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Seeking backers for new fund, Jared Kushner turns to Middle East
A global tax deal is at hand. Here’s how it would work
Governments will apply the tax on a country-by-country basis, so that companies cannot lower their tax bill simply by seeking out tax havens and “blending” their tax rates. That will ensure that…
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Pastries and persuasion: How a global tax deal got done
Officials from countries involved in the negotiations said the outcome was not clear until hours before the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development announced that Ireland and two…
Treasury warns that digital currencies could weaken US Sanctions
The Treasury Department also raised concern that America’s adversaries have been taking steps to reduce their reliance on the U.S. dollar and said new digital payments systems could exacerbate…
Businesses push US President Joe Biden to develop China trade policy
US import duties still exist on roughly $360 billion worth of Chinese goods, and almost all of the exemptions that shielded more than 2,000 products from those tariffs have expired
Social security is projected to be insolvent a year earlier than previously forecast
The Social Security Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund will now be depleted in 2033, a year earlier than previously projected, according to the report