American companies employed more than 33 million workers in 2009 at general manufacturing firms that produced approximately $4 billion in products, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Manufacturing ...

Severe storms — thunderstorms that produce tornadoes, hail at least one inch in diameter, or damaging winds (58 mph or higher) — are destructive and deadly. They cause an average of 200 deaths ...

Straight line method spreads an asset's cost evenly over its life, aiding in clear financial planning. Using this method simplifies financial statements, making a company's health easier to assess.

When a business acquires an asset to be used in its operations, the cost of the asset is generally not expensed all at once. Rather, the cost is depreciated over a period of time that depends on the ...

Everything you buy for your business wears down, from factories to laptops. The IRS lets you depreciate assets, writing off the purchase price over time, to reflect the loss from aging. Straight-line ...

In 1519, Ferdinand Magellan set sail on a greuling and dangerous quest: the first-ever voyage around the world. But since that first daring adventure, advances in sailing technology and navigation ...

Power broker Robert Moses is seen as a villain now, but he transformed the urban landscape, sometimes for good. The play "Straight Line Crazy" starring Ralph Fiennes explores his legacy. Robert Moses ...

In 2021, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced its plans to build a desert linear city, called The Line, on a scale never seen before in human history. Centered around a main high-speed transportation ...

I was not a big fan of math in school. It’s not that I could not do it; it just never excited me. I did just enough to pass math class and get on to something else. I never envisioned myself in any ...