In what will surely be fodder for his show tonight, a PPP poll released today shows Stephen Colbert beating all of the Republican candidates in favorability, with 36% to Mitt Romney's 35%. But in a race for president, Colbert earns 13% of the vote to Obama's 41% and Romney's 38%. And because Colbert supporters tend to lean towards Obama, a third-party Colbert candidacy would mean he'd hurt the president's chances. Will Romney start funneling money to Americans For A Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow? more ›

Have you purchased a tall, black coffee at a Starbucks in Manhattan recently? Of course not, you're slurping a sugared slurry with a caramel drizzle. But for those who do purchase the purest caffeine crutches in the city's best borough, you've seen the price jump from $1.91 after tax to $2.01. My God, since when was everything more expensive in Manhattan? more ›

That General Electric managed to essentially pay no taxes in 2010 (despite $5.1 billion in profits) is old news—so it is not surprising, but is incredibly disheartening, to learn that GE is far from alone in finding ways around U.S. tax law. A study out today from the group Citizens for Tax Justice shows that between 2008 and 2010, 30 companies managed to pay no federal income tax, despite earning a combined $160.3 billion in profits. Good thing House Ways and Means committee chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) wants to rewrite the tax code so the top corporate tax rate is 25 percent (down from 35), right? more ›

Put any thoughts of the new Giants-Jets Stadium being named Mara Field (after the recently deceased and beloved Giants owner Wellington Mara) far from your heads. Sports marketing experts believe that the value of slapping a corporation's name on the arena, which is expected to be completed in 2010 and cost $1.3 billion, could generate revenues of $25 million to $30 million annually for the two teams. In comparison, the Mets are charging Citigroup $20 million annually for 20 years to name the team's new stadium in Queens Citi Field. more ›