Month: August 2020

Getty Images Some Americans who qualified for stimulus checks received an unwelcome surprise when the $500 payments for their children under 17 were not included. Starting today, the U.S. government plans to send out the missing cash. That applies to those individuals and couples who are not required to file a tax return and used
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The United States Capitol Building, Washington DC. You can see the capital dome. Building reflecting … [+] on the water fountain in front of the capital. getty n 1969 a 38-year-old lawyer in the Treasury Office of Tax Legislative Counsel contemplated the social ferment gripping the United States. Surging opposition to the war in Vietnam, combined with
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The global death toll from the coronavirus pandemic has now surpassed 700,000, with the U.S., Brazil and Mexico leading the world in total deaths, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. On Wall Street, Moderna reported a fivefold increase in its second-quarter revenue related to its work on a potential coronavirus vaccine. The company said it has
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Better Economic Outcomes Do Not Follow From Riskier Public Health Approaches getty The responsibility for balancing public health and an economic recovery has fallen on state governments. Some states, such as Massachusetts, New York and Washington, chose to go slow with lengthy stay-at-home orders and a gradual reopening. Others, such as Florida, Georgia and Texas,
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United States Flag Capitol State Building during Covid19 2020 novel coronavirus Pandemic, 3d virus … [+] medical model, Washington DC, USA getty Tax Notes reporter Alexis Gravely talks with Edward Karl, vice president of taxation at the American Institute of CPAs, about tax changes made and considered by Congress in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Financial services startup for mom-and-pop landlords, Zibo announced today the closure of a $10.5 … [+] seed funding round. Zibo Zibo, a banking and payment platform for independent landlords, announced today that it has raised $10.5 million in seed funding to help scale its one-stop-shop approach to financial management for residential rental properties. “It’s a
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A man exits the American International Building, world headquarters of American International Group (AIG). Chris Hondros | Getty Images Insurer American International Group on Monday posted a 56% fall in quarterly adjusted earnings, spurred partly by higher catastrophe losses and lower private-equity returns. Adjusted after-tax income attributable to AIG common shareholders fell to $571 million
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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey addresses students during a town hall at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in New Delhi, India, November 12, 2018. Anushree Fadnavis | Reuters Shares of Square soared on Tuesday evening after posting better-than-expected quarterly results and strong growth in its consumer payments app. The San Francisco-based company reported $1.92 billion
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The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating Eastman Kodak‘s disclosure about getting awarded a $765 million loan from the U.S. government to start producing drug ingredients, which sent the stock up on heavy volume ahead of the official announcement, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. On July 27, a day before Kodak, as well as President Donald
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Howard Schultz, the former Starbucks CEO, on Tuesday urged Congress to provide additional financial support to small businesses, saying that the now-iconic coffee chain would have struggled to weather the economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic in its early years.  In 1987, Starbucks had just 11 stores and about 100 employees, Schultz said on CNBC’s “Squawk
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