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Top US tax breaks to cost $12 trln over decade, benefit wealthy-CBO
Reuters* Top 20 pct of earners get half the benefit of top breaks * Tax breaks on capital gains favor the wealthy * Study favors Obama's approach to tax reform -Democrats By David Lawder WASHINGTON, May 29 (Reuters) - The top ten U.S. tax deductions, credits...Tags: Republican Party, Dave Camp, Taxation, Politics, Sandy Levin
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Egypt tackles fuel use, smugglers to stave off summer crisis
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Egypt will cut exports of natural gas and tell major industries to slow output this summer to avoid an energy crisis and stave off political unrest, the chairman of the Egyptian General Petroleum Company (EGPC) told Reuters. Tarek El-...Tags: Downstream Oil and Gas Activities, BG Group Plc., Cairo (Egypt), Parties and Movements, BP Plc
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As Xi visit approaches, Mexico wants to balance its trade with China
ReutersMEXICO CITY, May 31 (Reuters) - Mexico's large trade deficit with China is a concern and the two nations will seek ways to correct it when their leaders meet next week, a senior Mexican official said on Friday. Mexico ran a slight surplus with its global...Tags: Industrial Production, Xi Jinping, Trade Balance, Mexico, China
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Italy gets some EU respite, but may need more to meet tax pledges
Reuters* PM Letta to face more pressure to cut taxes, spend more * Hopes to exclude some spending from deficit count * Deficit risks exceeding 3 pct this year as economy shrinks By Gavin Jones ROME, May 29 (Reuters) - Italy got some help from Brussels on...Tags: Rome (Italy), Lobbying, Career and Workplace, Politics, Enrico Letta
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WRAPUP 1-EU shifts focus to economic reforms in quest for growth
Reuters* EU gives France, Spain two more years for deficit cuts * Netherlands, Slovenia, Poland also get more time * European Commission demands structural reforms in exchange * Italy, Hungary and Baltic states released from deficit watch By Jan Strupczewski...Tags: Spain, Career and Workplace, Politics, Foreign Exchange Market, Hungary
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WRAPUP 2-EU shifts policy focus in quest for growth
Reuters* EU gives France, Spain, Poland, Slovenia two more years for deficit cuts * Netherlands, Portugal, Belgium also get one more year * European Commission demands structural reforms in exchange * Italy, Hungary, Romania and Baltic states released from...Tags: Career and Workplace, Spain, Politics, Belgium, Hungary
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WRAPUP 2-U.S. 1st qtr GDP revised slightly lower; austerity bites
Reuters* U.S. first-quarter GDP up at 2.4 percent annual rate * Growth held back by austerity, slower inventory building * Consumer spending revised up * Jobless claims rise modestly in latest week * Pending homes sales at 3-year high in April By Jason...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Credit Ratings, Economic Indicator, Services and Shopping, Stamford
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Debating just how long to wait before fixing Social Security
The trustees overseeing the finances of Social Security and Medicare issued their latest report Friday, declaring that a) the Social Security Trust Fund is expected to run out of money in 2035, the same estimate as last year; b) Medicare's hospital...
Tags: Health Insurance, Justice System, Credit Ratings, Career and Workplace, Finance
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Kenyan central bank intervenes to prop up shilling
Reuters* Sells dollars in market for 1st time since January, traders say * Reuters poll sees shilling falling to 88 per dollar by year-end * Kenya's current account deficit weighs on currency * Weaker shilling could signal end to rate cuts cycle (Adds...Tags: Elections, Credit Ratings, Money and Monetary Policy, Politics, Central Bank
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Arundel school board alleges payback in $5 million budget cut
The Anne Arundel County Council vote this week to trim $5 million from the school's capital budget has led school officials to allege that the cut was retaliation for a squabble last year. On Wednesday, after the school board reviewed more than three...
Tags: Finance, Politics, Budgets and Budgeting, Economy, Business and Finance, Laura Neuman
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COLUMN: Distribution not disruption is key for copper: Andy Home
Reuters(Andy Home is a Reuters columnist. The opinions expressed are his own) By Andy Home LONDON, June 6 (Reuters) - Production disruption is on the copper market's radar again. Global mine supply performed remarkably smoothly in the first three months of...Tags: Non Ferrous Metal, Career and Workplace, Metal and Mineral, Shanghai (China), Politics
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Calipatria reviews consolidation options
Staff WriterCALIPATRIA — As the city prepares for upcoming budget hearings, the City Council attempted to gain a grip on the city’s current financial state during its meeting Tuesday. The option of consolidating staff members was initially brought to the...Tags: Medina (Saudi Arabia), Politics, Finance, Robert J. Lopez, Economy, Business and Finance
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