The Press Democrat Cost of airline travel enters stratosphere Recent hikes in fares, surcharges mostly wipe out last year's discounts | By MICHELINE MAYNARD | NEW YORK TIMES | Air travel these days is an adventure with many surprises, some of them unpleasant. | ... (photo: bigphoto.com)
The Charlotte Observer The (Columbia) State on cigarette tax, May 6: ... The primary reason... | The (Columbia) State on cigarette tax, May 6: | ... The primary reason lawmakers need to increase our cigarette tax -- the one reason that is reason enough by itself, without considering any of the ... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)
Dawn Tax cuts to curtail prices | KARACHI: Retailers and wholesalers are seeking a cut in duties and taxes as they say that it is now the only way to bring down prices when all other options to stem inflation have virtually failed. ... (photo: WN/Patricia) BusinessEconomyMarketPhotosTax
The Times United States says air tax is illegal div#related-article-links p a, div#related-article-links p a:visited { color:#06c; } | MINISTERS have flown into another business tax row after the US government made a blistering attack on a new £2.5... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal) AviationBusinessPhotosTaxUS
Lexington Herald-Leader Farm bill has tax breaks for horses | WASHINGTON -- | Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., netted tax breaks for the Thoroughbred industry in the farm bill worth $126 million over the next 10 year... (photo: GNU) GovernmentHorsePhotosTaxWashington
Asia Times An oil-addicted ex-superpower | By Michael T Klare | Nineteen years ago, the fall of the Berlin Wall effectively eliminated the Soviet Union as the world's other superpower. Yes, the USSR as a politic... (photo: AP / Alexander Zemlianichenko) DefenceOilPhotosUSUSSR
Asia Times Shadows lighten over Asia | By R M Cutler | Asian bourses were broadly lower this week as economic fundamentals and the financial intermediation of national markets kicked in to trump technical co... (photo: (AP Photo / Wally Santana)) AsiaEconomyMarketPhotosUS