Companies will have to disclose more details about the income taxes they pay to government authorities under new requirements approved by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, a move to provide investors with greater transparency.
Mortgage lending in the Baton Rouge metro area was up almost 20% in the second quarter of the year, which is in line with national trends, new data shows.
Allen Stanford, who was convicted of leading a multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme that ensnared numerous Capital Region investors, is seeking early release from what is effectively a life sentence.