Month: November 2019

Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin Democrats are trying to get ahold of Donald Trump’s tax returns though several difference legal … [+] channels. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images Topline: A federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected a last-ditch effort by President Donald’s Trump’s lawyers to shield his financial records from Congress,
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User interface of Urbano, the new free urban planning software recently launched by researchers at … [+] Cornell University. Cornell University Ithaca, NY – Researchers at Cornell University recently launched Urbano, a free software that employs data, metrics, and a user-friendly interface to help planners, developers, and architects assess and improve walkability features in their
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CNBC’s Jim Cramer hails Bob Iger’s leadership of Disney and the early subscriber results of the company’s just-launched streaming platform Disney+. The “Mad Money” host sits down with Dexcom CEO Kevin Sayer to get a deeper understanding of the impact that Big Data will have on businesses. Later in the show he compares the stocks
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“Where do you live?” is a simple question — but I don’t have a quick answer. Instead of settling down and waiting to get old in one place, my husband and I devised an ongoing travel plan that each year includes France, Singapore, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand — as well as the odd
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Why would a 25-year-old medical student attend a summit on Alzheimer’s disease in the nation’s capital? And why is he thinking about dementia at all? Nihal Satyadev said he wants to change everyone’s perception of Alzheimer’s disease, and that includes young people. Members of his national endeavor—the Youth Movement Against Alzheimer’s (YMAA)—can be found in
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The IRS wants us to know that it is getting really serious about abuse in the area of the syndication of conservation easements. IR-2019-182 issued on November 12 tells us: “The Internal Revenue Service announced today a significant increase in enforcement actions for syndicated conservation easement transactions, a priority compliance area for the agency. Financial
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The “Fast Money” traders shared their first moves for the market open. Karen Finerman was a buyer of Disney.  Dan Nathan was a seller of the SPDR S&P Retail ETF. Lori Calvasina was a buyer of small caps.  Guy Adami was a buyer of PayPal.  Disclosure Trader disclosure: Dan is Long TLT Dec call spread. XLP Nov
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There is plenty of talk these days about whether there was a quid pro quo concerning the President’s interactions with Ukraine. As the hearings and testimony unfold, could the IRS care about this too? The IRS’s concern isn’t about politics, of course, but surprisingly, the concept of a quid pro quo comes up regularly in
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