Bitcoin billionaire? Don't forget the IRS

Cryptocurrencies like bitcoin may not be regulated by the government, but they're still subject to being taxed.There have been various forms of digital currencies around for years, but several have taken off in popularity recently.... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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American Airlines opposed to Chicago airport expansion plan

CHICAGO (AP) — American Airlines said Wednesday that it's opposed to Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's $8.5 billion O'Hare International Airport expansion plan because of what American called a "secret provision" to award more gates to... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Air New Zealand releases 'coolest' safety video so far

Air New Zealand has added yet another edition to its safety video collection, releasing an over-four-minute clip on YouTube this morning. Set in Antarctica and featuring Hollywood filmmaker and environmentalist Adrian Grenier, the... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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N.Korea avoids sanctions by changing ship names

As Washington and Seoul try to maintain a unified front against North Korea, the case of two cargo ships shows how Kim Jong Un's regime keeps finding ways to evade increasingly tough international sanctions aimed at halting its nuclear... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Kate Hawkesby: Hey Sky, nice price drop – but your customer service sucks

When will companies figure out that one of the key tenets to good business is goodwill.Sky TV yesterday cut its prices , and that's great, but I'm a Sky customer, and short of reading about it in the paper, I would otherwise not... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Nikko Asset Management named NZ fund manager of the year

Nikko Asset Management has been named Morningstar's New Zealand Fund Manager of the Year.Morningstar said the winners in the Morningstar Awards have all shown themselves to be "first-class stewards of their investors' capital"."Markets... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Bridges attacks payment as 'incompetent' but National paid the same company

New National leader Simon Bridges has blundered into an attack on the Government which has rebounded on him.He called the Government incompetent for approving a $350,000 payment for a feasibility study on a West Coast waste-to-energy... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Echo of Obamacare: Dems divided over vow to repeal tax law

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans spent much of the last decade firing up their base with a vow to repeal President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. But when it came to doing the deed, they found promises much easier than execution.Democrats... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Unclaimed bodies pile up as payments wither, overdoses rise

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — The number of funeral homes willing to handle burial or cremation of the unclaimed dead is dwindling in some places as government reimbursements fail to keep up with expenses.In at least one state, West Virginia,... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Milkman accused of sneaking drugs, phones into Ohio prison

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A longtime milkman delivered more than what the labels on his packages promised, smuggling marijuana, tobacco and cellphones into an Ohio prison hidden inside milk cartons, a prosecutor said.Ray Adams was in... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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