Until recently, most Americans believed that the United States should play a leading role on the global stage. However, the political landscape has changed. Only 53 percent of Americans now believe that taking an active role in the world is a good thing. Among Republican or Republican-leaning voters, thatRead More →
(Reuters) – Standard Chartered PLC (L:) is facing a fine for failing to prevent sanctions breaches, Sky News reported on Saturday. Britain’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, which includes police and intelligence officers as well as finance ministry officials, has notified the lender that it aims to impose a penaltyRead More →
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The offices of Standard Life Aberdeen in Saint Andrew Square Edinburgh, Scotland LONDON (Reuters) – Standard Life (LON:) Aberdeen said on Tuesday that a tribunal has ruled in its favor regarding a dispute over an investment contract it had with Lloyds Banking Group (LON:) The tribunalRead More →
Maybe you’ve already filed your 2018 Form 1040. Or you soon will. Either way, let’s do a postmortem and find some ways to do a better tax-saving job this year (2019). One way to beat the system is to get more mileage from your standard deduction and from itemized deductionsRead More →
