Chevron is facing a $195-million bill after an Australian court ruled Friday the energy giant had minimised tax through a loan scheme, in a case that could have implications for other multinationals. The decision comes amid an international push, including in Australia, to crack down on global firms using complex structures to lower their tax burden. The Federal Court ruled that $2.45 billion in loans from Chevron’s US branch to
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Investigators are blaming the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for a 3 million-gallon wastewater spill from a Colorado gold mine, saying an agency cleanup crew rushed its work, failed to consider the complex engineering involved and ended up triggering the very blowout it hoped to avoid.
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By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) – The release of 3 million gallons (11 million liters) of toxic wastewater from a defunct southwestern Colorado gold mine that was triggered by the Environmental Protection Agency was preventable, a government review of the spill concluded on Thursday. A 132-page report conducted by engineers with the U.S Bureau of Reclamation said the Aug. 5 blowout from the Gold King Mine above Silverton, Colorado, was
A former U.N. General Assembly president, a billionaire Macau real estate developer and three others accused by U.S. authorities of engaging in a wide-ranging bribery scheme pleaded not guilty on Thursday. John Ashe, a former U.N. ambassador from Antigua and Barbuda and onetime General Assembly president accused of taking more than $1.3 million in bribes from Chinese businessmen, pleaded not guilty in Manhattan federal court to tax fraud charges. Ng
With some serious moves unfolding in key markets today, today top Citi analyst Tom Fitzpatrick warned King World News that gold, stocks, the dollar and euro are all now poised for major moves! Five key charts are also shown.
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Government investigators squarely blamed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Thursday for a 3 million gallon wastewater spill from a Colorado gold mine, saying an EPA cleanup crew rushed its work and failed to consider the complex engineering involved, triggering the very blowout it hoped to avoid.
By Pawel Sobczak and Wiktor Szary WARSAW (Reuters) – Two new polls in Poland on Thursday showed diverging trends in the popularity of the frontrunning, nationalist-minded opposition before the Oct. 25 parliamentary election, heightening uncertainty about the shape of the next government and Warsaw’s ties with EU neighbors. Both surveys pointed to the eurosceptic, conservative Law and Justice Party (PiS) winning the ballot with more than 30 percent of votes,
[PR Newswire] – TORONTO, Oct. 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ – Golden Star will be releasing its third quarter 2015 financial results before market open on October 29, 2015. The Company will conduct a conference call and webcast …
