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Tech Cos Making M&A Deals Amid Pandemic

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have made 19 deals so far this year, according to Refinitiv, the London-based global provider of financial market data. This crisis threatens to further entrench the power of Big Tech,” Sandeep Vaheesan, legal director at the Open Markets Institute, a Washington, D.C. The Financial Times reported Google, Amazon.com, Apple Inc.

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Ex-Vatican Bank President, Lawyer Charged With Embezzlement

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According to the AP, the Institute for Religious Works reported that Caloia and Luizzo were charged with embezzlement and self-laundering between 2001 and 2008. During that time, the bank disposed of a “considerable” portion of the real estate assets. The two were ordered to pay back the bank, noted the report.

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Guest Post: FInancial Markets and Economic Update by Dorothy Jaworski

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We have one year to go to match the longest expansion since World War II, which was the prosperous period engineered by Maestro Greenspan from March, 1991 to March, 2001. This is because the economy has been gaining momentum, however modest, from the tax cuts and deregulation. The economy has grown 2.2%

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Guest Post: Financial Markets and Economic Update by Dorothy Jaworski

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After a lengthy stretch of strong economic growth and stock market gains, the inevitable correction arrived with force in the fourth quarter, culminating with a December that can only be described as “tres terrible!” A Long, Cold December I could just scream! The spread between 3 month and 10 year Treasuries is not much better, dropping to.23%

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Guest Post: Financial Markets and Economic Update by Dorothy Jaworski

Jeff For Banks

Economic growth picked up strongly in the second quarter, with a reading of +4.2%, as momentum from the tax cuts and deregulation pushed spending and investment higher. The longest expansion on record was from March, 1991 to March, 2001, with growth of 3.6%, engineered by Maestro Greenspan. Economy The economy is on a roll!

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Can Non-U.S. Residents Open U.S. Brokerage Accounts to Trade Stocks?

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stock market is the premier destination for investing opportunities. Meanwhile, some American investment firms market to international clients (and then again, some investment firms won’t work with people who aren’t American citizens). If it does, you might end up paying higher taxes. stock market.

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A Decline in Personal Savings

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The BEA calculates the personal saving rate by subtracting taxes from personal income to arrive at “disposable personal income” and then subtracts personal outlays. By the 1990’s, improvements in technology and further changes to securities regulations made it easier for corporate customers to access financial markets directly.

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