Monthly Archive: August 2017

Don’t Take the Bait, Step 6: Watch Out for the W-2 Email Scam

IR-2017-130, August 15, 2017 WASHINGTON – The IRS, state tax agencies and the tax industry today urged tax professionals and businesses to beware of a recent increase in email scams targeting employee Forms W-2. The W-2 scam – called a…
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Tax pros doubt reforms this year

By Michael Cohn Published August 08 2017, 4:15pm EDT Nearly three-quarters of tax, finance and business professionals are not confident that comprehensive tax reform will be passed in Congress in 2017, according to a recent Deloitte poll, while nearly half…
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WPP Shares Plunge on Lower Revenue Growth Forecast
WPP shares fell more than 12% after the world’s largest advertising company reported a steeper-than-expected slowdown in ad buying by consumer-goods companies, especially in North America.
Trains in Vain: Epic CSX Traffic Jam Snarls Deliveries, From Coal to Fries
Changes pushed by the new CEO of huge eastern railroad CSX have caused a summer of woe in supply chains at farms, mines and manufacturers. The company says the short-term snarls will abate as its new system takes effect.
Chinese Rival's Success With Volvo Sets Path for Great Wall's Pursuit of Jeep
The successful 2010 acquisition of Volvo by Geely, a then-little-known Chinese auto company, has helped fuel the ambitions of Great Wall, which has expressed interest in buying Jeep from Fiat Chrysler.
Wal-Mart and Google Partner to Challenge Amazon
Google and Wal-Mart Stores are joining forces in a partnership that includes enabling voice-ordered purchases from the retail giant on Google’s virtual assistant, challenging rival Amazon.com’s grip on the next wave of e-commerce.
Chevron CEO's Exit Reflects a Changing of the Guard for Big Oil
The departure of Chevron CEO John Watson underscores the dramatic shift under way at big oil companies as they adapt to a prolonged period of lower prices brought about by the U.S. shale boom.