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Politics

Harris and Trump Agree That Tips Shouldn’t Be Taxed

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Kamala Harris supports eliminating federal taxes on tips for service and hospitality workers, which Donald Trump also supports.

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International Economics

Italy Raises Tax on Wealthy Migrants’ Foreign Income by 100%

Italy doubled a flat tax on the foreign income of new residents, upping it from €100,000 to €200,000 annually.

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International Economics

Spain Cans its Golden Visa Program

The government decided to end the program because of its impact on the country’s housing crisis.

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Politics

Biden Administration Has Been a Net Tax-Cutter, Study Finds

A new report says the president has effectively lowered the nation’s total tax burden by $600 billion over his term so far.

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Big Tech

Tech Giants Win Regulatory Case in EU, But Tax Clouds Loom

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Meta, Google, and TikTok successfully argued that individual European countries can’t cook up their own laws for large digital platforms.

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International Economics

Ireland Is Launching a Sovereign Wealth Fund

On Tuesday, Ireland said it wants to leverage its corporate tax revenue from tech giants to create a sovereign wealth fund.

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Banking

Goldman Sachs Taps a New Generation of Leadership Ahead of Deals Boom

The toast of Wall Street has elevated a new generation of executives to run its investment banking and trading operations.

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Artificial Intelligence

Mistral CEO Says the Company Wants an IPO

Mistral is among a clutch of privately held AI startups like OpenAI and Anthropic that have seen valuations soar.

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Policy & Power

Is Trump Pivoting From a Trade War to an International Tax Fight?

The Trump 2.0 era may have officially begun this week, but the much-hyped tariff-fueled trade war has not. At least, not yet.

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