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U.S. top court rejects challenge to IRS denying foreign tax credits

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected bids by three companies to recoup hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign tax credits denied by the Internal Revenue Service as the tax agency tries to curb corporate abuse of such credits. The high court left in place lower court rulings in favor of the U.S. government in cases involving American International Group Inc,

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U.S. jobless claims near 42-year low as labor market tightens

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, nearing a 42-year low as labor market conditions continued to tighten in a boost to the economy. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 5,000 to a seasonally adjusted 267,000 for the week ended Dec.19, not far from levels last seen in late 1973, the Labor Department said on Thursday. Claims have been below 300,000, a threshold associated with a

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Commerzbank sues BNY Mellon, Wells Fargo, HSBC over mortgage losses

By Nate Raymond NEW YORK (Reuters) – Commerzbank AG has sued four banks in the United States, claiming that they failed to properly monitor billions of dollars in toxic mortgage-backed securities acquired by the German lender before the 2008 financial crisis. Bank of New York Mellon Corp and units of Deutsche Bank AG, Wells Fargo & Co and HSBC Holdings Plc were named in the…

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