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UBS Penalties Slashed by Around $3 Billion in French Tax Case

An appeals court ordered UBS to pay around $2 billion for helping wealthy clients in France evade taxes, reducing the size of an earlier penalty of around $5 billion.

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Shareholders Press Facebook for Governance Changes

An investor group is seeking board oversight of efforts to reduce harmful content and has repeated its call for an independent chairman.

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How Do You Feel About Inflation? The Answer Will Help Determine Its Longevity

One factor in inflation is whether Americans expect it to keep rising—and knowing the answer will help determine when and how much the Federal Reserve raises interest rates. The problem is that it’s hard to gauge those sentiments.

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Buybacks Hit Record After Pulling Back in 2020

The trend is expected to continue as S&P 500 companies top $234 billion in third-quarter repurchases.

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Elon Musk, Other Leaders Sell Stock at Historic Levels as Market Soars, Tax Changes Loom

Top executives and company leaders like the Waltons, Mark Zuckerberg and Google’s co-founders have sold $63.5 billion through November, up 50% from 2020. The sales come amid soaring market valuations and ahead of possible changes in U.S. and some state tax laws.

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Schools Confront a Wave of Student Misbehavior, Driven by Months of Remote Learning

Districts across the U.S. report that students are acting out more often in the return to in-person learning. Some schools are responding with more counseling, increased patrols and fewer suspensions.

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Beijing Reins In China’s Central Bank

The People’s Bank of China has never been politically independent like a Western central bank, but it has nonetheless enjoyed a special status in the nation’s economic hierarchy. Now, President Xi Jinping’s shake-up of China’s financial sector is stripping that away.

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