Just because you incur expenses for business reasons doesn’t mean that they automatically qualify as deductible. The Internal Revenue Code stipulates that these outlays must be “ordinary and necessary” in relation to your business. The operative word is business. Generally, what you spend to improve your appearance, general health or sense of well-being, are nondeductible […]
In classical Chinese painting, one sometimes sees distinguished figures in a mountain retreat, involved in “the four elegant pursuits.” The first three are readily understandable: painting, music, and calligraphy. The fourth is a surprise: the game of Go. Seeing these paintings, it seemed most odd to include a board game in this pantheon of pursuits. […]
The Australian dollar is a “risk” currency while the yen is a “safe haven”. This makes moves quite sharp, and now the team at Barclays sees opportunities: Here is their view, courtesy of eFXnews: We expect China’s PMI to remain in contraction territory and anticipate a below-consensus decline in the Caixin PMI (48.0, versus consensus […]
Amid the wreckage of the crude oil market, Warren Buffett is betting on an oil giant. read more >>> Source : CNBC.Com
INDUSTRY giant Hitachi has pledged to stay in the UK if Britons voted to leave the European Union . read more >>> Source : The Daily Express
Janis Joplin’s 1968 Porsche 356 C SC cabriolet, complete with psychedelic paint scheme, will appear at the prestigious Amelia Island Concours next month. The car was owned and driven daily by the rock legend from 1968 until her death at the age of 27 from an overdose on October 4, 1970. According to the auction […]
Homeowners are using refis to take cash out of homes, but are doing so, however, by pulling the most conservative amounts in history. read more >>> Source : CNBC.Com
The nation’s largest car auction posted its first sales decline since 2010. read more >>> Source : CNBC.Com
AMSTERDAM, Jan 28 (Reuters) – An electric, driverless shuttle bus will take to the Dutch public streets on Thursday, rolling six passengers along a 200 metre (yard) stretch of road. read more >>> Source : Reuters
Thousands of loan providers in the UK will be required to pay a levy to fund teams tackling illegal money lending, the government has announced. read more >>> Source : BBC
PRCO has been appointment as UK public relations representatives for Half Moon, a legendary luxury resort in Montego Bay on Jamaica’s northern coast. This year sees the re-launch of the resort’s famous Sugar Mill Restaurant, which will offer authentic Jamaican food with a modern day twist. read more >>> Source : BreakingTravelNews.Com
Renault has opened its first assembly plant in China – the world’s biggest car market. The 870 million euro factory is a joint venture with China’s… read more >>> Source : EuroNews.Com
NEW YORK, Feb 1 (Reuters) – Global markets got February off to a cautious start on Monday following a rocky January, with stocks and oil falling in the wake of weak manufacturing reports around the… read more >>> Source : Reuters
The partnership enables Excite Holidays to offer travel agencies direct access to preferential rates. read more >>> Source : HotelNewsresource.Com
Authorities in Singapore seize numerous bank accounts as part of their investigation into the Malaysia 1MDB scandal. read more >>> Source : BBC
One of YouTube’s biggest channels sparks fury over plans to trademark and license a video format used by many other video-makers. read more >>> Source : BBC
Valentine’s Day is fast approaching, but thankfully OpenTable has taken all the guesswork out of which restaurant is sure to make your date swoon. The online restaurant reservation service has sorted through more than five million restaurant reviews from over 20,000 restaurants across the country to find the 100 most romantic restaurants in America. French […]
The so-called Internet of Things — the gadgets we strap to ourselves or install in our homes, offices and cars that are connected and controlled by a network — leaves a data trail for hackers. read more >>> Source : CBC.Ca
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North American stock markets were off to a rocky start this morning as lower oil prices and weak manufacturing data from China and the U.S. set a gloomy mood for investors on the first trading day of February. read more >>> Source : CBC.Ca
Is your company doing these 4 things to advance women? Part 4 of 4. The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will. Vince Lombardi* In the past several months I have attended over 15 women’s leadership events and […]
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European and U.S. negotiators have missed a deadline to agree a key data transfer pact, the European Commission said on Monday, with talks snagged over a new oversight role and the options for European citizens to seek redress over data privacy violations, sources familiar with the talks said. read more >>> Source […]
Scientists in the U.K. have gained permission to modify the genetic make-up of human embryos for the first time. read more >>> Source : CNBC.Com
The parent company of Tim Hortons and Burger King is committing to serving cage-free eggs at all Canadian, American and Mexican locations by 2025. read more >>> Source : CTVNews.Ca
It’s earnings week! CHAPTER 1: Learnings from earnings: Now that 1 billion people are using iPhones, Apple’s growth slows as Facebook mints money from mobile ads. CHAPTER 2: The FCC wants to free you from renting a cable box, and Hollywood complains about Google’s secret influence. CHAPTER 3: A new way to watch the news […]
NEW YORK, Feb 1 (Reuters) – Global bitcoin exchange Kraken said on Monday Japanese venture capital firm SBI Investment will invest in the company and lead a Series B round of financing for the… read more >>> Source : Reuters
World Travel Awards has unveiled the nominees for its upcoming Africa & Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2016. The first event on the annual Grand Tour, the ceremony will this year be hosted by Diamonds La Gemma dell’Est in Zanzibar, Tanzania, on April 9th. With more than 1,500 nominations now revealed, voting is expected to be […]
Microsoft is introducing a new Azure Hybrid Use (HUB) benefit for Windows Server customers with Software Assurance. read more >>> Source : ZDNet.Com
Movies which contain smoking scenes or tobacco imagery “should be given an adult rating”, a WHO report suggests. read more >>> Source : CNBC.Com
Investment bankers are not always that popular in Silicon Valley. They’re sometimes seen as impersonal, overly corporate, and more pushy than venture capitalists. But there are a few bankers who’ve earned strong reputations for themselves in the Valley. Tech media startup The Information polled its subscribers on their favorite dealmakers. Goldman Sachs was ranked the […]
U.S. construction spending barely rose in December as spending on nonresidential structures recorded its biggest drop since 2013. read more >>> Source : CNBC.Com
China’s crackdown on corruption includes kidnapping CEOs. These human rights violations will have a chilling effect, says professor Michael Posner. read more >>> Source : CNBC.Com
Joseph Kennedy, Crystal Investment Property, exclusively represented the Seller in the sale of the Holiday Inn Express, Canyonville, Oregon. The final sale price was $6,700,000. read more >>> Source : HotelNewsresource.Com
Alphabet is about to pull back the curtain just a bit on its some of its most secretive businesses. read more >>> Source : CNN Money
Morgan Creek’s Mark Yusko says “a lot of companies” are going to go bankrupt because of oil debt. read more >>> Source : CNBC.Com
WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (Reuters) – U.S. construction spending barely rose in December as spending on nonresidential structures recorded its biggest drop since 2013, suggesting a mild downward revision to the advance fourth-quarter GDP growth estimate. read more >>> Source : Reuters
Credit A report by the U.S Census Bureau shows that 36.5 million Americans relocated in 2012 alone. Personally I have had to move a couple of times in the past too, and the last time I did, it was a stressful task. Relocating a business is a tough task and the stress involved is enormous. […]
By Bruno Federowski SAO PAULO, Feb 1 (Reuters) – Most Latin American currencies fell on Monday as weak Chinese economic data and a new drop in oil prices weighed on demand for riskier assets…. read more >>> Source : Reuters
After 15 years of near austerity, U.S. airlines are restoring some small perks for passengers crammed into coach. read more >>> Source : CTVNews.Ca
The chairman and chief executive of Amaya Inc. has told the company’s board of directors that he’s interested in buying out other shareholders for $21 per share in cash — 40 per cent above the Friday closing price. read more >>> Source : CBC.Ca
Need a snack that’s totally next level? Take this rotating Super Mario cake for a spin: via GIPHY The daring diners at Gamerboy Media dreamed up this tasty dessert in tribute to the opening of Super Mario 64, in which Princess Peach invites Mario to her castle for a slice of cake. To re-construct the […]
SAINT-NAZAIRE, France, Feb 1 (Reuters) – Cruise ship company MSC Cruises on Monday confirmed orders for four ships in a 3-billion-euro ($3.26 billion) deal that will secure thousands of jobs at the STX shipyard in St-Nazaire in the west of France. read more >>> Source : Reuters
BUDGET airline Ryanair is set to chop tickets prices in the coming months to offer more travellers bargain getaways. read more >>> Source : The Daily Express
HSBC has told its staff that it there will no pay rises and no new employees hired this year. It is part of plans to make annual cost savings of up… read more >>> Source : EuroNews.Com
Your newsfeed is depressing. Each new scroll reveals a fresh headline about police brutality, the migrant crisis or Donald Trump’s latest bigoted comment. It’s hard to stay up on all of it, let alone to understand what to think of it and what — if anything — there is to do about it. But don’t […]