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Earlier this year, the Supreme Court ruled that many of President Trump’s “emergency” import tariffs were improperly collected as he had no congressional authority to impose them. Since then, persons who paid the tariffs that have been declared invalid (unsanctioned tariffs) on their imports have been waiting for guidance from U.S. Customs and Border Protection…

Does the composition of public research and development (R&D) investment matter for productivity outcomes? By using a local projections method to estimate dynamic responses for macroeconomic productivity outcomes to changes in R&D composition, the authors present new evidence on this question. In particular, they find that increases to basic research spending generate the greatest returns,…

Madrid (Spain) and Stamford, CT (USA), August 4, 2026 – PRESS RELEASE Banco Santander, S.A. (“Santander”) and Webster Financial Corporation (“Webster”) today announced that they have received the required approval from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for Santander’s previously announced acquisition of Webster, the holding company for Webster Bank, N.A., a…

Published June 26, 2026, 2:08 p.m. EDT 1 Min Read The Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board issued staff implementation guidance Friday implementing its Management Discussion and Analysis standard from 2024, which replaces an earlier standard. Processing Content Staff Implementation Guidance (…