IOWA — Farmer Aaron Lehman’s health insurance premiums have more than doubled since the start of the year, after Congress decided not to extend federal subsidies after they ended. As the Iran war drags on, the cost of diesel, fertilizer and other inputs he relies on to run his Polk City farm are up. And…
Key Findings The EU TaxA tax is a mandatory payment or charge collected by local, state, and national governments from individuals or businesses to cover the costs of general government services, goods, and activities. Omnibus proposal would create an EU-wide minimum standard for full expensingFull expensing allows businesses to immediately deduct the full cost of…
Outsourcing credit lets the Chinese EV maker scale fast while leaving asset risks to lenders. This article appears in the July/August issue of Global Finance Magazine. Walk the streets of cities like Valencia or Paris, and you don’t need the data to see BYD everywhere, especially in ride-hailing fleets and private transportation. These days, the…
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, left, and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. Getty Images | Reuters Microsoft shares jumped in premarket trading while Meta tanked as investors gave differing verdicts on the two tech giants’ earnings. Shares of Microsoft were last 9% higher while Meta was down 9%. On Wednesday, Microsoft posted fiscal fourth-quarter revenue that beat…
The national index posted a 1.1 percent annual gain in May, its first reading above 1 percent in 2026. The 10-city composite rose 2.4 percent year over year, and the 20-city composite advanced 1.6 percent. Month over month, prices nationally grew 0.6 percent – positive, but below the historical May average of 1.0 percent recorded…
Adam Smith’s publication in 1776 of An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (WN) may not have had a direct influence on the drafting of the Declaration of Independence. Smith’s The Theory of Moral Sentiments (TMS) was better known in 1776 and certainly did influence the colonists. But Smith’s arguments on political economy may…
The sportswear company’s stock declined 17% after it reported a 30% hike in marketing expenditure.
Eaton Fiber has also agreed to acquire Ripple Fiber, a Charlotte, North Carolina-based fiber-optic internet provider and network operator Ripple Fiber’s existing shareholders, Platform Investment Partners and KLT, will continue to back the Eaton Fiber platform alongside Tillman and Bain Capital In connection with the transaction, Verizon will acquire Ripple Fiber’s existing customers, who will…
Step away from the recycling bin! That’s a perfectly good countertop storage container you’re about to toss. Sure, it might look like an empty milk carton right now. But that sturdy plastic jug creates the perfect base for a bin that can hold utensils and other must-haves on your…
Should policymakers look beyond the payroll tax to cover this share of the deficit?