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Thai authorities give ex-PM Thaksin $503 million tax bill 03/28/2017 11:01am • BANGKOK (AP) — Authorities in Thailand have escalated their effort to collect taxes they say are due from ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, posting a bill for 17.6 billion baht ($503 million) at the house where he lived before fleeing into exile in 2008 to avoid a prison term for conflict Global markets have steadier tone after Wall Street recovery 03/28/2017 08:46am • LONDON (AP) — European stock markets traded in fairly narrow ranges Tuesday following a late recovery on Wall Street at the end of a session that had been dominated by concerns over the ability of the Trump administration to deliver on its economic and tax plans following its defeat on health care DC mulls dropping 30-day doubling of parking, traffic tickets 03/28/2017 07:21am • WASHINGTON — The District's Council is considering a bill that would eliminate the current doubling of fines for failing to pay parking and traffic tickets within 30 days — but only for D.C. residents. The bill would exempt D.C. residents from late penalties or fees on photo enforcement ticke Trump has casino trademark in Jordan but gambling is illegal 03/28/2017 03:51am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The president of the United States holds a trademark in Jordan for a Donald Trump casino, despite the fact that gambling is illegal in the kingdom. It is one of four he received before he ran for office, and suggests that the former casino executive may have had Tax overhaul effort lacks advantages Reagan enjoyed in 1986 03/28/2017 03:49am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The fundamentals of tax overhaul were strong some 30 years ago. A popular president, Republican Ronald Reagan, pushed the landmark 1986 measure. Powerful and experienced congressional leaders shepherded the legislation with bipartisan support. Key players had established, trustin Company: Oil in pipeline under Missouri River reservoir 03/27/2017 11:57pm • The Dakota Access pipeline developer said Monday that it has placed oil in the pipeline under a Missouri River reservoir in North Dakota and that it's preparing to put the pipeline into service. Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners made the announcement in a brief court filing with the U.S. Distric Blockade Threatens To Worsen Ukraine's Frail Economy 03/27/2017 08:00pm • AVDIIVKA, Ukraine -- In early 2015, Musa Magomedov, the director of the Avdiivka coke and chemical plant in eastern Ukraine, gathered 100 of the facility's shift managers and gave them a choice: they could either shutter the billion-dollar business, or continue operations. The bloody conflict in eas Reality of Health Care Reform Failure Sets In for Hospital Stocks 03/27/2017 08:00pm • Anyone who thought that failure to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act would be a triumph for hospital stocks may be in for a rude awakening. Stocks for major hospital companies Universal Health Services (ticker: UHS) and HCA Holdings ( HCA) were among those that shot up after Trump withdrew 4 Ways to Avoid a Midlife Investing Crisis 03/27/2017 08:00pm • In celebrity circles 40 is often viewed as the new 20, but that philosophy doesn't necessarily apply where your investments are concerned. Taking big gambles with your portfolio in your 20s isn't a strategy you can adopt as easily in your 40s or 50s when you have a shorter timeline until retirement How to Build Your Budget in Retirement 03/27/2017 08:00pm • Shifting from your income-earning years to retirement can be an adjustment as you go from a lifetime accumulating assets to a time when you will be withdrawing to fund your lifestyle. The earlier you look at how much you will need during retirement, the more time you will have to adjust your curren White House looks to bounce back after health care loss 03/27/2017 06:04pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Regrouping after a rocky few weeks, the White House declared Monday that President Donald Trump doesn't consider the health care battle to be over, suggesting he may turn to Democrats to help him overhaul the system after his own party rejected his proposal. The sudden interest i Official: Canada expected to legalize marijuana by July 2018 03/27/2017 01:16pm • TORONTO (AP) — Canadians should be able to smoke marijuana legally by July 1, 2018, a senior government official said Monday. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal government will introduce legislation to legalize recreational marijuana the week of April 10th and it should become law by July nex Collapsed Va. condo owners remain homeless, with few options 03/27/2017 11:16am • WASHINGTON — Life was looking good for Margaret Crowley last October. Then it collapsed — literally. The 65-year-old Fairfax County kindergarten teacher, who was planning to retire within 18 months, was at Nationals Park on Oct. 2, 2016, watching pitcher Max Scherzer go for his 20th win of th 5 Lessons We Can Learn From Johnny Depp About Money Management 03/26/2017 08:00pm • News that Johnny Depp squandered tens of millions of dollars should be a lesson learned even for Main Street Americans living on a middle-class income. First, some background. According to dueling lawsuits filed by the actor and his former financial advisors in January, Depp owns 14 homes, spends $ Why Your Financial Service Agreement Includes Arbitration 03/26/2017 08:00pm • Binding arbitration has become a more common method of resolving disputes in the financial services industry, with providers often requiring it in the contract consumers must sign when an account is opened. Critics say arbitration stacks the deck against customers, and since it's almost impossible