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White House says capital gains tax would hit 0.3% of taxpayers

President Joe Biden’s forthcoming capital gains tax hike proposal would affect only a 0.3% slice of U.S. taxpayers, a top…

6 years ago

Nets’ Durant, Jazz’s Conley win Oscar for short film

Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant and Utah Jazz guard Mike Conley Jr. were part of a group of executive producers…

6 years ago

U.S. to share up to 60 mln AstraZeneca vaccine doses globally -White House

The United States will start to share up to 60 million doses of AstraZeneca Plc's (AZN.L) COVID-19 vaccine doses with other countries…

6 years ago

Explainer: What do Apple’s new iPhone privacy changes mean for consumers and businesses?

Apple Inc (AAPL.O) on Monday will begin rolling out an update of its iOS operating system with new privacy controls designed to…

6 years ago

Starbucks set to brew record second-quarter revenue as vaccinations rise

After a year of declining sales, Starbucks Corp (SBUX.O) on Tuesday is expected to report record second-quarter revenue of over $6.8 billion,…

6 years ago

Analysis: As small-cap stocks lag, Wall Street worries about broad slowdown

An historic rally in share prices for smaller U.S. companies has slowed sharply in April after six months of strong…

6 years ago

Exxon retreated from oil trading in pandemic as rivals made fortunes

Exxon Mobil’s effort to build an energy trading business to compete with those of European oil majors unraveled quickly last…

6 years ago

Wall Street edges higher on Tesla boost ahead of big tech earnings

Wall Street's main indexes rose on Monday as Tesla shares gained ahead of the electric-car maker's earnings report, which would…

6 years ago

As U.S. capital gains tax hike looms, wealthy look for ways to soften the blow

Wealth advisers are counseling clients to max out their retirement accounts, park gains in tax-deferred opportunity zone funds and even…

6 years ago

Disaster Recovery in Puerto Rico: Q&A with Marielena Lara

Marielena Lara is a senior physician policy researcher at RAND leading program initiatives to improve the health and social well-being of…

6 years ago