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How Corporations Shift Profits to Avoid Taxes

For decades, multinational corporations—especially those based in the U.S.—have funneled billions of dollars in profits to tax havens, earning even more money for their shareholders. That’s why a global agreement brokered in 2021 by the Organization for Economic Co-operations and Development (OECD) was a huge deal: it set a global minimum tax of 15% and included a few ways that countries could collect that tax even if tax havens and companies were not cooperating.

How to Position Your Head on the Pillow

If you’re experiencing back pain when you wake up in the morning, you might think it’s time to buy a new mattress. While a quality mattress plays a key role in your comfort, both while you sleep and when you’re awake, your sleep quality and comfort don’t depend on your mattress alone. Your pillow can also impact your sleep quality and your overall comfort. Choosing a quality pillow is an important first step, but it’s equally as important to understand how to position your head on a pillow.

I sold some of my properties for 'Jagun Jagun' - Femi Adebayo

In an interview with the ladies of Your View on TVC, the filmmaker shared a bit about the financial sacrifices the production of the Yoruba epic demanded from him. According to him, the Netflix title which is said to have had the largest crew set in Nigeria, was a venture he took on without a bank loan of any sort. In his words, "I didn't want to go to the bank because I didn't know when I was going to sell it so the interest will keep rolling if I go the bank.

If Only It Were True: Best Romance Books

August 1, 2024 8:21 AM EDT French novelist Marc Levy’s 1999 debut, If Only It Were True, which was translated into English by Jeremy Leggatt the following year, is a quirky ghost story about love, loss, and fate. Arthur, a recently single architect, is surprised when he discovers Lauren, a hardworking ER nurse, hiding in the closet of his new San Francisco apartment. It turns out that she used to live there—until a serious car accident left her in a coma six months earlier.

It looks like Nintendo isn't making a miniature Nintendo 64 console after all

Sorry, fellow millennials: It looks like a miniature version of our generation's iconic Nintendo console, the Nintendo 64, may never come to pass. That's according to the president of Nintendo of America, Reggie Fils-Aimé. "That’s not in our planning horizon," he told Kotaku in a recent interview. Notably, he couched his response with the preface, "I would not ever rule something out." That's a pretty big surprise, given the overwhelming success of Nintendo's two miniature "