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The Strange Spending Trends Around Sales Tax Holidays

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According to the National Retail Federation , as of last year parents entered August with about 45 percent of their back-to-school shopping done. This year 17 states will have sales tax holidays of one form or another — up from 16 last year, but down from the national high of 20 states in 2010. How Tax Holidays Work.

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The Current Banking Crisis – 10 Not So Apparent Lessons

South State Correspondent

Some form of this ratio will likely be applied to the national and regional banks, which means larger community banks will also be judged by this ratio. This should be a standard operating procedure at every bank. Customers and analysts will look for this ratio to be over 100% so that borrowings can meet any uninsured runoff.

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USAA Insurance Review: Best for Military Members & Families

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The member-owned organization has many operating companies that include property and casualty insurance, life insurance and annuities, investments, banking, and shopping and discounts. USAA homeowners insurance also has standard coverage you’d expect from a national insurance carrier. Homeowners insurance overview. Whole life.

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Stripe Sizzles, Auto Loans Fizzle And Sales Suck The Sizzle Out Of Retail

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Want tax cuts? Business tax cuts: The corporate world had reason to cheer this week, when Trump’s pick for incoming treasury secretary, Steve Mnuchin, stated that the number one priority in terms of regulation is to roll back parts of Dodd-Frank. percent less according to the National Retail Federation. Plenty bad.

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Guest Post: Third Quarter Economic Update by Dorothy Jaworski

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And don’t forget that they are still finishing the $667 billion Operation Twist Program by year end 2012, where they sell shorter maturities and buy longer term ones to push interest rates lower. Bhutan, a Buddhist nation between India and China, began calculating the Gross National Happiness, or “GNH,” Index in 1972.

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GonzoBanker Awards 2017

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Seriously, sit back with a pocket flask of Pappy Van Winkle, smoke a cigar (or your combustible of choice if you live in Colorado, California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Main or Massachusetts) and enjoy the 2017 GonzoBanker Awards. Executioner’s Tax (Swing of the Ax) – Power Trip. THE BANKING AWARDS. Millionaire – Chris Stapleton.

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Fizzle Of The Week: Bitcoin — The Bad Neighbor

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For those not used to thinking about electricity by the gigawatt, the estimates mean this: Even at the low end, bitcoin mining uses as much power as a nation state. The debate is whether that nation state is small (Lithuania-sized), medium (Morocco-sized) or medium-large (Israel-sized). Use of power is not very evenly distributed.

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