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Tax tips just in time for the launch of filing season

2013-01-30 00:00:00

Tax season officially kicks off Wednesday, later than usual because lawmakers only this month passed legislation to address expired tax cuts. The IRS needed time to update its forms and systems. Not a problem for procrastinators, but a problem for...

About 21,000 high earners paid no federal income tax

2012-06-10 00:00:00

A new report from the IRS shows that nearly 21,000 American households with incomes of $200,000 and up didn't owe federal income taxes. If you're like me, your first question is: How can that be? Your possible next question: Can I get that kind of tax...

Thomson Reuters list of top 100 hospitals

2012-04-16 08:28:00

Thomson Reuters has released its top 100 U.S. hospitals based on overall performance. The hospitals were ranked on 10 key areas: mortality, medical complications, patient safety, average patient stay, expenses, profitability, patient satisfaction,...

McCormick beats Street estimates in fourth quarter

2012-01-26 07:25:00

Spice maker McCormick and Co. Inc. reported higher-than-expected quarterly results, as it passed on higher costs of dairy products and other raw materials to its customers. However, the Sparks-based company's profit forecast for 2012 came in below...

Ivy bookshop gets new owners

2011-12-12 14:50:00

Fans of the Ivy Bookshop�in North Baltimore�got some good news today, with the announcement that�new owners have been found.�Ann and Ed�Berlin�will take ownership in January, according to an email from store owner Darielle Linehan. She�said�the "Berlins...

Jos. A. Bank says holiday quarter off to slow start

2011-11-30 08:00:00

Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc.'s quarterly results beat market estimates but the men's apparel and accessories retailer warned of a slow start to its holiday quarter, with comparable sales slipping in November. Hampstead-based Jos. A. Bank, which sells...

Legg Mason net drops 25 percent as outflows widen

2011-10-27 06:19:00

Baltimore-based asset manager Legg Mason reported a 25 percent drop in quarterly earnings Thursday, driven by investment losses and a wider outflow of client cash amid volatile stock markets. Assets under management were $611.8 billion at the end of...

Sinclair sees rising Q4 ad spend; buys 8 TV stations

2011-11-02 07:20:21

TV station owner Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc sees fourth-quarter core broadcast revenue growing on higher ad spend from Japanese auto makers and rising political ad spending, and said it bought eight television stations for $385 million. The addition of...

Legg Mason profits jump 25% in fiscal first quarter

2011-07-28 15:05:34

Baltimore money manager Legg Mason Inc. said Thursday that profits in the three months ending in June rose 25 percent compared with a year earlier, to $60 million. That 40-cent profit per share beat Wall Street analysts' expectations by two cents a...

European shares fall to 11-month closing low

2011-08-02 11:03:00

European shares hit their lowest close in 11 months on Tuesday as weak global growth replaced the U.S. debt ceiling row as investors' main concern and banks fell on worries about the euro zone peripheral debt crisis. The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 (....

FTI Consulting says profits fall due to one-time charges

2011-08-04 15:14:20

Baltimore-based FTI Consulting Inc. said profit was down 33 percent in the second quarter compared with a year earlier but would have risen if not for the effect of one-time charges from layoffs. FTI warned investors in July that the "special charges"...

Changes you may encounter while preparing this season's tax return

2011-01-30 00:00:00

For taxpayers who are procrastinators, this is your year. Not only is the Internal Revenue Service asking those with more complex returns to hold off filing until mid-February, but the usual tax deadline has been extended three days, to April 18, because...

Retail sales, excluding drug stores, rose 5.8% in January, according to a tally from Thomson Reuters.

2013-02-07 07:50:49

Shoppers browse at a Target store in Minneapolis in December. A survey from Thomson Reuters and the University of Michigan shows consumer confidence fell for the second month in a row.

2013-01-18 07:08:00

Alex Bogusky speaks during the Social Media Week 2012 conference at Thomson Reuters Headquarters in New York on Feb. 15.

2012-09-21 10:31:00