Windfall profits tax - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Despite its name, the crude oil windfall profit tax... was not a tax on profits. It was an excise tax... imposed on the difference between the market price of oil, which was ...
Excess profits tax - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 1921 the excess profits tax was repealed despite powerful attempts to make it permanent. In 1933 and 1935 Congress enacted two mild excess profits taxes as supplements to a ...
Despite Profit Drop, Sears’ Lampert Looks on the Bright Side ...
The Sears Holdings Corporation said Thursday that its fourth-quarter profit dropped 55 percent because of store closings and one-time charges, but adjusted results beat analysts ...
Despite profit loss, Pitney Bowes looking forward - DMNews
/>NEW YORK - Despite a fall in first-quarter profit of 6 percent to about $144.8 million, Pitney Bowes Inc. believes the underlying trends in its business remain solid.
Amazon margins a concern despite profit jump - CNET News
Some analysts warn that online retailer's recent gains in operating profit margin aren't sustainable. A CNET article by Reuters, . Published on October 23, 2007 3:24 AM PDT.
Despite profit slump, recession talk deemed premature - BloggingStocks
Corporate profits have slowed in Q3, and U.S. economic growth most likely slowed in Q4 as well, but analysts say talk of a recession may be slightly premature.
WELLPOINT SHARES OFF DESPITE PROFITS HIKE. - Free Online Library
Free Online Library: WELLPOINT SHARES OFF DESPITE PROFITS HIKE.(BUSINESS, Statistical Data Included) by "Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)"; News, opinion and commentary General ...
HEALTH NET SHARES FALL DESPITE PROFITS. - Free Online Library
Free Online Library: HEALTH NET SHARES FALL DESPITE PROFITS.(Business) by "Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)"; News, opinion and commentary General interest Health insurance industry ...
Despite Profit Decline, Optimistic Words at Nokia - NYTimes.com
The cellphone maker reported its worst quarterly profit in more than a decade, but the company’s shares rallied after the chief executive suggested the worst for the industry may ...
Saudi Shares Rise Despite Profit-Taking
Saudi Shares Rise Despite Profit-Taking Staff Writer : RIYADH, 4 July 2003 — Saudi shares rose slightly in the week ending yesterday despite profit-taking sales accompanied by a ...
Google profits rocket despite recession | Technology ...
Internet giant Google continued to shrug off the worst effects of the recession, announcing today that it had seen an 18% increase in profits for its last financial quarter
Despite Profit, Wal-Mart Lowers Forecast - NYTimes.com
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is reporting a 10 percent increase in third-quarter profit as its renewed focus on low prices is attracting financially squeezed shoppers.