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Lending Is Failing To Live Up To 2018’s Great Expectations

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Crediting lower taxes, thanks to the end of the year tax reform bill passed by Congress, regional bank executives saw a sudden and notable pick up in both commercial loan demand and a big jump in spending on credit and debit cards. The tax cut had done what it was intended to do: boost economic activity. As of early 2018, U.S.

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EU Begins Antitrust Probe Into Amazon, Fines Qualcomm

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billion) in back taxes to the Irish government. The commission said it is investigating the “standard agreements” between Amazon and third-party merchants and how “the use of accumulated marketplace seller data by Amazon as a retailer affects competition.” Just a few weeks ago, President Donald Trump accused Vestager of hating the U.S.