In the State of the Union Address and other appearances this week, President Obama is endorsing a proposal that would extend the advanced energy manufacturing tax credit. The Security in Energy and Manufacturing (SEAM) Act, authored by U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), is a job-creating clean energy tax cut, which has delivered nearly 5 million [...]

The same amendment to end the ethanol blenders tax credit (VEETC) that failed in the Senate on Tuesday passed today on a vote of 73 to 27. The only difference between the two amendments is that Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) took the lead on it instead of Republican Tom Coburn of Oklahoma who broke procedure [...]

John Hall submits: As we began moving into the winter period, ethanol stocks went through a period of difficulty on concerns that the industry’s crucial excise tax credit would be allowed to expire on December 31st. Pacific Ethanol (PEIX) was hit particularly hard, falling from around .10 in mid-October to 60 cents in early December [...]

Equity Line of Credit An Ebeling Heffernan Equity Line of Credit is the Lowest Cost of Capital for a Private Equity Investment An Ebeling Heffernan structured equity line is a commitment to purchase up to a predetermined dollar amount of shares of the public company’s common stock over a certain period. It is very similar [...]

Today, the last reform provisions of the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure (CARD) Act – also known as the Credit Card Bill of Rights – took effect. The CARD Act of 2009 marked a turning point for American consumers, putting an end to the days of unfair rate hikes and hidden fees.The President released [...]