Dec 4, 2024

What will a GOP-ruled Congress do with Trump’s magnum opus?

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Many parts of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will expire in 2025. The incoming GOP-controlled Congress isn't likely to agree on which parts to renew.

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50% off! Cyber Monday deal today only! (Kidding!)

by Kristin Schwab

Dec 4, 2024

The frenzy of Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales now lasts for weeks, and the constant deals are making the dates less meaningful for shoppers.

Cyber Monday has extended its pitch to shoppers. Is it coming from an anxious place?

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For small businesses, owning a building can provide stability in uncertain times

by Justin Ho

Dec 4, 2024

If a business can afford it, owning a physical location can give its owners more flexibility — and plenty of tax advantages.

Businesses that own their buildings reap more tax advantages than homeowners, says Lorilyn Wilson, who owns an accounting business. Above, small shops on Main Street in Seal Beach, California.

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Increasingly, small businesses are adopting AI

by Elizabeth Trovall

Dec 4, 2024

Large businesses tend to lead the pack in AI adoption, but very small businesses have also been using AI at relatively high rates.

Artificial intelligence can do simple tasks that would otherwise require expensive manpower. That's one reason small business AI use is growing.

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What the looming tax fight looks like for a GOP-controlled Washington

by Kimberly Adams

Dec 4, 2024

A unified government doesn’t necessarily mean a unified stance on designing the next round of tax policy.

The incoming Republican administration and Congress will have to decide how to approach expiring tax cuts.

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College graduation rates are up. We can thank community colleges.

by Caleigh Wells

Dec 4, 2024

When enrollment declined during the pandemic, two-year institutions boosted support for continuing students.

Dual enrollment programs, which allow high schoolers to take community college courses, are one reason college graduation rates have improved.

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Adventures in Housing

Renting in New York can be rough, but she found something "really special"

by Sarah Leeson

Dec 4, 2024

Melissa Mesku happened upon the perfect rent-stabilized apartment on Manhattan's Lower East Side. How did she beat the odds?

Urban canyons: High-density living in New York City.

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Music from the episode

Standing Next to You Jung Kook

Panorama Mome

Like Crazy Jimin

State of the Art Gotye

The Message Dr. Dre

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer II

Andie Corban Producer I

Sarah Leeson Producer I

Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

Sofia Terenzio Associate Producer I

Jordan Mangi Assistant Digital Producer

Nicholas Guiang Assistant Producer

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