Unrealized Capital Gains Tax on Homes Could Decimate the New Jersey Housing Market
TRENTON, NJ (OP-ED) – A recent debate on CNBC over the proposed unrealized capital gains tax took on an even sharper edge when considering its potential impact on states like New Jersey,…
EXCLUSIVE: Bill To Help Small And Conservative Media Orgs Stand Up To Big Tech Gains Traction In Congress
EXCLUSIVE: Bill To Help Small And Conservative Media Orgs Stand Up To Big Tech Gains Traction In Congress Ailan Evans on March 31, 2022 Republican lawmakers are backing a bill partly designed…
Special Election Could Give GOP A Chance To Prove Gains With Hispanics
Special Election Could Give GOP A Chance To Prove Gains With Hispanics Sebastian Hughes on March 30, 2022 The early retirement of a south Texas Democrat could allow Republicans to showcase their…
Top China brokerage CITIC posts 55% rise in 2021 profit on investment gains
BEIJING/SHANGHAI – CITIC Securities Co, China’s biggest brokerage, reported on Monday a 55.01% rise in profit in 2021, led by strong gains in securities investments. Net profit for the 12 months ended…
Barclays’ VXX price jump drives double-digit gains for volatility arbitrage fund
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK – Days before Thanksgiving, Kris Sidial, a co-founder at volatility arbitrage fund The Ambrus Group, told investors the firm was betting that extreme price moves in…
Uniper shares reverse gains after planned Russia exit, Nord Stream 2 writedown
By Christoph Steitz and Tom Käckenhoff FRANKFURT -Shares in German utility Uniper gave up earlier gains to close flat after the group signalled an exit from Russia and wrote down its exposure…
Japan’s Q4 GDP forecast to revise up, wholesale price gains cloud outlook – Reuters Poll
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO – Japan’s economy expanded more than initially expected in the final quarter of 2021, but rising input prices likely kept wholesale inflation near a record in February in…
UK bonds on track for biggest gains since November after Ukraine invasion
By David Milliken LONDON – British government bonds were on course for their biggest daily gains since late November on Thursday, joining a broader rally in safe-haven assets after Russia invaded Ukraine.…
Biden team sees progress shifting economic gains to the poor
WASHINGTON – Poorer Americans are seeing the benefit from strong U.S. economic growth, the Biden administration said on Wednesday, citing research suggesting that COVID stimulus and other measures may have eased inequality.…
Canadian dollar gains as investors assess hot inflation data
By Fergal Smith TORONTO – The Canadian dollar strengthened against its U.S. counterpart on Wednesday as oil prices rose and domestic data showed inflation further heating up in January. Canada’s annual inflation…
Insurer MetLife’s quarterly profit beats on higher investment gains
– MetLife Inc’s fourth-quarter profit rose nearly 7% to surpass Wall Street estimates on Wednesday, as strong investment gains cushioned the hit from higher pandemic-related claims in some parts of its business.…
Nasdaq narrowly misses worst January ever as Wall Street gains
By David French – U.S. stocks closed higher on Monday, at the end of a volatile month for Wall Street where the tech-heavy Nasdaq narrowly avoided its worst ever start to the…
IRS reminds drug dealers, looters, thieves and burglars to report illegal gains on 2021 tax return
With the increase in looting, smash and grabs, and shoplifting across America, the IRS is reminding thieves and burglars that they must legally report their ill-gotten gains on their tax returns. In…
Texas Republicans Approve New Congressional Map That They Hope Will Blunt Democratic Gains
Texas Republicans advanced new congressional maps late Monday over the objections of Democrats who argued that the process was rushed and that the new districts unfairly grouped people of color. The new…
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