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" When it comes to valuation, there's only one thing stock investors really care about, which is earnings. "
James B. Stewart
Really
Only
One Thing
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" Under Armour's success depends in part on endorsements from celebrity athletes, many of whom - like Stephen Curry, the basketball star - are African-American. "
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" Various justifications for lower capital-gains rates have been proffered over the years, none of them self-evident. But even conceding the wisdom of lower capital-gains rates, why should they never be taxed at all, even as they are passed from generation to generation? "
James B. Stewart
Never
Over
Generation
" Historically, corporate aversion to politics has at times held firm even under national leadership that threatens the health of the economy, and with it the well-being of every company. "
James B. Stewart
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Politics
" Mr. Trump's election has caused a tectonic shift in advertising - just as it has in media more generally - and themes that might have once seemed innocuous or patriotic have suddenly become politically charged, controversial, and divisive. "
James B. Stewart
Become
Election
Media
" Divestitures have long been the preferred remedy for horizontal mergers, where there's an overlap between the two companies. Airlines, for example, may have to sell routes or airport gates where the two airlines compete; cable operators may have to sell operations in cities where both companies operate. "
James B. Stewart
Two
Airport
Long
" Earning high returns isn't just a matter of bragging rights - endowment income supports the missions of nonprofit institutions, whether education, as with college and universities, or broader social programs, as at many private foundations. "
James B. Stewart
College
High
Rights
" As in many cities, Uber has disrupted powerful interests in London, starting with the drivers of black cabs, who trace their lineage to 1634, and their influential Licensed Taxi Drivers Association. "
James B. Stewart
Black
London
Powerful
" Almost everyone agrees that corporate tax rates need to be cut because of global competition. Companies should not be able to stash earnings overseas tax-free. "
James B. Stewart
Competition
Almost
Everyone
" Seattle was hardly a tech magnet before Amazon, Microsoft, and then a host of once-fledgling technology firms set up operations there. "
James B. Stewart
Magnet
Seattle
Up
" Many people in London - and in the rest of Europe - view giant American technology companies, and Uber in particular, with intense suspicion and resentment. "
James B. Stewart
People
Rest
Technology
" The idea that content is king has long rested on the notion that distribution - in whatever form it takes - is a low-margin commodity, and the biggest share of profits flows to the creators of original programming, who can sell to the highest bidder. "
James B. Stewart
Content
King
Sell
" Amazon deliberately provides cafeteria space for only a third of its employees, which encourages people to venture out of the office. "
James B. Stewart
Employees
Office
Only
" From what little is known of Mr. Trump's tax returns, he used losses to offset virtually all of his taxable income for years by generating something called net operating loss carry-overs. "
James B. Stewart
Little
Loss
Losses
" Republicans seem to be gambling that most Americans won't care about a few rich private equity managers if their own taxes go down, their stock portfolio goes up, and economic growth accelerates. "
James B. Stewart
Own
Down
Gambling
" A major way that losses are generated in real estate ventures is through depreciation, which is supposed to reflect the way that assets lose value over time. But a well-maintained building typically gains value. "
James B. Stewart
Building
Value
Real Estate
" There's no question that the Internet generally, and Netflix specifically, upended the traditional content-distribution supply chain and caused profound changes in the entertainment industry. "
James B. Stewart
Changes
Netflix
Question
" As a global disrupter, Uber is no stranger to conflict, and its instinct has always been pugilistic. "
James B. Stewart
Stranger
Instinct
Always
" Comparing the Trump administration to the Nazis may be a stretch, but many business leaders are concerned that stirring up deep-seated racial and nationalist animosities could be destabilizing, leading to riots, property damage and widespread civil unrest reminiscent of the late 1960s. "
James B. Stewart
Late
Property
Racial
" The rationale for eliminating the alternative minimum tax is that such a backup system should not be necessary if the tax code is fundamentally fair and eliminates all the loopholes that made it possible for high-income taxpayers to escape taxation in the first place. "
James B. Stewart
Possible
Place
Escape
" The appreciation of capital assets is already taxed at an extremely favorable rate compared to labor. That's why the rich pay such a low effective tax rate no matter what their marginal tax bracket. "
James B. Stewart
Matter
Why
Appreciation
" The bar for a chief executive of a public corporation to repudiate a United States president is extraordinarily high. Corporate leaders aren't given their power, prestige, responsibility, and nine-figure pay packages to use the corner office as their personal soapbox. "
James B. Stewart
Personal
Responsibility
Office
" The biggest revenue target is the preferential rate for long-term capital gains, which raises a perennial question: Why should capital income be taxed at a much lower rate than ordinary income? Capital assets are owned overwhelmingly by the rich. "
James B. Stewart
Target
Why
Ordinary
" If Republicans are correct that lower rates spur economic growth, then lower rates on all income - made possible in part by raising capital-gains rates - should bolster economic growth across the economy. "
James B. Stewart
Possible
Economy
Growth
" I'm hardly a smartphone addict. I rarely look at social media. "
James B. Stewart
Look
Social Media
Social