This Triple Tax-Free Health Benefit Can Help Pay for Retirement
published Oct 23, 2017 5:00:09 AM, by Suzanne Woolley (Bloomberg) — There may soon be three more letters in your employer’s alphabet soup of benefit plans. Those letters are HSA, which stands for health savings account, and they can bring tax advantages at a time when you could use them
Amazon’s Dream of Drone Delivery Gets Closer With Trump Move
published Oct 25, 2017 3:23:44 PM, by Alan Levin (Bloomberg) — Drone deliveries got a step closer to reality as the White House issued an order giving local governments more authority to conduct tests of the burgeoning new technology. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order designed to
Obamacare Judge Refuses to Restore Payments Halted by Trump
published Oct 25, 2017 5:02:09 PM, by Joel Rosenblatt and Andrew Harris (Bloomberg) — A federal judge rejected a bid by Democratic state officials to temporarily block the White House from ending so-called cost-sharing reduction payments to health insurers under the Affordable Care Act. A coalition of 19 Democratic attorneys general,
Zionist Evangelicals Trail Trump to Holy Land With Cash in Hand
published Sep 19, 2017 3:23:38 PM, by Jonathan Ferziger (Bloomberg) — As the Jewish High Holiday season moves in, Israel is getting set to welcome a throng of religious visitors — evangelical Christians. Thousands will pour in from more than 80 countries to the streets of Jerusalem in early October
Trump Urges GOP Senators to Push Tax-Cut Plan Amid Corker Spat
published Oct 24, 2017 2:49:14 PM, by Laura Litvan (Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump encouraged GOP senators to push ahead with their tax-cut plans Tuesday, hours after feuding publicly with fellow Republican Bob Corker. On the same day, Arizona Republican Jeff Flake announced on the Senate floor he’s not seeking
F-35s Hobbled by Parts Shortages, Slow Repairs, Audit Finds
published Oct 23, 2017 12:00:10 PM, by Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) — The Pentagon is accelerating production of Lockheed Martin Corp.’s F-35 jet even though the planes already delivered are facing “significantly longer repair times” than planned because maintenance facilities are six years behind schedule, according to a draft audit.
Elizabeth Warren Calls for SEC Insider Probe of Navient Trades
published Oct 23, 2017 12:47:22 PM, by Shahien Nasiripour (Bloomberg) — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission should investigate possible insider trading of shares of student loan company Navient Corp., Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Representative Suzanne Bonamici of Oregon, said Monday in a letter to the agency chairman, Jay
Talking North Korea With Israel’s Rocket Man: Zev Chafets
published Oct 21, 2017 7:00:10 AM, by Zev Chafets (Bloomberg View) — Success, it is said, has many fathers, and that is certainly the case of Israel’s astonishing achievements in the areas of missile defense and cybersecurity. But if anyone is entitled to claim paternity, it is Isaac Ben-Israel. As a
Democratic Committee to Ban Funds From Donors That `Conflict’
published Oct 21, 2017, 5:06:47 PM, by Jennifer Epstein (Bloomberg) —The Democratic National Committee voted to ban donations from certain corporate political action committees — including those tied to tobacco companies, gun makers and payday lenders — that “conflict” with the party’s platform. DNC members approved the measure on Saturday
McConnell Says Not Giving Up on Tax Plan Revenue Neutrality
published Oct 22, 2017 4:53:09 PM, by Mark Niquette, Kevin Varley and Ben Brody (Bloomberg) — The Republican Party hasn’t abandoned the goal of making President Donald Trump’s tax-cut plan revenue neutral and can make it so by lifting economic growth, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said. “Actually we’re not,