Paterson Says Judge Blocks N.Y. Indian Cigarette Tax Collection
Fed’s Fisher ‘Reluctant’ to Ease Until Fiscal Policy Improves
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Richard Fisher said he’s reluctant to expand the Fed’s balance sheet to stimulate the economy unless there are additional tax and regulatory policies in place to spur job growth.
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Funai Electric to Increase LCD TV Output Capacity at Thai Plant
Sept. 2 (Bloomberg) — Funai Electric Co., a Japanese maker of audio-visual equipment, plans to increase production capacity for liquid-crystal display televisions by 54 percent at its factory in Thai…
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Netherlands to Release Two Men Arrested on Amsterdam’s Airport
The Dutch national prosecutor will release two men, who were suspected of possible involvement in preparing a terrorist act, without charging them, spokesman Martijn Boelhouwer said by telephone today.
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Judge Denies U.S. Request to Dismiss Drilling Ban Challenge
A federal judge denied a U.S. government request to dismiss a challenge to the Obama administration’s deep-water drilling ban, finding the government’s new rules didn’t render a lawsuit stopping the moratorium irrelevant.
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Paterson Says Judge Blocks N.Y. Indian Cigarette Tax Collection
New York Governor David Paterson said a state appellate court has blocked the state from implementing a new tax on cigarette purchases on Indian reservations by non-tribal buyers.
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Ex-NFL player Kenny Holmes tops Indian River candidates with $20 million net worth
As 401(k) matches disappear, savers must take up slack
If you have a 401(k) that doesn’t charge excessive fees and provides solid mutual funds, stay with it if the simplicity of automatic paycheck contributions helps you continue your usual saving behavior. Better yet, increase your contributions to make up for the loss of your employer’s match.
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BusinessWise: Pros, cons of Roth conversions
Beginning in 2010, a new tax planning opportunity is available to people in all income tax brackets (including high earners) allowing traditional IRAs to be converted to Roth IRAs. Previously, you could only make this conversion if you earned less than $100,000 and did not use the “married filing separate” filing status.
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‘Is Your Retirement Plan on Track?’
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School Board candidate lone millionaire running for office in St. Lucie County
ST. LUCIE COUNTY — The county has just one millionaire running for county-wide office next week, compared with several in neighboring counties.
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Ex-NFL player Kenny Holmes tops Indian River candidates with $20 million net worth
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — Former professional football defensive end Kenny Holmes has sacked the competition once more, tallying a net worth of $20 million — by far the greatest financial assets of anyone running for local political office on the Treasure Coast during this election year.
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