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Jun 24 2021
Analysis
Lord of the Roths: How Tech Mogul Peter Thiel Turned a Retirement Account for the Middle Class Into a $5 Billion Tax-Free Piggy Bank
Billionaire Peter Thiel, a founder of PayPal, has publicly condemned “confiscatory taxes.” He’s been a major funder of one of the most prominent anti-tax political action committees in the country. And he’s bankrolled a group that promotes building floating nations that would impose no compulsory income taxes.
But Thiel doesn’t need a man-made island to avoid paying taxes. He has
ProPublicaDec 12 2023
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Ravens’ $430 million state-funded stadium upgrades to roll out in 2024, include 3 plazas, expanded concourses
M&T Bank Stadium will soon undergo its most substantial makeover since it opened in 1998. Equipped with a large fund of state dollars, the Ravens and the Maryland Stadium Authority unveiled plans Tuesday to renovate the 71,008-seat venue. Some improvements will be finished by August 2024, ahead of the start of next year’s regular season, while others are scheduled to be completed ahead of
Baltimore SunDec 13 2023
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Federal Reserve leaves interest rate unchanged. Now the question is when it might cut.
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday said it is holding its benchmark interest rate steady, extending a reprieve for borrowers after the fastest series of hikes in four decades. The central bank said it will maintain the federal funds rate in a range of 5.25% to 5.5%, marking the third consecutive pause since July, when it last raised rates. Fed officials have raised the federal funds rate 11
CBS News (Online)Dec 12 2023
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State Treasury warns of new scam
HARRISBURG — State Treasurer Stacy Garrity issued a warning to Pennsylvanians that scammers are targeting residents in a new scam involving false promises of a state grant and fraudulent requests to pay taxes using gift cards. In the scam, unsuspecting residents receive a call, an email and/or a letter claiming to be from the Pennsylvania Treasury or the Federal Reserve Bank, fraudulently
The DerrickDec 14 2023
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Wall Street divided on how many Fed rate cuts there will be in 2024
Senior Federal Reserve officials are by no means unanimous about the central bank’s December forecast showing three cuts in U.S. interest rates in 2024. Neither is Wall Street. Some economists see as many as seven rate cuts in 2024 — with the Fed starting early — and others just two. The short-term fed funds rate could range from a low of 3.5%-3.75% to a high of 4.75% to 5% under these varying
MarketWatchApr 02 2016
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Obama praises Iran nuke deal as Congress slams effort to give Tehran access to U.S. banking system
President Obama pronounced the Iranian nuclear deal a “success” Friday as he met with leaders of the world’s major nuclear powers in Washington, amid bipartisan concern in Congress that the administration will allow Tehran to use the dollar in business transactions.
“This deal has achieved a substantial success, and focused on the dangers of nuclear proliferation in an effective way,”
Washington TimesNov 19 2023
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Man Shot In Head, Killed In Tulsa; Shooter Not In Custody
A man was shot in the head and killed outside a bank in Tulsa near 31st and Mingo on Sunday, police say. Police are investigating and searching for those involved. Man Shot In Head, Killed In Tulsa; Shooter Not In Custody A man was shot in the head and killed outside a bank in Tulsa near 31st and Mingo on Sunday, police say. The Tulsa Police Department said two males ran from the scene to a
News 9 OklahomaNov 19 2023
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Man Shot In Head, Killed In Tulsa; Police Searching For Suspects
A man was shot in the head and killed outside a bank in Tulsa near 31st and Mingo on Sunday, police said. Police are investigating and searching for those involved. Man Shot In Head, Killed In Tulsa; Shooter Not In Custody A man was shot in the head and killed outside a bank in Tulsa near 31st and Mingo on Sunday, police said. The Tulsa Police Department said two males ran from the scene to a
News 9 OklahomaDec 22 2023
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Fed’s favorite inflation gauge shows prices rose at 3.2% annual rate in November, less than expected
A gauge the Federal Reserve uses for inflation rose slightly in November and edged closer to the central bank’s goal.
The core personal consumption expenditures price index, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, increased 0.1% for the month, and was up 3.2% from a year ago, the Commerce Department reported Friday.
Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had been expecting
CNBCDec 13 2023
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Second Fulton election worker: ‘Giuliani just messed me up’
In Rudy Giuliani’s telling, a symbol of kindness became something sinister after the 2020 presidential election. He saw Freeman handing her daughter, Shaye Moss, something late on election night in security footage of ballot counting at State Farm Arena. According to Giuliani, they weren’t sharing mints. They were passing around “USB ports like they were vials of heroin or cocaine.” He said
Atlanta Journal-Constitution