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Saving Main Street: Advocacy Groups Propose New Government Relief Programs

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The crisis is hardly over, but post-pandemic reality is setting in for Main Street retail. Patrice Frey, president and CEO of the National Main Street Center , is a proponent of supporting existing local economic development organizations like chambers of commerce, community foundations and Main Street programs.

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Climate and capital: some outstanding issues

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There is a lively debate about whether and how capital regulations for banks and insurers should be adjusted in response to climate change. Incorporating climate-related risks into the capital regime will require a reliable methodology to measure these risks. Marco Bardoscia, Benjamin Guin and Misa Tanaka.

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Why Timing Is Everything On Tax Day

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Tax Day for Americans is here, or at least it will be on Tuesday, April 17. This year is a bit of an unusual year as far as taxes are concerned, since April 15 actually falls on a Sunday. Back then, taxes weren’t due on April 15. Tax season used to be a month and a half shorter.

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Macy’s Recognizes $3.1B Charge As Pandemic Reshapes Outlook

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billion non-cash goodwill charge before tax, as the retailer’s long-haul forecast and market capitalization shifted, mainly due to the coronavirus health crisis. The company said that asset sale gains for Q1 2020 came out to $16 million before tax, or $12 million after tax. Macy’s Inc. recognized a $3.1

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Ontario Systems Buys SwervePay To Boost Electronic Payments

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The purchase comes as Ontario Systems has recently shifted to being backed by private equity money, as it was acquired last year by New Mountain Capital, according to a Government Technology report. SwervePay, meanwhile, offers text payments and automated balance messages on top of its main services for electronic payments.

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Personal Capital Review: Free Tools and Paid Wealth Management

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Personal Capital is an online wealth management concept that started in 2009. Today, Personal Capital offers two sets of tools depending on whether you pay for their services or not. Personal Capital provides a paid wealth management service for those with $100,000 or more in investable assets. This is done securely.

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Profits in a time of inflation: some insights from recent and past energy shocks in the UK

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Some broad measures suggest increasing profits, but conflate market and non-market sector dynamics and omit important corporate costs. This decline has not been uniform across firms, however: firms with higher market power have been better able to increase their margins; others have experienced large declines.

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