Quiet IRS rule shift means an extra $800 for some Americans in 2026 — here’s who winsAmericans who hit jackpots at casinos stand to gain in 2026. The IRS just confirmed a major shift: the taxable threshold for slot machine w...
25 Dec, 2025, 06.23 PM IST
Bill Ackman claims his bold Fannie–Freddie rescue plan could hand US taxpayers a $300 billion windfallBill Ackman Fannie Mae Freddie Mac plan: He has proposed a three-part plan to reshape Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, aiming to formalize taxpa...
19 Nov, 2025, 11.43 PM IST
UK banks face new profit tax as shares drop after IPPR proposalUK banks face calls for a new tax on profits to recover taxpayer money lost from QE. Shares of NatWest, Lloyds, and Barclays fell after the...
30 Aug, 2025, 06.55 AM IST
$3.4 billion payday? Report says Trump family cashed in big from White House yearsDuring Donald Trump's time in the White House, his family amassed an estimated $3.4 billion through various ventures, including cryptocurre...
13 Aug, 2025, 01.09 AM IST
DOGE Dividend: Donald Trump plans to share $55 billion with direct payments of $5,000 to every taxpayerDOGE Dividend: President Donald Trump is weighing a proposal that could see tax-paying Americans receive a one-time $5,000 payout from savi...
20 Feb, 2025, 09.40 AM IST
Rishi Sunak's summer election brings hope to Britain's bruised financial sectorExecutives in London's financial hub are cautiously optimistic about the upcoming UK elections on July 4, hoping for a government that prio...
25 May, 2024, 12.11 PM IST
Budget 2023: I belong to middle class, understand their pressures, says Sitharaman"I too belong to the middle class so I can understand the pressures of the middle class. I identify myself with the middle class so I know,...
15 Jan, 2023, 06.46 PM IST
Container shipping earnings now rival Apple. It’s not a good lookThe container lines for years made meager returns after splurging on big ships which led to overcapacity.
23 Aug, 2021, 09.07 AM IST
Let ONGC cash grab remain a bad dreamThe explorer’s total production can’t grow too much without new investment.
29 May, 2018, 01.05 PM IST
Bitcoin loss booked before March 31 can save you capital gains tax this fiscal: Here's howInvestors with short-term capital gains on equity can look at booking losses from sale of cryptocurencies (if deemed as short-term capital ...
30 Mar, 2018, 10.47 AM IST
Hong Kong's dilemma is what to do with its massive cash pileChan highlighted education, medical services, housing and innovation as among the most pressing issues in the city, with the government obl...
26 Feb, 2018, 10.14 AM IST
Digitised property records give windfall gains to North Delhi Municipal CorporationThe corporation's property tax collection almost doubled in the last financial year. It earned Rs 613 crore in 2016-17 against Rs 371 crore...
21 Jun, 2017, 11.28 AM IST
Now, you can pay property tax sans penalty till FebruaryThe scheme, which would extend beyond February, but with some conditions, is applicable to all types of properties, residential and commerc...
18 Nov, 2016, 11.21 AM IST
Reining in rogue bonusesThe time may have come to regulate and monitor executive pay in banks.
26 Nov, 2009, 04.07 AM IST
- Bailed-out banks eye toxic asset buys
Citigroup was considering whether to take part in the plan as a seller, buyer or manager of the assets, but no decision had yet been taken.
03 Apr, 2009, 09.54 AM IST
- Bush summons Obama, McCain for crisis economy talks
Warning "our entire economy is in danger," US President George W. Bush called unprecedented emergency talks for Thursday with the two men v...
25 Sep, 2008, 04.22 PM IST
- Obama objects to severance for ousted CEOs
Barack Obama objected to reports Monday that the ousted heads of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac may receive lucrative severance...
09 Sep, 2008, 09.11 AM IST