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Local officials find difficulties in evaluating effectiveness of business tax incentives

States are competing against each other with tax incentives in the battle for jobs. But once incentives are given out, some are finding it impossible to determine whether they're getting any return on their investment.

Local officials find difficulties in evaluating effectiveness of business tax incentives

Follow Friday: Facebook, JPMorgan, Layoffs, Attack Ads, and Fair Punishment

Follow Friday: Facebook, JPMorgan, Layoffs, Attack Ads, and Fair Punishment

Goldman Sachs Employee's Public Letter of Resignation

Goldman Sachs Employee's Public Letter of Resignation

Securities and Exchange Commission Under Scrutiny

Securities and Exchange Commission Under Scrutiny

Investigation finds SEC regularly exempting Wall Street banks from fraud penalties

Investigation finds SEC regularly exempting Wall Street banks from fraud penalties

This Week's Agenda: State of the Union, State of the Economy

This Week's Agenda: State of the Union, State of the Economy

Eastman Kodak Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

Eastman Kodak Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

The Tendency to Overestimate What Others Will Pay

The Tendency to Overestimate What Others Will Pay

GOP Holds Final Debate Before Iowa Caucus

GOP Holds Final Debate Before Iowa Caucus

After a Big Black Friday, Retail Sales Drop

After a Big Black Friday, Retail Sales Drop

New Leads on Missing MF Global Funds

New Leads on Missing MF Global Funds

Shoppers Prepare for Black Friday

Shoppers Prepare for Black Friday

US Pension Insurer May Need a Bailout

US Pension Insurer May Need a Bailout

G20 Summit and the 'Robin Hood Tax'

G20 Summit and the 'Robin Hood Tax'

Banks have counter-intuitive problem: Too much money and nowhere to put it

As consumers try to find safe places for their cash, they're putting banks in a pickle. Banks actually pay to keep you cash and because they're not lending it or investing it, it's costing them money.

Banks have counter-intuitive problem: Too much money and nowhere to put it