…WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. taxpayers owe an estimated $385 billion in unpaid taxes for 2006, up about a third from the “tax gap” five years before, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) said.
Despite the wider shortfall between 2001 and 2006,
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…Erik Nelson was working in Stamford, Connecticut, as a research analyst at FMG USA LLC, the U.S. arm of FMG, a fund of funds specializing in emerging and frontier markets, when his bosses called him into a meeting in September
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…A satirical short film taking a look at the national debt and how it applies to just one family. Starring Brian Stepanek & Eddie Jemison, Produced by Seth William Meier, DP/Edited by Craig Evans, 1st AC Brian Andrews, Sound Mixer
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…Poland’s finance ministry and the central bank, each formally independent of the other, have had an amicable relationship since the appointment of a new bank governor in 2010. This extended honeymoon appears to have ended this week when Finance Minister
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Apparently insider trading for politicians and their family is not limited to the USA….
My kind of story in the Swiss papers… today. I love it when big shot central bankers get their dirty laundry made public.
Kashya, the wife
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…The Google Inc. (GOOG) executive with his bright yellow vest was impossible to miss in the middle of the Israeli startup owners seeking cash in a rusty boathouse at Tel Aviv’s Jaffa port.
David Lawee, Google’s mergers and acquisitions chief,
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…As we approach the end of 2011 there is much to consider. The capitalist world is suffering a series of financial crises. Many nations are hopelessly in debt, including the United States; currencies are losing value; businesses are going under
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…Let me tell you about a time, long ago, when finance served a purpose. When people wanted to build a new house, they would go to their local community bank and request a loan. When a town wanted to build
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…Robert Shiller, Yale economics professor and co-founder of the Case-Shiller Home Price Index, was on Bloomberg TV this afternoon to talk about his thoughts on the economy. Overall, Shiller remained skeptical about an economic recovery despite Consumer Confidence shooting above
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…At this festive time of the year, it’s easy to get caught up in holiday shopping, family get togethers and last minute vacation plans. But don’t let that distract you from key financial deadlines that creep up on Dec. 31.
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