The income from taxable Build America Bonds is subject to it, however, as would be capital gains from trading munis.
In its continuing litigation, the CFTC seeks a civil monetary penalty, restitution, disgorgement of ill-gotten gains, trading and registration bans, and preliminary and permanent injunctions against further violations of the federal commodities laws, as charged.
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One case in point: According to a study by the Indian Institute of Management, potato farmers in the potato-growing states of Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal have realized 25% price gains since trading in potato futures began in 2006.
The rules require all members of Congress and about 2, 900 of the highest-paid congressional aides to disclose information once a year on their finances, such as their assets, debts, spouse's employment and other sources of income they earn, including capital gains from trading securities.
Even though the numbers were below expectations, homebuilder stocks showed gains in midday trading as D.
The first quarter's largest and most-watched IPOs garnered higher-than-expected prices and still managed strong trading gains.
Investors do not seem interested in singling out the BRIC markets for anabolic day trading gains.
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Traders are not affected by the payroll tax, as trading gains are not subject to payroll taxes.
Investment banks benefited from these developments by pocketing handsome underwriting fees as well as by capitalizing on uptick conditions, to lock in trading gains.
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Ticketmaster shares retreated 9% after big gains in regular trading.
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We also find significant potential trading gains over three- to 30-day horizons after the conference for firms providing formal off-line access, suggesting that selective access can lead to profitable trading opportunities.
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The gold market was holding modest gains in early trading Wednesday and got a further boost when the European Central Bank saw very strong demand for its first offering of longer-term funding for European banks.
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Besides, you can't blame Buffett for hanging on: As beaten up as his stocks are, he bought them long ago and would face a painful capital gains hit by trading out of them at this point.
The markets picked up some modest gains earlier in the afternoon with light trading, but pared those gains as investors took in news of another possible downgrade.
Unilever and Danone offer potential for gains because they are trading at lower multiples.
The stock soared yesterday on the news, and it was holding those gains today in morning trading.
Wednesday's early gains eroded by midday trading, as the Dow Jones Industrial average tentatively clung to a slight lift, rising only 0.1%, or 5.18 points, to 6, 931.67.
The region started trading after gains on Wall Street, where the Dow Jones Industrial Average on Monday rose for the seventh consecutive session to close at a fresh record high.
The gold market was holding modest gains in very early trading Wednesday and got a further boost when the European Central Bank saw very strong demand for its first offering of longer-term funding for European banks.
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The three major indexes rose steadily in the morning and held on to gains through the close of trading.
One contributing factor: Trading revenues (gains) were down by approximately 89%.
Crisis transitions triggered the biggest average gains and losses, with stocks trading up to 28% above and 20% below the index.
On Monday, exporters helped push the main Nikkei 225 stock index 3.1% higher, before the gains were pared back in later trading.
Shares in Transocean initially rallied more than 4% on the news, but those gains gradually fizzled away as the trading session unfolded.
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The Dow was down 24 points, and the Nasdaq was off 7 points in late afternoon trading, reversing moderate gains earlier in the day.
Hopes that a coalition government is close at hand pushed Greek stocks more than 6% higher in early trading, led by gains in banking shares, before ending up 3.6%.
The support for Cyprus cleared the way for stocks around the world to move higher, and the major U.S. indexes were in positive territory to begin the day, but backed off those gains after about 60 minutes of trading.
Back out the capital gains, and you have an insurer trading at 74 times pretax earnings.
Picard also claims that Madoff records show April Freilich, Picower's longtime assistant, requesting changes in trading activity to generate additional gains.
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