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Financial News explains some of the main tactics used by experts in the private equity industry to minimise tax bills

(AP) — Funding for Kansas schools is a key issue for moderate Republicans hoping to recapture legislative seats from conservatives in Tuesday's primary, and U.S. Rep. Tim Huelskamp is urging GOP voters to see his supposed cussedness as an asset. More than two-dozen incumbent Republican legislators face primary challengers, and most of them are small-government conservatives who've continued to support GOP Gov. Sam Brownback's experiment in slashing income taxes as an economic stimulus. Democrats... Читать дальше...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Donald Trump is headed to Wisconsin, where some of the state's Republican officials have been distancing themselves from politically charged comments he made about the parents of a soldier killed in action.

WASHINGTON (AP) — American factories expanded for a fifth straight month in July, another sign that U.S. manufacturers are recovering from damage caused by a strong dollar. But a measure of factory employment fell.

WASHINGTON (AP) — American factories expanded for a fifth straight month in July, another sign that U.S. manufacturers are recovering from damage caused by a strong dollar. But a measure of factory employment fell.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The University of Wisconsin-Madison is creating a diversity program for its incoming freshmen students after a series of race-related incidents have occurred on campus.

Trump has said he does have a relationship with Putin, he doesn't have a relationship with Putin, and he's not entirely sure what constitutes a "relationship."

Over the past 24 hours, rumors began circulating that Tesla would announce details of its anticipated merger with SolarCity today. And lo, the rumors have proven true: this morning on the Tesla blog, the automaker posted information about the massive, $2.6 billion deal.  The two companies have agreed to an all-stock arrangement that will give SolarCity stockholders 0.110 shares of Tesla for every SolarCity share they own. SolarCity's value is based on a stock price of $25.37, which is slightly... Читать дальше...

Emerging markets have disappointed investors in recent years but here are five reasons why now is a good time to invest, says UBS's Mark Haefele.

NEW YORK (AP) — Verizon said Monday that it plans to pay about $2.4 billion to buy Fleetmatics, which makes software used by cable companies, energy providers and others to manage their fleets of vehicles.

NEW YORK (AP) — Verizon said Monday that it plans to pay about $2.4 billion to buy Fleetmatics, which makes software used by cable companies, energy providers and others to manage their fleets of vehicles.

NEW YORK (AP) — Verizon said Monday that it plans to pay about $2.4 billion to buy Fleetmatics, which makes software used by cable companies, energy providers and others to manage their fleets of vehicles. Verizon, which provides cellphone and internet service, said the deal will boost its workforce management business.

NEW YORK (AP) — Verizon said Monday that it plans to pay about $2.4 billion to buy Fleetmatics, which makes software used by cable companies, energy providers and others to manage their fleets of vehicles. Verizon, which provides cellphone and internet service, said the deal will boost its workforce management business.

The Lions’ road to success‚ which sees them within a whisker of clinching the Super Rugby title‚ has not been an easy one.

Why the GOP nominee’s criticism of a Gold Star family could be a McCarthy-like turning point.

The Ukrainian government has announced a plan to turn the area surrounding Chernobyl — the site of one of the worst nuclear meltdowns in history — into a solar energy farm, by constructing a series of solar panels inside the exclusion zone.

The radio and TV personality has confirmed that she is expecting a baby.

Islamic State sympathizer Muhaydin Mire was given a life sentence on Monday for attempted murder at a London subway station in December, where he slashed a passenger’s throat in a frenzied knife attack.

NORTHPORT, Maine — We left for Maine with three bicycles on the back of the car. One for him, one for her, one for any house guest who cared to ride along. There were other modest recreational plans for our three-week vacation on the coast. Twice-weekly yoga at a local community center, a little kayaking,

Shoppers told WSAZ-TV (http://bit.ly/2axyGFj ) that two dogs were in the car — one in the driver's seat and one in the passenger's seat — as the vehicle rolled into the building in Wayne on Friday. The car owner says she left the car running while she went into the store so the dogs could stay cool.

Two summers ago, the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge took the internet by storm, raising millions for a disease that, before all those dousings, mostly flew under the radar. ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, strikes roughly 6,000 Americans per year. For those people, and their families and friends, it’s a nightmare diagnosis; a disease that, generally over a few years, robs one of the ability to move, to eat, to speak and ultimately to breathe.

Let's cut to the chase.

ISTANBUL, Turkey (Reuters) - Turkish special forces captured a group of rebel commandos who tried to seize or kill President Tayyip Erdogan during a failed coup, and a government minister said plotters would "never see God's sun as long as they breathe."