Wed, Jun 19, 2013, 4:38 PM EDT - U.S. Markets closed
mmmm. still lovin' this state. lots of plants and critters and waterways and mangroves and kooky places to explore - sweet. also like living in a place where world comes to relax and play. like living at the ZOO! lol!
yoga pants and diet shakes. lol... hope that ceo just fired from jcp doesn't come around - former aapl dude
Senate
Total to Democrats: $37,500
Total to Republicans: $85,000
Recipient ↓ Total ↓
Nelson, Ben (D-NE) $13,000
McConnell, Mitch (R-KY) $10,000
Blunt, Roy (R-MO) $10,000
Berg, Rick (R-ND) $10,000
Roberts, Pat (R-KS) $9,000
Stabenow, Debbie (D-MI) $8,000
Thompson, Tommy G (R-WI) $5,000
McCaskill, Claire (D-MO) $5,000
Klobuchar, Amy (D-MN) $5,000
Hatch, Orrin G (R-UT) $5,000
Fischer, Deb (R-NE) $5,000
Chambliss, Saxby (R-GA) $5,000
Boozman, John (R-AR) $5,000
Risch, James E (R-ID) $3,500
Akin, Todd (R-MO) $3,500
Lugar, Richard G (R-IN) $3,000
Wilson, Heather A (R-NM) $2,500
Moran, Jerry (R-KS) $2,500
Casey, Bob (D-PA) $2,500
Rehberg, Denny (R-MT) $2,000
Grassley, Chuck (R-IA) $2,000
Wicker, Roger (R-MS) $1,000
Landrieu, Mary L (D-LA) $1,000
Johanns, Mike (R-NE) $1,000
Hirono, Mazie K (D-HI) $1,000
Gillibrand, Kirsten (D-NY) $1,000
Baucus, Max (D-MT) $1,000
Based on data released by the FEC on March 25, 2013.
Center for Responsive Politics.
House
Total to Democrats: $72,000
Total to Republicans: $190,500
Recipient ↓ Total ↓
Wagner, Ann L (R-MO) $10,000
Thompson, Bennie G (D-MS) $10,000
Simpson, Mike (R-ID) $10,000
Peterson, Collin (D-MN) $10,000
Lucas, Frank D (R-OK) $10,000
Latham, Tom (R-IA) $10,000
Clay, William L Jr (D-MO) $10,000
Cantor, Eric (R-VA) $10,000
Boehner, John (R-OH) $10,000
Fincher, Steve (R-TN) $8,000
Rogers, Hal (R-KY) $7,500
Gardner, Cory (R-CO) $7,500
Kingston, Jack (R-GA) $7,000
Upton, Fred (R-MI) $5,000
Stutzman, Marlin (R-IN) $5,000
Smith, Adrian (R-NE) $5,000
Shimkus, John M (R-IL) $5,000
Schock, Aaron (R-IL) $5,000
Rokita, Todd (R-IN) $5,000
Luetkemeyer, Blaine (R-MO) $5,000
Loebsack, David (D-IA) $5,000
Kissell, Larry (D-NC) $5,000
Hanabusa, Colleen (D-HI) $5,000
Graves, Sam (R-MO) $5,000
Cleaver, Emanuel (D-MO) $5,000
Camp, Dave (R-MI) $5,000
Braley, Bruce (D-IA) $5,000
Bishop, Sanford (D-GA) $5,000
Goodlatte, Bob (R-VA) $4,500
Courtney, Joe (D-CT) $4,500
Nunes, Devin (R-CA) $3,500
Kinzinger, Adam (R-IL) $3,500
Schilling, Bobby (R-IL) $3,000
Johnson, Timothy (R-IL) $3,000
Hartzler, Vicky (R-MO) $3,000
Walorski, Jackie (R-IN) $2,500
Valadao, David (R-CA) $2,500
Long, Billy (R-MO) $2,500
King, Steven A (R-IA) $2,500
Jenkins, Lynn (R-KS) $2,500
Hultgren, Randy (R-IL) $2,500
Huelskamp, Tim (R-KS) $2,500
Crawford, Rick (R-AR) $2,500
Barrow, John (D-GA) $2,500
Owens, Bill (D-NY) $2,000
Labrador, Raul (R-ID) $2,000
Conaway, Mike (R-TX) $2,000
Womack, Steve (R-AR) $1,000
Walden, Greg (R-OR) $1,000
Thompson, Glenn (R-PA) $1,000
Roskam, Peter (R-IL) $1,000
Noem, Kristi (R-SD) $1,000
Neugebauer, Randy (R-TX) $1,000
McIntyre, Mike (D-NC) $1,000
Lungren, Dan (R-CA) $1,000
Landry, Jeff (R-LA) $1,000
LaMalfa, Doug (R-CA) $1,000
Holden, Tim (D-PA) $1,000
Hannemann, Mufi (D-HI) $1,000
Guthrie, Brett (R-KY) $1,000
Griffin, Tim (R-AR) $1,000
- agree trimming fat is ALWAYS good
- looks like current mkt cap of $3+/-/share reflects the cash today...
so Gamers. gamers...um hmm. gamers... where do broken gamers go?
dd raising tio2 prxs as well...
DuPont (DD) declared that it will raise prices for all of its titanium dioxide (TiO2) products sold in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and the Asia Pacific regions. The price hike will be effective from Jul 1, 2013, or as contracts permit.
DuPont said that price for its Ti-Pure titanium dioxide (TiO2) grades sold in the Asia Pacific and Latin America regions will be $200 per metric ton. Also, $200 per metric ton or €160 per metric ton will be charged for DuPont Ti-Pure TiO2 grades sold in the dollar markets and Eurozone markets in Europe, Middle East and Africa region, respectively.
tro tro doin' a comeup ...
Tronox Limited (TROX) on behalf of its subsidiary companies, today announced the following price increases for all Tronox titanium dioxide (TiO2) grades.
The below increases are effective June 1, 2013, or as contracts allow:
Latin America: minimum USD $175 per metric ton
Asia Pacific: minimum USD $175 per metric ton
Japan: minimum JPY ¥22 per kilo
Australia: minimum AUD $175 per metric ton
Europe/Middle East/Africa: minimum EUR €125 per metric ton or USD $175 per metric ton in US Dollar markets
North America: minimum USD $0.06 per pound
lil bp-esque event?
Japan and South Korea Bar U.S. Wheat Imports
By VICTORIA SHANNON
Published: May 31, 2013
Japan and South Korea suspended some imports of American wheat, and the European Union urged its 27 nations to increase testing, after the United States government disclosed this week that a strain of genetically engineered wheat that was never approved for sale was found growing in an Oregon field.
trend? trend? wouldn't it depend on the short list? and someone's already sitting on that information prior to public publish...
that the 2nd public accounting firm is shocked! shocked! shocked I tell ya! at what they're reading - and they're only on the first pages?
...and pay no taxes to anyone? ???
and we're sanctioning Iran and Cuba for what? If Apple's telling the truth, looks like Ireland's taking more food off everyone's global plate than Cuba and Iran... ... ... truly amazing...
i say you go off and pop some tags dude - who are you investing for?
there's a HUN everyday - and leaving some spare on the table for the next person always pays in karma
(don't tell anyone bout your 500%+ gains though... that breaks the spell ;}
I'm gonna pop some tags
Only got twenty dollars in my pocket
I, I, I'm HUNting
Looking for a come up
This is f-- -in awesome...
MACKLEMORE - THRIFT SHOP
...i see dead peeple...
just to #$%$ Kevin Bass off. (haha, joking...but J buying a corp w/ main functions in Texas gulf region would be a wonderful thing for them...
Run HUN!
schwing!
The distinction is crucial because if deals were finalised by London-based staff, Google could be deemed to have made profits on the contracts which would be taxable in Britain, rather than low-tax Ireland. “It uses a concocted scheme to avoid tax. It’s a smoke-screen to distort where the substance of its economic activity is really taking place,” Jones told The Sunday Times.
He said he attended meetings where Google’s London sales staff closed deals, including winning contracts from eBay, the online auction site, Kelkoo, a price comparison website, and Lloyds TSB. He showed The Sunday Times contracts, invoices and correspondence between Google and its customers in Britain. One 2004 contract had the address of Google’s London headquarters next to the heading. Clients would be sold deals by Google staff in London, who were in charge of sending out contracts and receiving signed documents back from clients. In addition, British clients paid money into British bank accounts for Google services.
"...Although Google’s London sales staff would negotiate and sign contracts with British customers, and cash was paid into a UK bank account, deals were technically booked through its Dublin office to minimise its liabilities here. Jones, a devout Christian and father of four, is ready to hand over a cache of more than 100,000 emails and documents to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), detailing the “concocted scheme”.
Dope Cartel: sells dope to users, books proceeds through some Pizza joint front called Irish Pizza?
... or all all the internet corps doing it?
A FORMER Google executive has blown the whistle on a massive and “immoral” tax avoidance scheme that has “cheated” British taxpayers out of hundreds of millions of pounds over the past decade.
Barney Jones, 34, who worked for the internet search giant between 2002 and 2006, has lifted the lid on an elaborate structure which diverts British profits through Ireland to the Bermuda tax haven.
Although Google’s London sales staff would negotiate and sign contracts with British customers, and cash was paid into a UK bank account, deals were technically booked through its Dublin office to minimise its liabilities here. Jones, a devout Christian and father of four, is ready to hand over a cache of more than 100,000 emails and documents to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), detailing the “concocted scheme”