‘, Grand Theft Auto’ maker Take-Two to let go 5 per cent of staff, scrap some projects

‘, Grand Theft Auto’ maker Take-Two to let go 5 per cent of staff, scrap some projects

Take-Two Interactive Software will lay off about 5% of its workforce, or around 600 employees, as part of a cost-reduction plan expected to result in total charges of up to 0 million.

Your brain is what you eat

Your brain is what you eat

Fact: Women who followed a traditional Japanese diet had less brain shrinkage over a two-year study period compared to women who followed a western diet.

Capital gains tax change draws ire from some Canadian entrepreneurs worried it will worsen brain drain | CBC News

Capital gains tax change draws ire from some Canadian entrepreneurs worried it will worsen brain drain | CBC News

The federal government’s budget includes an increase in the inclusion rate of the capital gains tax from 50% to 67% for businesses and trusts, generating an estimated billion in new revenue. This change will impact 40,000 individuals and 307,000 companies in Canada. Some members of the business community believe that expanding the taxable amount will hurt productivity, investment, and entrepreneurship in Canada, potentially leading to a brain drain.

Corporate Tax Software Market is Likely to Experience a Tremendous Growth in Near Future

Corporate Tax Software Market is Likely to Experience a Tremendous Growth in Near Future

The text discusses the Global Corporate Tax Software Market analysis, key vendors, and competitive scenario using tools like Porter’s five forces and SWOT analysis. The report provides information on market structure, size, growth potential, changing dynamics, trends, drivers, challenges, opportunities, and restraints in the market. It also includes market share analysis and profiles of key players in the industry.

Combating market power through a graduated U.S. corporate income tax – Equitable Growth

Combating market power through a graduated U.S. corporate income tax - Equitable Growth

– Corporate taxpayers with billion in income would pay 21 percent on their first 0 million in income, 25 percent on 0 million of their income, and 30 percent on billion of their income, resulting in a total tax bill of 6 million and an average tax rate of 27.3 percent.
– Graduated rate of corporate taxation was a feature of the corporate tax until recently.
– Approximately 99.7 percent of corporate taxpayers fall below the thresholds of million in tax payments.
– 87 percent of tax payments are made by corporations above the million tax payment threshold.
– Companies with tax payments of more than 0 million generate about billion in additional tax revenue.
– Tax revenues would increase by about billion in 2019 with the proposed reform.
– The tax code can discourage market power by levying a higher tax on firms likely to exercise it.
– International tax cooperation can limit tax competition pressures and reduce profit-shifting incentives.
– Market power provides a rationale for reconsidering tax preferences for very-high-profit large companies.
– Graduated corporate tax brackets would be straightforward to administer, especially for large companies.
– Tax policy should distinguish the normal return to capital from the above-normal return to capital to improve efficiency and equity of capital taxation.

Israel’s Netanyahu vows victory after Iran strikes, fears of wider conflict grow

Israel’s Netanyahu vows victory after Iran strikes, fears of wider conflict grow

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that his country would achieve victory after the military successfully shot down almost all of the more than 300 drones and missiles launched by Iran. The attacks by Tehran, in response to an Israeli air strike in Damascus that killed officers of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, raised the threat of a wider regional conflict. Netanyahu posted on social media that “together we shall win,” and the Israeli military reported that over 99% of the Iranian drones and missiles were intercepted. Israel is considering a significant response to the attack, which has escalated tensions in the region.

European stocks gain, dollar strong as traders cut Fed easing bets

European stocks gain, dollar strong as traders cut Fed easing bets

European stocks were on track to outperform Wall Street on Friday due to high demand for exporter shares as major currencies in the continent dropped against a strong dollar.

Cyprus, Japan working on economic and business ties

Cyprus, Japan working on economic and business ties

Energy, Commerce and Industry Minister George Papanastasiou and Japan’s Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Economy Taku Ishii expressed the joint wish to renew discussions on strengthening economic and business ties between Cyprus and Japan.

Despair makes young US men more conservative ahead of election

Despair makes young US men more conservative ahead of election

A global survey showed a surge in despair and disillusionment with established politics, particularly among young American men, who were the only U.S. population group to turn more conservative over the past decade.