http://www.kcby.com/news/business RSS Feed for KCBY - News - Business en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 20:58:20 GMT http://www.kcby.com/news/business/Free-hotel-suites-On-top-of-big-salaries-companies-pile-on-perks-208550351.html Wynn Resorts kept a suite open all year at its tony Las Vegas hotel and casino for founder and CEO Steve Wynn, at a cost of nearly $452,000. http://www.kcby.com/news/business/Apple-case-seen-as-possible-spur-to-tax-reform-208492861.html Now that tech darling Apple Inc. has been dragged front and center into the debate over the U.S. tax code, lawmakers are hoping that the spotlight on such a high-profile company could be the catalyst for Congress to take action to close loopholes or reform the law. http://www.kcby.com/news/business/US-home-sales-tick-up-to-highest-in-3-years-208492571.html Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes ticked up last month to the highest level in three and a half years, helped by a jump in the number of houses for sale. http://www.kcby.com/news/business/Median-CEO-pay-rises-to-97-million-in-2012-208492131.html The head of a typical large public company made $9.7 million in 2012, a 6.5 percent increase from a year earlier that was aided by a rising stock market, according to an analysis by The Associated Press using data from Equilar, an executive pay research firm. http://www.kcby.com/news/business/Restaurant-learns-online-reviews-can-make-or-break-208491551.html In the evolving world of online marketing, comments, both good and bad, and the reactions they trigger from managers, can make all the difference between higher revenues and empty storefronts. http://www.kcby.com/news/business/Bernanke-signals-Fed-to-maintain-stimulus-efforts-208490861.html Chairman Ben Bernanke is telling Congress Wednesday that the U.S. job market remains weak and that it is too soon for the Federal Reserve to end its extraordinary stimulus programs. http://www.kcby.com/news/business/Apples-CEO-faces-tough-Senate-questions-on-untaxed-profits-208348531.html The Senate dragged massively profitable Apple Inc. into the debate over the U.S. tax code Tuesday, grilling CEO Tim Cook over allegations that its Irish subsidiaries help the company avoid billions in U.S. taxes. http://www.kcby.com/news/business/Average-credit-card-debt-late-payments-fall-in-1st-quarter-208329701.html Americans got better about paying their credit card debt on time in the first three months of the year, a period when many borrowers use income tax returns to tackle their holiday season debt. http://www.kcby.com/news/business/SBA-starting-new-lending-program-for-veterans-208329401.html The Small Business Administration says it has lined up pledges from more than 120 banks to increase lending to veterans. http://www.kcby.com/news/business/GM-to-invest-445-million-in-Lansing-Cadillac-factory-208328441.html General Motors says it will invest $44.5 million at a Lansing, Mich., factory, creating 200 new jobs.