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The founder of Renaissance Technologies and his colleagues will pay billions to resolve one of the biggest tax disputes in U.S. history.
By Zachary R. MiderSeptember 2 -
Small businesses in Nebraska, Oklahoma and other rural states have been the most successful at getting federal pandemic relief in the $284 billion round of aid that opened this month, buoyed by a new rule that authorizes loans to many farms that didn’t qualify before.
By Polly Mosendz, Zachary R. Mider, Laura Davison and Yueqi YangJanuary 29 -
The single-family house on Forestview Avenue in Euclid, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, shows no signs of farming activity. The only things growing on the one-eighth-acre plot are trees, shrubs and grass.
By Polly Mosendz, Zachary Mider and Jeff GreenNovember 18 -
For a few months this year, a U.S. government aid program meant for struggling small-business owners was handing out $10,000 to just about anyone who asked. All it took was a five-minute online application. You just had to say you owned a business with at least 10 employees, and the grant usually arrived within a few days.
By Michelle Davis, Zachary Mider and Polly MosendzOctober 30 -
When Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton handed a policy win to corporate executives this month, he pointed to a surprising source of support: a mailbag full of encouragement from ordinary Americans.
By Zachary R. Mider and Benjamin ElginNovember 19 -
A little-noticed decision by the Internal Revenue Service’s appeals unit may spell trouble for legendary investor Jim Simons, who’s embroiled in a multibillion-dollar tax dispute with the agency.
By Zachary R. MiderNovember 13