BERLIN – More than 2,500 anti-coal demonstrators protested in the western German town of Kerpen and at a nearby surface-mining site before an upcoming global climate conference in Bonn. Continue Reading Below The dpa news agency reported Sunday that a large group of the initial protesters split off to march […]
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President Trump’s first trip to Asia begins with a taste of home
TOKYO — With a round of golf, a custom cap and a hamburger of American beef, President Donald Trump’s first trip to Asia began with a taste of home. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe welcomed Mr. Trump to Japan Sunday with an effusive display of friendship that, in the days ahead, […]
2018 FSA Changes: Use a Flexible Spending Account to Cut Your Tax Bill
Millions of workers have access to flexible spending accounts, which are tax-saving vehicles that let you set money aside on a pre-tax basis from your paycheck to cover anticipated healthcare or dependent care expenses. Used correctly, FSAs can produce huge tax savings, and limits on contribution amounts typically get adjusted […]
Trump Vows to Leave 401(k)s Alone, but He’s Broken a Retirement Promise Before
Ready or not, here comes tax reform. Continue Reading Below After being rebuffed at seemingly every turn by members within his own party with regard to healthcare reform, President Trump and lawmakers in Washington have finally turned their undivided attention to reforming the U.S. tax code for individuals and corporations. […]
ANALYSIS: Trump vows to stay ‘fresh’ on grueling Asia trip
President Donald Trump loves superlatives: Biggest, best, highest, strongest — all words he frequently sprinkles into his comments about policy and politics. White House officials are now picking up his habit when talking about this trip to Asia, repeatedly emphasizing that this is the longest trip to the region by […]
Are Amazon’s Brick-and-Mortar Plans in Trouble?
Amazon‘s (NASDAQ: AMZN) takeover of Whole Foods stunned many brick-and-mortar retailers, which feared that merging Amazon’s e-commerce ecosystem with hundreds of physical stores could render traditional supermarkets and superstores obsolete. Continue Reading Below Amazon already slashed prices at Whole Foods, started selling Echo speakers in stores, and plans to add pickup […]
How I Got My Credit Score to an All-Time High
It’s one thing to be able to write about how to improve your credit score. It’s another to actually follow through and do it. And while I didn’t follow my own advice exactly to the letter, as my credit score has always been good enough for what I needed, I […]
The Latest: Brussels prosecutor to speak on Catalan warrants
BRUSSELS – The Latest on the Spain-Catalonia political crisis (all times local): Continue Reading Below 12:30 p.m. The Brussels prosecutor has announced he will make a statement at 2 p.m. (1300 GMT; 8 a.m. EDT) about the European arrest warrant and the situation of ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and […]
7 Hidden Changes to Education Tax Breaks in the GOP Tax Bill
In the tax framework the GOP released in September, there was a passage that read, “The framework retains tax benefits that encourage work, higher education, and retirement security.” Continue Reading Below Now that an official tax reform bill, called the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, has been introduced in Congress, […]
Philippines frees four East Timorese to attend ASEAN meeting
November 5, 2017 MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine immigration authorities freed four East Timor delegates after holding them for 12 hours at Manila airport in a security clampdown ahead of the ASEAN and East Asia Summit next week. The four East Timorese were allowed into the Philippines but authorities kept their […]