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Stocks Sink As Tax-Reform-Deal Anxiety Rises

Stocks Sink As Tax-Reform-Deal Anxiety Rises

With McCain in hospital and now Lee and Rubio questioning the child-care credit, markets are showing some anxiety about just how "done deal" this deal really is...

  • GOP SENATOR LEE UNDECIDED WHETHER TO SUPPORT TAX BILL; SEEKS CHANGES TO CHILD TAX CREDIT - AIDE: RTRS
  • LEE AND REPUBLICAN SENATOR RUBIO WANT TO MAKE MORE OF CHILD TAX CREDIT REFUNDABLE-AIDE

The reaction is clear...

 

And the High Tax companies are continuing to see profit-taking...

US F-22s Fire Warning Flares At Russian Su-25 Jets In Near Incident Over Syria

On Saturday, the Russian Defense Ministry reported an "Incident" had taken place involving a USAF F-22 over Syria which according to the Russians "actively prevented the Russian pair of Su-25 attack aircraft from carrying out a combat mission to destroy the Daesh stronghold in the suburbs of the city of Mayadin in the airspace over the western bank of the Euphrates River on November 23" with the The F-22 firing off heat flares and released brake shields with "permanent maneuvering, imitating an air battle" to which we said that in the apparent eagerness by the US to re-engage Russia, it is

Judicial Watch President: "Forget Mueller," The Real Question Is "Do We Need To Shut Down The FBI?"

Echoing the thoughts that are undoubtedly running through the minds of many Americans following startling revelations of an "insurance policy" crafted by FBI agents Andrew McCabe and Peter Strzok to prevent a Trump presidency at all costs (something we covered here: FBI Texts Reveal "Insurance Policy" To Prevent Trump Presidency), Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton appeared on Fox News last night to say it's time to move beyond discussing whether or not it's appropriate to shut down Special Counsel Mueller's investigation and move on to consider whether it's now time to consider sh

Putin Blasts American Establishment's "Russian Spy Hysteria"

Putin Blasts American Establishment's "Russian Spy Hysteria"

In his annual, multi-hour, Q&A press conference, Russian President Vladimir Putin took questions from a hoard of foreign journalists.

Topics spanned from Syria and Ukraine to China's One-Belt-One-Road, and from Russian general elections to the US withdrawal from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, but what most have focused on were his comments on President Trump and the Russiagate debacle...

Here Is What Is In The Republicans' Final Tax Bill

On Wednesday, Congress Republicans were said to reach a deal on final tax legislation, clearing the way for final votes next week on a package that, if approved, would be sent to President Donald Trump to sign into law. While the formal language of the legislation has not been released, the following are the known provisions on which House of Representatives and Senate tax writers have agreed, based on Reuters reporting.

Here is a full summary of what we know as of this moment is in the Republicans' final tax bill:

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