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US Big Tech Companies’ Complicated Role in Ireland’s Booming Economy

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US Big Tech Companies’ Complicated Role in Ireland’s Booming Economy

Google’s European headquarters in Dublin, Ireland. Niall Carson/PA Images via Getty Images Ireland, despite its small land size and population, is among the wealthiest countries in the world. The island nation boasted a GDP per capita of $104,270 in 2023, according to the IMF, next only to Luxembourg and higher than the U.S., Switzerland, Singapore and … Read more

The Faux Populism of Conservatives for Higher Corporate Tax

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The Faux Populism of Conservatives for Higher Corporate Tax

The Corner Economy & Business Senator Josh Hawley (R., Mo.), left, and Oren Cass, right (Leah Millis/Reuters, National Conservatism/Screengrab via YouTube) applauded it. The economics of these two isn’t too good, but their populist signaling is strong. See, they want more taxes on corporations, proving that they are concerned about fairness (labor shouldn’t be taxed … Read more

Jim de Bree | An Interesting Tax Decision from SCOTUS

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Jim de Bree | An Interesting Tax Decision from SCOTUS

Last summer, I wrote two columns about a peculiar tax case that the Supreme Court decided to hear. Although the amount of tax involved in the case was less than $15,000, ruling in the taxpayer’s favor could have fundamentally gutted the Internal Revenue Code.  A major part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act … Read more

South African parties hold crunch talks to decide who will govern

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South African parties hold crunch talks to decide who will govern

The African National Congress (ANC) was holding last-minute talks with other parties on Thursday to thrash out a deal to form South Africa’s next government, as its secretary-general said it aimed to work with as many parties as possible. The broad parameters of a deal need to be agreed in time for the first convening … Read more

Indian PM Modi, ’s alliance leads in majority of seats in early counting trends

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Indian PM Modi, ’s alliance leads in majority of seats in early counting trends

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led alliance is ahead in more than 300 seats in the lower house of parliament, with BJP alone leading in 255 seats.

In,  South Africa poll, some ANC voters lose patience with their liberators

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In,  South Africa poll, some ANC voters lose patience with their liberators

South Africans are casting their ballots in the country’s most unpredictable election in three decades of democracy. Some voters are losing patience with the ruling African National Congress (ANC) due to economic and social problems it has failed to fix since the end of apartheid. Some once loyal supporters of the ANC are considering voting for other parties, with pollsters expecting the ANC to lose its parliamentary majority.

S.,  Africans vote in most competitive election since end of apartheid

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S.,  Africans vote in most competitive election since end of apartheid

South Africans voted in a competitive election where the African National Congress (ANC) could lose its parliamentary majority after 30 years in government.

Husic’s corporate tax call revives Hawke-Keating Labor spirit

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Husic’s corporate tax call revives Hawke-Keating Labor spirit

The Australian Financial Review AI Summit had a sold-out audience, showing business and investor interest in AI technology. Labor’s Industry Minister, Ed Husic, advocated for lower company taxes to support investment in AI technologies.