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2017 is no 1986 when it comes to tax reform

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Sep 27, 2017
The ingredients used 30 years ago to rewrite the code don't exist today, including shared principles.
President Donald Trump speaks about tax reform at the Indiana Farm Bureau today in Indianapolis.
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Would companies use repatriated profits to invest?

by Amy Scott
Sep 27, 2017
After a one-time tax holiday in 2004 companies used repatriated funds to buy back their own stock or pay dividends to their shareholders.
(L to R) Jeff Bezos, chief executive officer of Amazon, Larry Page, chief executive officer of Alphabet Inc. (parent company of Google), Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer of Facebook, Vice President Mike Pence listen as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting of technology executives at Trump Tower on December 2016 in New York City.
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CEO Satya Nadella on why he's hitting refresh at Microsoft

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Sep 27, 2017
The "consummate insider" talks about the course change he's planned for the legacy tech company.
Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft Corp., speaks at the Microsoft annual shareholders meeting in Bellevue, Washington, in 2016.
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How Americans really feel about taxes

by Adriene Hill
Sep 27, 2017
"Tax morale" is high as President Trump prepares to unveil reform framework.
IRS data show that more than 90 percent of Americans agree that paying taxes is a civic duty.
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It's deadline for health insurers. Will they stay in Obamacare exchanges in 2018?

by Dan Gorenstein
Sep 27, 2017
Today is the deadline for health insurers to fully commit — are they’re going to sell policies on the federal healthcare.gov exchange in 2018 or not? A number of insurance carriers have pulled out of several markets, saying they were losing too much money. Can insurers find their financial footing amidst so much uncertainty? Click […]
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Already vulnerable Puerto Rico struggles to recover from hurricanes

by Tracey Samuelson
Sep 26, 2017
President Donald Trump today said he’ll head to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands on Tuesday to survey damage from Hurricane Maria. Some 3.5 million residents in Puerto Rico remain without power. Food and water are scarce in the territories, and everything about the recovery is more complicated because the islands have vulnerable infrastructure.  […]
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Vanity Fair Editor Graydon Carter put off retirement after Trump was elected

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Sep 26, 2017
But now he's leaving the magazine. "After 9,200 days of deadlines, it would be nice just to kick around a bit."
Graydon Carter welcomes his audience at the Vanity Fair New Establishment Summit in 2014 in San Francisco.
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Manufacturers of survival bunkers say that sales are up, thanks to escalating tensions with North Korea

by Marketplace Contributor
Sep 26, 2017
Bunker sales are up. But disaster preparedness experts question if they're a good investment.
Atlas Survival Shelters CEO Ron Hubbard sits inside a model BombNado shelter at his Montebello, California factory. 
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How do colleges teach students to engage in opposing views while keeping them safe?

by Amy Scott
Sep 26, 2017
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is scheduled to speak at Georgetown University today. His topic, somewhat ironically, is free speech on college campuses. Recently there have been violent protests against controversial speakers on campus, sometimes leading to cancelled invitations. In the age of “trigger warnings” and “safe spaces,” critics say colleges are going too far […]
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Desperately needed: details on the federal tax plan

by Tracey Samuelson
Sep 25, 2017
The president is scheduled to talk more about it on Wednesday.
President Donald Trump talks about his tax reform plan in Springfield, Missouri, in August.
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