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These high-income taxpayers are getting a visit from the IRS

These high-income taxpayers are getting a visit from the IRS

Knock, knock. It's the IRS. The taxman is planning on in-person visits to individual taxpayers who haven't filed their income tax returns for prior years. So far, the agency expects to make 800 house calls, with more to come.

6 years ago
Exclusive: 'Made in Russia' passenger jet finds a single buyer, Aeroflot

Exclusive: 'Made in Russia' passenger jet finds a single buyer, Aeroflot

Russia's main home-grown passenger jet, the Sukhoi Superjet 100, conceived as a rival to Airbus, Bombardier and Embraer, has no confirmed orders this year beyond a long-standing deal with state carrier Aeroflot , two sources told Reuters.



6 years ago
Business jet deliveries hit decade high in 2019, helped by new models

Business jet deliveries hit decade high in 2019, helped by new models

Business jet deliveries across the globe hit a decade high in 2019, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) said on Wednesday, helped by strong market demand for new models.



6 years ago
S&P 500, Nasdaq reach new heights on China stimulus hopes

S&P 500, Nasdaq reach new heights on China stimulus hopes

The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq hit all-time highs on Wednesday as hopes that China would take more measures to prop up its economy eased worries about the impact of the coronavirus epidemic.



6 years ago
This revamp will be different, says HSBC boss; staff not so sure

This revamp will be different, says HSBC boss; staff not so sure

Noel Quinn, the interim chief executive of HSBC , says this time things are going to be different.



6 years ago
Oil up 2.5% on slowing pace of coronavirus, U.S. move on Venezuela

Oil up 2.5% on slowing pace of coronavirus, U.S. move on Venezuela

Oil prices rose 2.5% on Wednesday as demand worries eased with a slowing of new coronavirus cases in China and supply curtailed by a U.S. move to cut more Venezuelan crude from the market.



6 years ago
Oil up more than 2% on slowing coronavirus cases, U.S. move on Venezuela

Oil up more than 2% on slowing coronavirus cases, U.S. move on Venezuela

Oil prices gained more than 2% on Wednesday as worries eased about demand declining due to the spread of coronavirus cases in China, while supplies tightened as the United States moved to cut off more Venezuelan crude from the market.



6 years ago
Boeing, crash victims' lawyers negotiate over access to 737 MAX documents

Boeing, crash victims' lawyers negotiate over access to 737 MAX documents

Boeing Co and lawyers representing families of victims of a 737 MAX crash agreed in court on Wednesday to hold a conference call with U.S. government crash probe authorities over access to documents related to the now-grounded aircraft's design, development and two fatal disasters involving it.



6 years ago
Should Facebook, Google be liable for user posts? asks U.S. Attorney General Barr

Should Facebook, Google be liable for user posts? asks U.S. Attorney General Barr

U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Wednesday questioned whether Facebook, Google and other major online platforms still need the immunity from legal liability that has prevented them from being sued over material their users post.



6 years ago
French judges step up Ghosn probe over palace party, Oman dealings

French judges step up Ghosn probe over palace party, Oman dealings

French prosecutors have stepped up their investigation into alleged misappropriation of funds at Renault by former boss Carlos Ghosn, saying a judge had now been assigned to the case to launch a formal investigation.



6 years ago
Fed policymakers cautiously optimistic on U.S. economy despite new risks, minutes show

Fed policymakers cautiously optimistic on U.S. economy despite new risks, minutes show

Federal Reserve policymakers were cautiously optimistic about their ability to hold interest rates steady this year, minutes of the central bank's last policy meeting showed, even as they acknowledged new risks caused by the coronavirus outbreak.



6 years ago
Goldman says market underestimating coronavirus risk: 'Correction is looking much more probable'

Goldman says market underestimating coronavirus risk: 'Correction is looking much more probable'

Goldman Sachs sounded the alarm about a possible correction in the stock market, noting investors are underestimating the coronavirus risk.

6 years ago
Virgin Galactic looks like newest cult stock as short sellers dig in

Virgin Galactic looks like newest cult stock as short sellers dig in

Wall Street's newest cult stock appears to be Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc , as investors drive the space tourism stock to sky-high levels and short sellers dig in their heels.



6 years ago
Exclusive: Google users in UK to lose EU data protection - sources

Exclusive: Google users in UK to lose EU data protection - sources

Google is planning to move its British users' accounts out of the control of European Union privacy regulators, placing them under U.S. jurisdiction instead, sources said.



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Fed staff float plan to end term-repo after April, minutes show

Fed staff float plan to end term-repo after April, minutes show

Senior Federal Reserve staff proposed ending longer-term loans to banks after April as part of a broader blueprint laying out how the central bank could scale back the support provided to money markets, the minutes from the January policy meeting showed.



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