(Credit: Wikipedia Commons) While the local Legislature is pursuing a bill requiring restaurant chains with five or more locations on the island to publicly display the nutritional value of the meals they sell, the Food and Drug Administration on Friday postponed a similar menu labeling requirement it was looking to impose on stateside eateries. The […]
The GDB is analyzing the possibility of selling GO bonds this year.(Credit: Víctor Román) New York-based Fitch Ratings has assigned a “BBB+” rating to the Commonwealth’s outstanding $9.2 billion general obligation (GO) bonds, saying the outlook is stable. However, the long-term rating remains in Fitch’s lower medium grade classification, for a number of reasons. Its […]
Washington D.C.-based The Daily Caller on Tuesday zeroed in on the recently passed 4 percent tax on foreign corporations, saying it is has the makings of an "indirect bailout," as Fortuño administration officials seek to have the IRS allow affected companies to write off the new collective $6 billion business expense as a tax credit.