After taking the helm of the world’s biggest economy, Donald Trump has been seen as the most business-friendly president in decades. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which was signed by the 45th US president in December, brought permanent tax breaks to American firms, temporary respite to individuals, and repeals of the Affordable Care Act […]
Tag: Corporations
‘Corporations Are People’ Is Built on an Incredible 19th-Century Lie
Somewhat unintuitively, American corporations today enjoy many of the same rights as American citizens. Both, for instance, are entitled to the freedom of speech and the freedom of religion. How exactly did corporations come to be understood as “people” bestowed with the most fundamental constitutional rights? The answer can be found in a bizarre—even farcical—series […]
World’s top 5 ‘most evil’ corporations
Most companies become successful thanks to their stellar reputations. But not always. RT Business scraped the bottom of the barrel to find the most hated companies trending on the internet. Monsanto The company that needs no introduction, creator of DDT and Agent Orange, Monsanto is one the world’s largest pesticide and GMO seed manufacturers. It […]
Why Are Corporations Finally Turning Against the NRA?
After the most recent high-school massacre in Parkland, Florida, left 17 students and teachers dead, the National Rifle Association (NRA), the nonprofit gun-rights advocacy group, was rebuked by a surprising group of liberal activists: American corporations. Pressured by Parkland high-school students and others to boycott the NRA, more than 20 companies have cut ties with […]
NRA blasts corporations cutting business ties in ‘a shameful display of political and civic cowardice’
Thomson Reuters The National Rifle Association on Saturday lashed out at the companies who have severed business ties after gun-control activists called for a boycott. The movement comes after a mass shooting at a Florida high school that killed 17 people. A number of companies have announced in recent days they’ll stop offering special deals […]
Trump praises corporations for showing his tax plan ‘love’ by giving workers bonuses
AP Photo/Evan Vucci President Donald Trump praised corporations for showing “love” to workers in the wake of the tax bill’s passage. At least five major companies have announced bonuses in the wake of the bill getting through Congress. President Donald Trump on Friday celebrated the passage of his tax plan and its reception in corporate […]
Paris wants US corporations to pay fair share of taxes in EU
Published time: 10 Jul, 2017 09:14 France wants Brussels to take a tougher stance on American multinationals working inside the European Union (EU) and force them to pay an appropriate amount of tax. “I can tell you that the times we live in are not for the weak,” French Finance Minister, Bruno Le Maire said […]
These 14 giant corporations dominate the global auto industry (GM, F, FCAU)
The automotive industry has experienced some incredible growth over the past couple of years. In the US alone, more than 30 automotive brands vie for the 17 million autos that are sold each year. Around the world, even more brands are selling everything from tiny economy cars to million-dollar exotics for the world’s plutocracy. But […]
Cars, Shoes, Tech: An Array of Corporations Protests the Immigration Ban
In the past few days, the leaders of several American industries have spoken out against President Trump’s controversial immigration order, which was signed by the president on Friday and which restricts immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries. While it is not unusual for corporations to be politically vocal, the volume and uniformity of their complaints about […]