WTI recovers to $80 on declining US oil stockpiles

WTI recovers to $80 on declining US oil stockpiles

West Texas Intermediate (WTI) recovered its intraday losses, trading around $80.00 per barrel in European markets on Wednesday. The decline in the US Dollar contributed support for the crude demand, underpinning the oil prices. Additionally, the oil price has support due to the declining U.S. stockpiles, the world’s largest oil producer and consumer. The American … Read more

‘Economic nationalism’ at the RNC clashes with Trump’s pitch to donors

‘Economic nationalism’ at the RNC clashes with Trump’s pitch to donors

MILWAUKEE — Former president Donald Trump is trying to present a more worker-friendly vision of the Republican Party at this week’s convention, but he has continued to make clear in private that he views himself as the best choice for billionaires and big business, according to donors who have attended fundraising events.Even as Trump leans … Read more

3 big takeaways from Donald Trump’s new interview on the economy

3 big takeaways from Donald Trump's new interview on the economy

Just days before he met with President Joe Biden for a face-to-face debate in June, Donald Trump sat down for an interview with Bloomberg Businessweek. The former president spoke about his views on everything from green energy and diet coke to foreign policy and his tax plan. He also floated JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon … Read more

The end of this tax break could be ‘very disruptive’ to business owners, expert says — what to know

The end of this tax break could be ‘very disruptive' to business owners, expert says — what to know

Enacted via the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, the qualified business income deduction, or QBI, is worth up to 20% of eligible revenue, subject to limitations. That tax break is scheduled to expire after 2025 without changes from Congress, which could affect millions of filers. “It’s something that is very important to a … Read more

Corporate Tax Breaks Contribute to Income and Racial Inequality and Shift Resources to Foreign Investors

Corporate Tax Breaks Contribute to Income and Racial Inequality and Shift Resources to Foreign Investors

This report is a modified version of an earlier report ITEP published in collaboration with Liberation in a Generation. 1. Corporate tax cuts and corporate tax avoidance worsen income inequality. When corporations are allowed to pay less in taxes, the ultimate beneficiaries are mainly the owners of corporate stocks, who are concentrated among the wealthiest … Read more

The end of this tax break could be ‘very disruptive’ to business owners, expert says — what to know

The end of this tax break could be 'very disruptive' to business owners, expert says — what to know

The Good Brigade | Digitalvision | Getty ImagesTax breaks worth trillions of dollars are scheduled to expire after 2025 without extension from Congress — including a hefty deduction for millions of self-employed filers and business owners.  Enacted by former President Donald Trump, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 created the qualified business income deduction, … Read more

Patent Box Regimes in Europe, 2024

Patent Box Regimes in Europe, 2024

Patent Box Regimes in Europe, 2024 Skip to content Patent boxA patent box—also referred to as intellectual property (IP) regime—taxes business income earned from IP at a rate below the statutory corporate income tax rate, aiming to encourage local research and development. Many patent boxes around the world have undergone substantial reforms due to profit … Read more

Puerto Rican Competitiveness and Pillar Two

Puerto Rican Competitiveness and Pillar Two

Puerto Rico Tax Competitiveness and Pillar Two Skip to content profit shiftingProfit shifting is when multinational companies reduce their tax burden by moving the location of their profits from high-tax countries to low-tax jurisdictions and tax havens. . Pillar Two, the global minimum taxA tax is a mandatory payment or charge collected by local, state, … Read more

Sectors to gain as Trump victory odds rise

Sectors to gain as Trump victory odds rise

With market analysts increasingly pricing in the likelihood of a Donald Trump victory in the US presidential election in November, investors are eyeing three specific sectors expected to benefit from his administration’s policies. “A potential return to the White House brings with it expectations of a hawkish trade policy, less regulation, looser climate change regulations, … Read more

Markets today: U.S. curve steepens as traders bet on Trump return

Markets today: U.S. curve steepens as traders bet on Trump return

BNN Bloomberg’s Paul Bagnell looks at how North American markets are shaping up for the trading day. (Bloomberg) — U.S. stock futures rose and longer-maturity bonds retreated as investors ratcheted up wagers that Donald Trump would win the presidential election after an assassination attempt.The U.S. 30-year yield rose above the two-year for the first time … Read more