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  2. Capital (economics) - Wikipedia

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    In economics, capital goods or capital are "those durable produced goods that are in turn used as productive inputs for further production" of goods and services. [1] A typical example is the machinery used in a factory. At the macroeconomic level, "the nation's capital stock includes buildings, equipment, software, and inventories during a ...

  3. Private equity - Wikipedia

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    Investors generally commit to venture capital funds as part of a wider diversified private-equity portfolio, but also to pursue the larger returns the strategy has the potential to offer. However, venture capital funds have produced lower returns for investors over recent years compared to other private-equity fund types, particularly buyout.

  4. Consumption of fixed capital - Wikipedia

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    Consumption of fixed capital in percent of GDP, Germany, Japan, United States, computed from data of Ameco data base. Consumption of fixed capital (CFC) is a term used in business accounts, tax assessments and national accounts for depreciation of fixed assets. CFC is used in preference to "depreciation" to emphasize that fixed capital is used ...

  5. Capital gains tax in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    In the UK, gains made by companies fall under the scope of corporation tax rather than capital gains tax. In 2017–18, total capital gains tax receipts were £8.3 billion from 265,000 individuals and £0.6 billion from trusts, on total gains of £58.9 billion. [1] The current operation of the capital gains tax system is a recognised issue.

  6. Bill Ackman - Wikipedia

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    In 2004, with $54 million from his personal funds and from his former business partner Leucadia National, Ackman started Pershing Square Capital Management. [2] [11] In 2010 Pershing started buying J. C. Penney shares, paying an average of $22 for 39 million shares or 18% of J.C. Penney's stock. In August 2013, the two-year campaign to ...

  7. I - Wikipedia

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    In serifed typefaces, the capital form of the letter has both a baseline and a cap height serif, while the lowercase L generally has a hooked ascender and a baseline serif. The dot over the lowercase 'i' is sometimes called a tittle. The uppercase I does not have a dot, while the lowercase 'i' does in most Latin-derived alphabets.

  8. Capital in the Twenty-First Century - Wikipedia

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    Capital in the Twenty-First Century (French: Le Capital au XXI e siècle) is a book written by French economist Thomas Piketty.It focuses on wealth and income inequality in Europe and the United States since the 18th century.

  9. Capital gains tax in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Its treatment of capital gains was comparable to current law, but it roughly doubled the standard deduction, while dropping personal exemptions in favor of a larger child tax credit. President Trump advocated using the bill to also repeal the shared responsibility payment, but Rep. Brady believed doing so would complicate passage. [ 75 ]