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Trump can appeal the ruling to the state's Court of Appeals Former President Donald Trump will have to testify under oath as part of the New York Attorney General's Office's investigation of his business practices after a state appellate court ruled against him Thursday. The ruling by a panel of four judges upheld a decision by New York Supreme Court Judge Arthur Engoron, who said in February that Trump and two of his children had to comply with subpoenas calling for them to sit for depositions. Engoron had recently ordered that Trump was in contempt for failing to turn over...

Private businesses such as rental and mortgage companies and car dealers are checking the names of customers against a list of suspected terrorists and drug traffickers made publicly available by the Treasury Department, sometimes denying services to ordinary people whose names are similar to those on the list. The Office of Foreign Asset Control's list of "specially designated nationals" has long been used by banks and other financial institutions to block financial transactions of drug dealers and other criminals. But an executive order issued by President Bush after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks has expanded the list and its consequences...

Monday, October 11, 2004 Corporations are not capitalism Posted: October 11, 20041:00 a.m. Eastern By Vox Day © 2004 WorldNetDaily.com One of the most widely believed myths in America today is the belief that corporations are an inherent part of capitalism. Concomitant with this is the idea that big corporations and big government have an intrinsically hostile relationship and that the stock market is a free market. Nothing could be further from the truth. Capitalism was already well entrenched and the Industrial Revolution was complete when the U.S. Supreme Court radically altered the concept of the corporate charter in 1886 by ruling...

Software Microsoft Bails Out The PC MarketLisa DiCarlo, 01.07.03, 7:00 AM ET NEW YORK - This summer, millions of businesspeople will be upgraded against their will. And no, we don't mean their flight plans. Microsoft (nasdaq: MSFT - news - people ) will officially end technical support for Windows 98 and Windows NT 4 on June 30. The financial implications for Microsoft and others could be significant, even in the short term.     More on Microsoft          Tear Sheet  400 Best Big Cos            Pacific Crest Equities estimates there are 300 million PCs...

Foreign workers are permitted to take jobs in the United States on either a permanent or temporary basis. An immigrant visa is required for permanent residence. A nonimmigrant visa does not allow permanent residence. The "H" visa are the most common temporary worker category. Separate rules apply to agricultural workers, nurses, trainees, professionals (H-1B) and unskilled workers. The H-1B program, while intended to allow companies to hire the “best and the brightest” from around the world for periods of up to six years, in practice is just an alternate path for aliens to employment permanent residence. A report by Department...

Author ArchiveE-mail AuthorSend to a Friend <% dim printurl printurl = Request.ServerVariables("URL")%> Print Version July 16, 2002 8:45 a.m.McAuliffe’s Shady Business PastWhy the DNC chairman can’t preach about business accountability. emocratic National Committee chairman Terry McAuliffe has been a leading critic of President Bush's business dealings with the Harken Energy Corporation, as well as the president's corporate-reform efforts. "It's time this CEO, President Bush, took responsibility for his actions as a private businessman," McAuliffe said shortly after the Harken matter appeared in the press. On another occasion, McAuliffe strongly called on the president to release decade-old Securities and Exchange...