The South Will Rise Again Under GOP Tax Plan

It's hard to find controlled experiments in finance. But they exist. East and West Germany, North and South Korea, Chile and Venezuela. In crossing a border, you can immediately see the difference in economic output and financial well-being from one country to the next, based on variations in tax and
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Investors in bitcoin and other virtual currencies would lose a lucrative tax break under the Republican tax bill that's on its way to President Donald Trump's desk. New limits in the bill would bar cryptocurrency owners from deferring capital gains taxes when trading one type of virtual currency for another
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Will there ever be peace in the Middle East? How many days can I honor my New Year's resolutions? Is Bitcoin's rise more than an ephemeral rush? These are the existential questions of our age. I took the last one directly from a fine cover story in the new issue of Fortune by Jen Wieczner and Robert
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The government has allocated Rp 4.5 trillion (US$ 315 million) to implement a mortgage interest subsidy for low-income households next year. The Housing Finance Fund Management Center (PPDPP), which falls under the Public Works and Housing Ministry, signed an agreement on Thursday with 40
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“THE OVERALL COST of the tracker mortgage scandal “will be in excess of €1 billion”, Fianna Fail's spokesperson for Finance Michael McGrath has said. McGrath said that the approach from banks to the scandal has been “self-defeating”, saying that throughout the investigation the banks have “been
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So there's no clear way forward for the unhappy region or Spain as a whole. That question mark will hang over the economic recovery. Want to receive this post in your inbox every morning? Sign up for the Balance of Power newsletter, and follow Bloomberg Politics on Twitter and Facebook for more.
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A settlement would let AT&T avoid paying hundreds of millions of dollars in fees to creditors to amend the terms of bonds issued to finance the merger, according to Bloomberg Intelligence. Whether or not AT&T's employee bonuses are an olive branch to the Trump administration, there are better reasons
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“Homes that are properly prepared, positioned and priced will sell whether it snows or not,” said Gosselin, who also owns Gosselin Realty Group in York. “Buyers tend to be serious and pre-qualified for mortgage financing.” Penobscot County home sales were up 7.83 percent to 468 units and the median
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LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ares Management, L.P. (NYSE:ARES), a leading global alternative asset manager, announced today that it has held the final close for its junior capital direct lending fund, Ares Private Credit Solutions (“APCS” or the “Fund”). The Fund held its final closing with $3.4
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From New York to London to Sonoma and, yes, even North Dakota, here are the year's top plates, from food editor Kate Krader. By. Kate Krader. @kkrader More stories by Kate Krader. December 20, 2017, 12:19 PM PST. It's been a very good year for rice. The grain is normally on the bottom of my carbs
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Ares Management, L.P. announced that it has held the final close for its junior capital direct lending fund, Ares Private Credit Solutions. The Fund held its final closing with $3.4 billion of total commitments, which exceeded the initial fundraising target of $2.5 billion. The commitments are from a global and
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A tour guide leads a group of tourists from China past the Grand Palace in Bangkok. Photographer: Dario Pignatelli/Bloomberg. Thailand, land of golden temples, white-sand beaches, smiling hosts. Or of overcrowded airports, epic traffic jams and littered seashores. Facing a deluge of Chinese tourists
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U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May's effective deputy, Damian Green, resigned after an official investigation found that he'd made misleading statements about pornography on one of his parliamentary office computers, and left questions unanswered about his behavior towards a female activist.
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AEI's Alex Brill and Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget's Maya MacGuinea discuss the passing of the tax plan. President Donald Trump plans to sign the tax bill on Jan. 3 to ensure automatic spending cuts to Medicare and other programs don't take effect, according to a House Republican aide
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Data is expected to show slower economic growth across Canada for the second half of 2017 and, along with it, a slowdown in lending to small and medium-sized enterprises, according to analysis firm PayNet. It found a downturn in borrowing among SMEs for the month of September, with the index
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It was a year for bitcoin, technology stocks and the power consolidation of China's Xi Jinping. Those were some of the most popular topics for people boning up on issues important to finance and business through Google searches in 2017. While there was a spike of interest in the potential for Spain's
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In this month's Lending Impact, we look into the past, present and future of small businesses in a Funding Circle Christmas Carol. There's also our latest case study, where you can meet the founder of The Creative Whisky Company, and finally discover six Funding Circle businesses that will help you get
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The new Republican tax bill is delivering an unwelcome message to some Americans about the value of homeownership: Tax breaks are still available, but only up to a point. One of the most controversial aspects of the bill is its $10,000 cap on deducting state and local taxes (SALT), which includes local
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How do I switch or change my checking account to First Merchants Bank? It's easy when you follow these simple steps. Step 1: Open your new account. Open a new account online or stop by in person at one of our banking center locations.
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