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President Trump’s top legislative priority was a victory for him and for Speaker Mike Johnson, who kept the president’s trust throughout tricky negotiations.
Bond investors see a lot to be worried about from Washington policy. That could have repercussions for taxpayers.
The spending bill passed by the U.S. House increases a tax the richest private universities pay on their endowment investment gains, a move proponents say reins in "woke" schools but that critics say will wind up hurting the poorest students the most.
The cost for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage crept up to levels not seen since February, reflecting bond market fears over Trump’s plan to pay for tax cuts with an estimated $3.8 trillion in new debt. “Trump and Republicans are directly responsible for the spike in the 30-year Treasury bond yield and mortgage rates,
President Donald Trump's sweeping tax and policy bill that would change Americans' everyday lives has cleared one big hurdle after several marathon days of negotiations in the U.S. House and an assist from the president himself.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The multitrillion-dollar tax breaks package passed by House Republicans early Thursday would gut clean energy tax credits that Democrats approved three years ago while supporting increased mining, drilling and other traditional energy production.
U.S. stock index futures were muted on Friday as investors were risk-averse after President Donald Trump's tax and spending bill won a crucial House vote the previous day, raising concerns about the country's deteriorating fiscal outlook.
The carried interest loophole refers to a provision in the U.S. tax code that allows investment fund managers, like private equity executives, to pay a lower tax rate than normal,