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Why Obama's encouraging the FCC to 'unlock the cable box
2016-04-16 16:55:55| Telecom - Topix.net
On Friday, the Obama administration announced it would support an effort intended to give consumers more choice over the TV service they receive, as part of a broad effort to improve competition. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler testifies before a House committee hearing on net neutrality, on Capitol Hill in Washington in this March 17, 2015 file photo.
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Obama's tougher approach to corporate America may reshape his presidency
2016-04-16 01:11:07| Biotech - Topix.net
From expanding overtime rules for employers to imposing stricter corporate tax regulations and fiduciary responsibilities on stockbrokers, Obama is using his executive power to demand greater accountability and contributions from American firms. Whether the policies are being pushed by Sanders' anti-business campaign rhetoric, as some believe, or represent the culmination of years of getting nowhere with recalcitrant congressional Republicans, Obama's harder line on corporate interests has been met with howls from business chiefs and may mark a kind of makeover of the president's legacy.
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Obamas rapid move to join the Paris climate agreement could tie up next president
2016-04-12 15:11:40| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: Republican U.S. presidential candidate Ted Cruz gestures over at rival candidate Donald Trump (L) at the U.S. Republican presidential candidates debate in Detroit, Michigan, March 3, 2016. REUTERS/Jim Young In late March, when the United States and China jointly declared that theyd be moving to immediately sign and then join the Paris climate agreement as early as possible this year, it was seen as the latest show of joint leadership by the two largest emitters. But theres another possible...
Obama's inversion curbs kill Pfizer's $160 bln Allergan deal
2016-04-06 08:55:03| Automakers - Topix.net
U.S. drug maker Pfizer Inc agreed on Tuesday to terminate its $160 billion agreement to acquire Botox maker Allergan Plc, in a major victory to U.S. President Barack Obama's drive to stop tax-dodging corporate mergers. The decision to end the biggest tax "inversion" ever attempted, which would have seen Pfizer slash its tax bill by redomiciling to Ireland where Allergan is registered, came a day after the U.S. Treasury unveiled new rules to curb inversions.
President Obama's FY 2017 Budget highlights clean energy.
2016-03-29 14:31:08| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
In statement, Alliance to Save Energy President Kateri Callahan said, "President Obama’s last budget continues the solid and stalwart support for investing in a clean and efficient energy future that we have seen throughout his administration. Alliance applauds the decision to double budgetary support of clean energy programs, increasing to $12.8 billion in 2021, up from $6.4 billion in 2016, as part of the Mission Innovation initiative announced by Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz last year."
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