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Some taxpayers get full state and local tax deductions again
Most taxpayers can just remember about taking advantage of the full deduction for state and local taxes on their federal tax returns this tax filing season. The ability for individual taxpayers to claim unlimited deductions from SALT ended in 2018, when the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act enacted a $10,000 cap. But in recent years, […]
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The CDC is sounding an alarm about a deadly fungus. 6 things to know.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is sounding alarms this week about a dangerous fungus that has grown more prevalent in the United States since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, and poses a deadly threat, particularly in hospitals. Everything looks like the setting for an HBO show The last of usAfter a fungal […]
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Adobe has launched Firefly Generative AI Tools
Few companies have a greater risk of exposure for content produced by generative AI tools than Adobe And The company sees the technology as an opportunity to expand its business. At the Adobe Summit user conference in Las Vegas on Tuesday, the company launched Firefly, an AI “leading assistant” that leverages the company’s software tools […]
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Netflix plans about 40 new video games in 2023, with dozens more in development
Last updated: March 21, 2023 at 7:56 a.m. ET First posted: March 20, 2023 at 6:39 PM ET Almost a year and a half after launching its video game platform, Netflix Inc. The game is highly sought after, with dozens more games planned to be released this year, in addition to nearly 100 games in […]
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Why Microsoft’s latest AI features will be difficult for Google and competitors to match
Microsoft is expanding its AI tools beyond research into the core office productivity suite. Google and other tech companies working on their own AI offerings may find it hard to keep up, according to analysts at Oppenheimer. . Microsoft (stock ticker: MSFT) has the benefits of a close relationship with ChatGPT developer OpenAI and the […]
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Will Americans end up footing the bill for bank failures?
WASHINGTON – The government’s response to the failure of two major banks involved hundreds of billions of dollars. Will ordinary Americans end up paying for it one way or another? And what will be its price? It may take months before the answers are fully known. The Biden administration said it would insure uninsured deposits […]
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Financial SVB files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
The Silicon Valley bank’s parent company filed for bankruptcy, facilitating a sale of its remaining assets after federal regulators seized the technology-focused bank at the core of its business. SVB Financial Group filed for Chapter 11 protection Friday in New York bankruptcy court, the largest bankruptcy filing from a bank failure since Washington Mutual. a […]
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New Mexico signs bill that overrides domestic abortion bans
New Mexico’s abortion rights bill is now law after the governor signed the measure to overturn local ordinances intended to limit access to abortion procedures and medications by Morgan Lee Associated Press March 16, 2023, 7:29 PM ET • 2 minutes to read SANTA FE, NM — New Mexico’s governor on Thursday signed the Abortion […]
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Falling bank stocks increase deposit risk, and make few deals
By one metric, bank stocks have given up a quarter-century of gains. Is this a buying opportunity for adverse investors, or a sign of the group’s implosion? Caution is growing, particularly on mid-cap banks, after a string of failures there, including a Twitter-backed deposit at a Silicon Valley bank. “There’s no great place for regional […]
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Study: These foods increase the risk of dementia — by a lot
ghee. hamburger. sausage. Store-bought pastries, cakes, and cookies. Oh, and soda — sugar or diet. They’re all bad and they all increase your risk of dementia — a lot. So reports to one of the largest and scariest studies ever conducted, involving nearly 60,000 people in their 40s, 50s and 60s. The study, which included […]
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