Month: November 2021

Rafael Henrique | LightRocket | Getty Images A McKinsey partner was arrested Wednesday after being criminally charged with insider trading ahead of Goldman Sachs‘ recent $2.2 billion acquisition of fintech lender GreenSky. Puneet Dikshit, a 40-year-old McKinsey partner, exploited information he gained about his client Goldman Sachs’ pending takeover to buy profitable call options in
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Something seems amiss as Congress appears ready to revise US tax policy again. Should we expect our tax system to undergo wholesale changes every 4 or so years? After all, the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Job Act significantly overhauled the tax system in 2017. Now the 2021 Build Back Better Act proposes tax increases,
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A major Wall Street firm is piling into stocks near record highs. Wilmington Trust’s Meghan Shue reveals her firm has one of its largest stock market overweights ever. Shue, who oversees $152 billion in assets, attributes a strong economic backdrop and seasonal tailwinds for the bullish move. “The near-term disruptions and the near-term concerns over
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A Social Security Administration office in San Francisco. Getty Images If you plan properly, you may be able to boost your Social Security retirement benefits. And newly redesigned benefit statements from the Social Security Administration may help you do exactly that. That goes for workers of all ages who contribute to the program — from
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Robert Goulder of Tax Notes and Jeffery M. Kadet of the University of Washington School of Law discuss the House Ways and Means Committee proposal to eliminate key features of the subpart F regime. This transcript has been edited for length and clarity. Robert Goulder: Hello everyone. I’m Bob Goulder, contributing editor with Tax Notes. Welcome to the October
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Semi-trailer trucks move along Lincoln Highway while using the indirect interchange from Interstates 70, the Pennsylvania Turnpike and U.S. Route 30 on October 14, 2021 in Breezewood, Pennsylvania. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images National industry groups representing retail, truckers and independent businesses sued the Biden administration on Wednesday over its vaccine and testing requirements for
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In this article TSLA WEN FUBO POSH A woman walks past a Westpac bank advertisement in central Sydney, Australia. Daniel Munoz | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Poshmark — The online marketplace’s shares tumbled nearly 30% Wednesday after reporting quarterly results late Tuesday. Poshmark reported a loss of 9 cents
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