Posted by Reuters: Business News on September 5, 2011
ZURICH (Reuters) – The United States has written to Switzerland to demand it hands over detailed information this week on its citizens using Swiss accounts to dodge tax or see Credit Suisse and nine other banks face charges, newspapers reported on Sunday.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on May 26, 2011
TOKYO (Reuters) – Sony Corp forecast a net profit of 80 billion yen ($975 million) on Thursday for the year that started on April 1, after net losses ballooned to 260 billion yen last business year on a tax credit write-off.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on October 4, 2010
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Pending sales of previously owned homes rose to a four-month high in August, implying the housing market was regaining some stability after recent steep declines following the end of a home-buyer tax credit.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on September 21, 2010
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stock index futures rose on Tuesday after data showed the embattled housing market has started to stabilize following the end of a tax credit.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Housing starts increased more than expected in August to their highest level in four months and permits for future home construction rose, government data showed on Tuesday, suggesting the embattled housing market was starting to stabilize following the end of a tax credit.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on September 2, 2010
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Pending sales of previously owned U.S. homes rose unexpectedly in July, an industry group said on Thursday, suggesting a tax credit-related housing market decline was close to bottoming.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on July 19, 2010
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Home-builder sentiment fell more-than-expected in July to the lowest level in more than a year after a popular home-buyer tax credit expired in April, the National Association of Home Builders said on Monday.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on July 1, 2010
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Contracts for pending sales of previously owned homes plunged a record 30 percent in May, far more than expected, after a popular tax credit expired at the end of the prior month, a survey from the National Association of Realtors showed on Thursday.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on June 29, 2010
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Single-family home prices unexpectedly climbed in April from March, driven by a final sales push before tax credits expired, but signs of a sustained recovery have yet to emerge, Standard & Poor’s/Case Shiller home price indexes showed on Tuesday.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on June 23, 2010
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Sales of new homes dropped a record 32.7 percent in May to the lowest level in at least four decades as the boost from a popular tax credit faded, adding to worries of a slowing economic recovery.
