The latest tax numbers are out from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, and they show that U.S. taxes in 2018 were again among the lowest of any affluent democracy. In fact, thanks to the tax cuts that took effect at the…
Dignity: Seeking Respect in Back Row America. By Chris Arnade. Sentinel; 304 pages; $30 and £25 Over several years the author of this book, a former Wall Street trader, conducted thoughtful interviews in neglected communities across America…
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By Ahiza Garcia and Sara O'Brien, CNN Business
– Dec 5, 4:26 PM
San Francisco(CNN Business) Uber released its highly-anticipated safety report on Thursday revealing, among other details, that it received 5,981 reports of sexual assault in 2017 and 2018. Among those, there were 464 reports of rape. Uber (UBER)…
Wall Street Journal
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Noemie Bisserbe
– Dec 5, 4:45 AM
PARIS—The French capital and other big cities were paralyzed by a massive public transport strike against a planned overhaul of France's pensions system, in a test of President Emmanuel Macron's resolve to modernize the economy. Trains…
Brian is telling a young Asian-American woman about the five-day workshop he's here to attend. “It's called ‘Bio-hacking the Language of Intimacy',” he says. “Uh-huh,” says the Asian-American woman. She directs…
