#Millionaires fleeing south from New York tax smack

#Millionaires fleeing south from New York tax smack

“Millionaires fleeing south from New York tax smack” New York elected officials are scrambling to spin their disastrous population losses as something that can easily be reversed with just a few tweaks to the business environment, more federal aid and more spending from Albany and City Hall. Sorry, the municipal-bond market appears to disagree. For…

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#Saks Fifth Avenue pitching a M diamond-crusted statue

#Saks Fifth Avenue pitching a $25M diamond-crusted statue

“#Saks Fifth Avenue pitching a $25M diamond-crusted statue” Saks Fifth Avenue’s wealthiest clients will be getting calls from their personal shoppers in the coming weeks — not about the latest Gucci or Balenciaga arrivals, but about an odd-looking statue of an astronaut that’s priced at $25 million. The 4-foot tall, 80-pound sculpture, titled “Frozen with…

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#Matt Amodio makes Jeopardy history as third player with more than  million in winnings

#Matt Amodio makes Jeopardy history as third player with more than $1 million in winnings

“#Matt Amodio makes Jeopardy history as third player with more than $1 million in winnings” “What’s” a millionaire? Matt Amodio’s total earnings on “Jeopardy!” crossed the seven-figure threshold Friday, as the Yale PhD student won his 28th game. Amodio, who has outlasted six hosts — and ignores grammar conventions by starting every question with “What’s”…

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#Democrats’ bid to turn screws on New York’s richest

#Democrats’ bid to turn screws on New York’s richest

“#Democrats’ bid to turn screws on New York’s richest” Just a year after the Empire State was clobbered by the coronavirus, New York’s Legislature confronts an embarrassment of revenue riches. State taxes have rebounded more strongly than expected from the pandemic meltdown — capped by a massive injection of $12.6 billion in no-strings-attached federal stimulus…

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