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Author: Miriam Robin

Stock Exchange on Wall St. Close up Signs

New Excise Tax Targets Stock Buybacks

Stock Exchange on Wall St. Close up Signs

As would be expected for legislation with the sweeping scope of the recently passed Inflation Reduction Act, getting enough politicians to vote “yes” required an array of compromises and sweeteners. One of the most important revenue generat...

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Outdated firepower meets excessive executive salaries

As Executive Compensation Booms, Closer Scrutiny Looms

Outdated firepower meets excessive executive salaries

Stop us if you’ve heard this one before, but corporate CEOs made a lot of money last year. According to a new report from the AFL-CIO, the chief executives of companies in the S&P 500 earned an average of $18.3 million in total compensa...

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Applicants awaiting interviews, discussing eco disclosures

Help Wanted: ESG Auditors and Consultants

Applicants awaiting interviews, discussing eco disclosures

Now that the Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed rules for disclosing risks related to climate change, publicly traded companies are starting the heavy lifting involved in reporting the newly required environmental, social and g...

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Thriving marijuana plant with performance clause

Elon Musk Says It’s High Time to End Twitter Deal

Thriving marijuana plant with performance clause

It’s official: No one has ever spent more on bad marijuana jokes than former Saturday Night Live guest host and current Tesla CEO Elon Musk. The world’s richest man previously dabbled in cannabis humor with a 2018 tweet about taking Tesla p...

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NFT Regulation Starts to Take Shape

People Cheering on the Game, Holding up Banner Silhouette

Sports and non-fungible tokens – better known as NFTs – seem like a perfect match. After all, sports fanatics love collecting memorabilia celebrating their favorite players and teams. It should come as little surprise, then, that a survey o...

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