March, 2010
Audits for the IRS aim at independent contractors
The IRS announced last month that in the next three years it plans to conduct 6,000 random audits of all businesses that utilize independent contractors. More than half of the states are borrowing cash from the federal government to pay off unemployment claims since there are rising numbers of Americans out of work, making the ...
A bullet flew through Rep. Eric Cantor’s office window
There is a fury that has been left by the vote for health care reform-a fury that has shattered the peace of Rep. Eric Cantor's district office, among other places on both sides of the political aisle – will not soon subside. According to CNN, Cantor says that right “through a window” a bullet ...
Sued over alleged assault – Pittsburgh Steelers Santonio Holmes
According to USA Today, Santonio Holmes gets slapped with a civil suit for assault. True, it isn't a criminal case, which could mean there was a lack of evidence to proceed there, but it's sufficient to get the blue collar fans of the Steel City displeased. Word is star quarterback Ben Roethlisberger will not be ...
Today’s IPO stars: Calix, MaxLinear, First Interstate
When a company has an initial public offering, Wall Street tends to watch very carefully. Three different inital public offerings today have gone well. First Interstate BancSystem, MaxLinear, and Calix Networks all outperformed expectations. Both focusing on internet infrastructure, Calix and MaxLinear are doing well since the announcement of the National Broadband Plan. First Interstate ...
The iPhone Decision: How to Sync With Outlook and Quicken
How time flies when you suddenly get a bee in your bonnet about something! When I wrote the last post about 3 weeks ago, I was stuck in the position of tracking my finances with a Treo and Pocket Quicken and Quicken 2006 for Mac on my desktop. I was somewhat attracted to the iPhone ...
