Most European countries fund their low corporate taxes with some form of a value-added tax, on consumption rather than income. — James B. Stewart Consumption Copy Share Image
My experience bears out an adage about airlines: People almost always opt for convenience and price, even while complaining loudly about crowded… — James B. Stewart Copy Share Image
Seattle was hardly a tech magnet before Amazon, Microsoft, and then a host of once-fledgling technology firms set up operations there. — James B. Stewart Copy Share Image
Under Armour's success depends in part on endorsements from celebrity athletes, many of whom - like Stephen Curry, the basketball star -… — James B. Stewart Basketball Copy Share Image
The A.M.T. is a parallel system for calculating tax liability intended to ensure that high-income taxpayers pay a substantial amount in federal… — James B. Stewart Copy Share Image
Amazon deliberately provides cafeteria space for only a third of its employees, which encourages people to venture out of the office. — James B. Stewart Copy Share Image
The Joint Committee on Taxation estimated that in 2016, the corporate income tax raised $300 billion in revenue, while what it called… — James B. Stewart Copy Share Image
While there continue to be critics of the Comcast-NBC merger, it's hard to argue that competition in news and entertainment has diminished… — James B. Stewart Competition Copy Share Image
A study by the Federal Trade Commission found that concerns about every vertical merger examined by the commission from 2006 to 2012… — James B. Stewart Competition Copy Share Image
The real estate lobby has prominent allies in both parties. After the last major overhaul of the tax code, in 1986 -… — James B. Stewart Allies Copy Share Image