How Can A Recession Be Good For The Economy?

The economy slows, unemployment rises, and businesses fail during these periods of recession. A recession, on the other hand, may have advantages, such as weeding out underperforming businesses and lowering asset sale prices. Inappropriate government policies can minimize or eliminate many of the benefits of the recession. What are the advantages of a downturn? Question

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What Are Water Futures?

Last year, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange launched the world’s first water futures market, allowing farmers, investors, governments, and hedge funds to purchase a legal agreement known as a “futures contract” that locks in a predetermined price for water to be used in the future. If a natural disaster, such as a drought, raises the price,

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What Does Indexing Capital Gains To Inflation Mean?

President Donald Trump said this week that his government is looking at lowering capital gains taxes. It’s unclear if the administration will support legislative initiatives to reduce the capital gains tax, or whether it will continue to consider indexing the basis of capital gains for inflation. The purpose, according to Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, is

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