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CHICAGO – NOVEMBER 1: Current federal tax forms are distributed at the offices of the Internal … [+] Revenue Service November 1, 2005 in Chicago, Illinois. A presidential panel today recommended a complete overhaul of virtually every tax law for individuals and businesses. (Photo Illustration by Scott Olson/Getty Images)Getty Images Trusts are common, but there are numerous variations, and there is still considerable confusion about what is legal and what is not. There are at least two primary types. One type is a common to estate planning, and probably just about everyone should have one. You don’t want to die…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Natives of Britain’s Scilly Isles are a tough bunch. After all, the tiny archipelago 28 miles off Cornwall’s coast quietly held off the Netherlands during their 335 year war. Scillonians have a new fight on their hands. Its locally owned ferry service and airline from the mainland has attracted a bid from Aim-listed shipbuilder Harland and Wolff. On Friday, the shipbuilder said the Isles of Scilly Steamship Group had “unequivocally rejected” its proposal.This is not ISSG’s first rebuff to H&W. Having decided…

CARDIFF – The British Business Bank has launched a £130 million investment fund designed to drive sustainable economic growth by supporting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Wales. The fund, announced today, will provide Welsh businesses with a variety of financial options to help them scale up and stay competitive in the market. The initiative marks a significant step in bolstering the Welsh economy by offering loans ranging from £25,000 to £2 million and equity investments of up to £5 million. The funding is intended to assist businesses in expanding, innovating products and services, enhancing processes, developing skills, and investing…

© Reuters. Today, New Liberty shares began trading on the Nasdaq using the same tickers previously held by Old Liberty, following a court-sanctioned share issuance scheme that led to Old Liberty’s delisting on November 22. The transition saw over 388 million shares distributed across three classes to shareholders of Old Liberty, adhering to an exemption from registration requirements. Key executives, including Michael T. Fries, have retained their positions in the newly formed company, with director terms established until 2026. The biographies of these executives remain accessible through prior SEC filings and online resources. In addition, New Liberty has executed equity…

2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A dairy farmer herding cows a day after Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the federal government would offer an additional C$5 billion ($3.4 billion) line of credit for farmers and agricultural producers to help them through the coro 2/2 OTTAWA (Reuters) – A trade dispute settlement panel set up under a major North American free trade agreement has rejected a U.S. complaint that Canada is improperly limiting access to its dairy market, an official report showed on Friday. The United States had accused Canada of not meeting obligations under the 2020 United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement…

JHVEPhoto ResMed (NYSE:RMD) has issued an urgent safety notice for masks used with continuous positive airway pressure, or CPAP, machines over concerns that magnets contained in the masks may interfere with devices such as pacemakers, insulin pumps and metallic implants. ResMed issued an urgent field safety notice earlier this week for several models of its AirFit masks, which use magnets to help users attach and detach headgear to the mask frame. It noted that the magnets are particularly helpful for those with dexterity or vision issues. The medical device maker advised that mask magnets be kept at least six inches…

The USD Index (DXY) is currently trading in a tight range below the pivotal resistance level of 104.20, with the latest figures showing it near 103.70. This activity comes amidst a period of subdued post-holiday market movements and investor anticipation of potential Federal Reserve interest rate cuts by spring 2024. Market participants are closely watching for today’s release of Manufacturing and Services PMI data, which could influence the currency’s trajectory. The DXY is drawing support from its recent low at 103.17 and has additional support levels at 102.93, as well as the significant round number of 100.00. Despite recent bullish…

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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Might Boots soon be on the move? The UK pharmaceutical retailer’s transfer of £4.8bn of pension obligations to insurer Legal & General brings its potential sale by owner Walgreens Boots Alliance one step closer.The hard-pressed US group was forced to take Boots off the block last year, with pensions complexity cited alongside choppy markets. One of these problems, at least, has been fixed.Boots, too, is doing rather better than it was, with retail sales in the 12 months to the end of…

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Home working in Brazil may be relieving wage pressure in an otherwise buoyant labor market, a study signed by top central bank officials and released by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) showed on Friday. Economic policy director Diogo Guillen and analyst Sergio Leao noted that wages were lagging pandemic levels despite a rebound in employment, with the real wages of college-educated workers seeing the most substantial decrease. This suggests that “working from home amenities may be playing a role in releasing wage pressure during the post-pandemic recovery,” they wrote. Brazil’s unemployment rate dipped to 7.7% in…