Housing

Four reasons the housing recovery isn’t boosting the economy yet

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Alpha

Sony may actually be considering Daniel Loeb's spin-off plan

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Servicey

Broker pitchbooks are exactly as sleazy as you expect them to be

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Tax Arcana

Apple isn't the only one using effective tax avoidance strategies

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Politicking

Politicking

"Washington has all but abandoned efforts to help the economy recover faster"

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Ryan McCarthy: "Washington has all but abandoned efforts to help the economy recover faster" http://t.co/63E4ZYlqJ5
Politicking

"Blame-shifting to amorphous systems and faceless 'lobbyists' weakens our understanding of what is really going on in financial reform"

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Mike Konczal: A+ @ddayen piece rt @mattyglesias “Lobbyists” aren't weakening Dodd-Frank, it’s specific regulators like Mark Wetjen http://t.co/MeD4wqAkJe
Politicking

Hedge funds bet on their ability to change the government's mind on Fannie and Freddie

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Politicking

Dear Lobbyists: When you're on a ski vacation with the House Finance chairman, stay off Instagram 

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Ryan McCarthy: Dear Lobbyists, stay off Instagram when you're on a ski vacation with the House Finance chair http://t.co/D6mIc62fT8
Politicking

Unsurprisingly, Congress cares more about flight delays than shuttered food banks

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The SEC may require public companies to disclose all political contributions

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Nick Confessore: MT @GrahamDavidA: Fascinating @nickconfessore piece on push to get SEC to force companies to disclose donations: http://t.co/9vHGnq5mVV
Politicking

If at first you don't succeed: Simpson and Bowles are back with another deficit plan

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The new Simpson-Bowles plan in full (pdf)
Politicking

Obama's budget includes a "greatest hits list" of ideas to raise revenue, including a Buffett tax

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CHART: Presidents almost never get the budget they want
Politicking

Interest rates for subsidized student loans are set to double unless Congress acts

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Paul Smalera: Shameful RT @moorehn: Student loan rates are set to double to 6.8% (!!!!) on July 1. http://t.co/axK6cWdcS1
Politicking

There's nothing magical about a balanced budget

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"Paul Ryan’s budget is an amazing and wondrous document"