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US rate on 30-year mortgages rises to 3.59 pct.

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Cut federal spending through tax deduction caps

For someone with a 25 percent marginal tax rate, that 2 percent limit on the reduction in taxes translates into a limit of 8 percent of adjusted gross income on the deductions and exclusions.

Wal-Mart outlook wary even as profit rises

Results were helped by a lower tax rate, which was 27.7 percent, compared with the rate of 30.9 percent a year ago.

Fiscal-cliff deal no recipe for a robust economy

Taxes will still rise for nearly 80 percent of working Americans because of the higher Social Security tax rate.

Don't be fooled by January pay -- higher taxes loom

No matter what Congress does to address the year-end fiscal cliff, it's already too late for employers to accurately withhold income taxes from January paychecks, unless all the current tax rates...

Signs suggest better economy if 'cliff' is averted

House Republicans called off a vote on tax rates and left budget talks in disarray 10 days before the package of tax increases and spending cuts known as the fiscal cliff would take effect.

Stocks sink after Republicans cancel budget vote

Stocks fell sharply after House Republicans called off a vote on tax rates and left federal budget talks in disarray 10 days before sweeping tax increases and government spending cuts take effect.

Cut the biggest tax breaks? Good luck with that

Several other large breaks benefit savings and investment, the most famous being the low tax rate on capital gains and dividend income.

Boehner makes counteroffer on tax rates

Boehner makes counteroffer on tax rates

Greeks earning ?42,000 to be taxed at top rate

Under the new guidelines published late Thursday, the new 42 percent top tax rate and earnings threshold replaces the previous level of 45 percent for incomes above (EURO)100,000 ($130,770).

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