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IRS to Reject Billions of Dollars of Pandemic-Era Tax Credit Claims

The IRS is concerned about how many taxpayers ‘have been misled and deluded into thinking they’re eligible for a big payday,’ Commissioner Danny Werfel said.
Highlights from Elon Musk at Tesla's 2024 Annual Shareholder Meeting

Tesla Shareholders Approve CEO Elon Musk’s $56 Billion Compensation

Shareholders at Tesla voted to ratify CEO Musk’s $56 billion compensation package and approved plan to move electric vehicle maker’s legal headquarters to Texas.
Banana Republics are Bad for Business

KEVIN O’LEARY: Banana Republics are Bad for Business

The American brand has been dragged through the mud, sunk to the level of a banana republic where rulers take their political enemies out to the jungle to disappear.
ESG Woes May Hurt Public Pensions’ Returns

Judge Approves Class-Action Lawsuit Against American Airlines Over ESG Pension Investments

A district judge has granted a pilot’s request for a class-action lawsuit against American Airlines for allegedly investing pension funds into ESG funds.

Target to Limit LGBT Pride Products to Online and ‘Select Stores’ After Last Summer’s...

Target's LGBT-themed merchandise will be sold only online and at select stores this June after last year’s Pride Month marketing campaign dragged down sales.
Starbucks' fix needs to begin at home, former CEO Howard Schultz says

Starbucks in Trouble; What to Do?

Fewer people want to or even are able to pay that much for a cup of Joe, especially since there are many other choices without Starbucks’s relatively high prices.

500 Individuals Recount Discrimination, Sexual Harassment at FDIC in New 200-Page Report

FDIC failed to provide employees a safe workplace free from “sexual harassment, discrimination, and other interpersonal misconduct,” report concluded.
Regulators close Philadelphia-based Republic First Bank, first US bank failure this year

Philadelphia-Based Republic First Bank Collapses in First Bank Failure of 2024

Philadelphia-based Republic First Bank was seized by federal regulators and taken over by Fulton Financial, in the first bank failure of 2024.
Why JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon Is Skeptical of an Economic Soft Landing | WSJ

JPMorgan CEO Issues Dire Warning About Biden Administration’s ‘Huge’ Deficit Spending

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon issued warning for direction of U.S. economy sounding alarm about 1970s’ style stagflation fueled by Biden admin’s deficit spending.
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Shareholders, State Officials Allege Political, Religious Discrimination by Bank of America

Bank of America shareholders group accused the bank of discriminating against conservative and Christian groups, and asked bank for internal investigation.

15 State Officials Warn Bank of America About ‘De-Banking’ of Christians

A group of 15 financial officials from 13 states sent a notice to Bank of America, raising concerns about the institution’s “de-banking” of Christians.

Reassert ‘Patriotism and Sovereignty’: Reject the WTO

Reagan embraced traditionally conservative notions of fairness in foreign trade, negotiating quotas and tariffs on everything from Japan’s cars to clothespins.