technology / Business

created Apr 27, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Solar panels cause clashes with homeowner groups

(AP) -- The government wants you to install solar panels at your house, and will even give you a tax break to do it. But your neighbors? Maybe not.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Apr 25, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 14

Sales-tax collection likely in Amazon's future

When word emerged that Amazon.com Inc. was hunting for new warehouse sites, leaders in this business-friendly Southern state rolled out a welcome mat of tax breaks to lure the Internet retailer.

Technology / Business

created Apr 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 23

Scientists discover new threat to birds posed by invasive pythons

Smithsonian scientists and their colleagues have uncovered a new threat posed by invasive Burmese pythons in Florida and the Everglades: The snakes are not only eating the area's birds, but also the birds' ...

Biology / Ecology

created Apr 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Earth Institute researchers develop interactive map of NYC's energy use

Midtown Manhattan is red hot; Greenpoint a cool yellow and beige. It’s all a matter of energy: A new interactive, color-coded map created by a team at Columbia’s engineering school allows viewers to pinpoint and comp ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Apr 02, 2012 | popularity 1.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1


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