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Juicy tax breaks intended to lure in companies and boost local economies may not be worth it, according to a new working paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research. “While we find some evidence of direct employment gains from attracting a firm, we do not find strong evidence that firm-specific tax incentives increase […]

Happy Tuesday and welcome back to On The Money, where we hope you’re as happy in 2020 as Elon Musk was today. I’m Sylvan Lane, and here’s your nightly guide to everything affecting your bills, bank account and bottom line. See something I missed? Let me know at [email protected] or tweet me @SylvanLane. And if […]

HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS, LIGHT SKEPTICISM: The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) latest plans to overhaul trucking regulations are being met with some skepticism from environmental and health groups who worry the agency’s track could undermine tougher state regulations that are in the works. Flanked by trucking association leaders near Interstate-66 in Virginia, EPA Administrator Andrew WheelerAndrew […]

Boeing has settled with American Airlines in a confidential agreement to compensate for the losses the airline experienced without the 737 Max last year, the airline announced Monday. American Airlines has designated a “discretionary portion” of the settlement to the 2019 profit-sharing program, with an additional $30 million that will be distributed to American Airlines […]

A conservative group plans to spend $4 million on an advertising campaign targeting Speaker Nancy PelosiNancy PelosiPelosi digs in on impeachment rules fight Pelosi urges end to ‘needless provocations’ after Iran missile attack ‘It’s a spiral now’: Democrats say they’re not surprised by Iran attack MORE‘s (D-Calif.) drug pricing plan.  The American Action Network — […]

President TrumpDonald John TrumpIranian diplomat after strike: ‘We do not seek escalation or war’ Graham: Iran missile attack ‘an act of war’ ‘All is well’ Trump tweets after Iran hits Iraq bases housing US troops MORE late Tuesday said “all is well” after Iran fired missiles at two military bases in Iraq that house U.S. […]

Memes about an impending third World War went viral after tensions between the U.S. and Iran rose Friday following the killing of Iran’s top military commander, Qassem Soleimani, in Baghdad on Thursday. The hashtag “WWIII” quickly started trending on Twitter in the U.S. with more than 1.92 million tweets using the hashtag — many of them invoking memes about the […]

The ObamaCare market is “stable” and profitable for insurers despite the repeal of the law’s mandate to have coverage, a new analysis finds. When Republicans repealed the health law’s mandate to have coverage in the 2017 tax law, many Democrats and some policy experts warned the move would cause chaos in the markets as healthy […]

A government website was reportedly altered on Saturday to depict an image of President TrumpDonald John TrumpGolden Globes host Ricky Gervais to celebs: Don’t get political Trump says he’ll sanction Iraq if US troops forced to leave Trump doubles down on threat to Iran cultural sites MORE bleeding from his mouth while getting punched in […]

A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that there is no statistically significant link between the use of baby powder and ovarian cancer. The study, which comes as baby powder manufacturer Johnson & Johnson faces millions of dollars in punitive damages from court cases over its talcum-based products, found that there was “not […]