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causal20sc8000

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: Schroeder said the success of that initial festival - started with a limited budget and few sponsors - proved that Calgary could be a player in the film industry in Canada. I think the organizers at the time, and the city as a whole, knew that this would be a great city for a film festival, he said. This is a film-loving city, by any way you want to measure it. Answer:

noise

Schroeder said the success of that initial festival - started with a limited budget and few sponsors - proved that Calgary could be a player in the film industry in Canada. I think the organizers at the time, and the city as a whole, knew that this would be a great city for a film festival, he said. This is a film-loving city, by any way you want to measure it.

causal20sc8001

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: For a full list of films playing at CIFF 2019, click here. Answer:

noise

For a full list of films playing at CIFF 2019, click here.

causal20sc8002

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices|About CBC News Report Typo or Error|Send Feedback Answer:

noise

CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices|About CBC News Report Typo or Error|Send Feedback

causal20sc8003

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: Share this article: If pandering is the politicians' pastime, then we owe a special debt of gratitude to those who resist this seemingly irresistible force. Today, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed that he refused to extend a £150 million government bailout to prevent Thomas Cook, the world's oldest travel agency, from going bankrupt. Answer:

noise

Share this article: If pandering is the politicians' pastime, then we owe a special debt of gratitude to those who resist this seemingly irresistible force. Today, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed that he refused to extend a £150 million government bailout to prevent Thomas Cook, the world's oldest travel agency, from going bankrupt.

causal20sc8004

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: Moreover, the prime minister explained his actions in both economic and moral terms. It is perfectly true that a request was made to the government for a subvention of about £150 million , or $187 million U.S., said PM Johnson during a flight to the UN General Assembly early Monday morning. Clearly, that is a lot of taxpayers' money, he continued, adding that bailing out the failing company sets up … a moral hazard in the case of future such commercial difficulties that companies face. Answer:

noise

Moreover, the prime minister explained his actions in both economic and moral terms. It is perfectly true that a request was made to the government for a subvention of about £150 million , or $187 million U.S., said PM Johnson during a flight to the UN General Assembly early Monday morning. Clearly, that is a lot of taxpayers' money, he continued, adding that bailing out the failing company sets up … a moral hazard in the case of future such commercial difficulties that companies face.

causal20sc8005

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: National leaders need to find ways businesses can protect themselves from such bankruptcies in [the] future and put systems in place to make sure [they] don't in the end come to the taxpayer for help. Johnson has faced significant backlash from Labour Party and union leaders, who say he should have saved the company's 9,000 UK jobs. Answer:

noise

National leaders need to find ways businesses can protect themselves from such bankruptcies in [the] future and put systems in place to make sure [they] don't in the end come to the taxpayer for help. Johnson has faced significant backlash from Labour Party and union leaders, who say he should have saved the company's 9,000 UK jobs.

causal20sc8006

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: To just stand to one side and watch this number of jobs go is not wise government, said John McDonnell. Answer:

noise

To just stand to one side and watch this number of jobs go is not wise government, said John McDonnell.

causal20sc8007

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: The Labour Party Shadow Chancellor, who calls himself a Marxist, accused Johnson of ideological bias. Crony capitalism has single-handedly soured an entire generation on capitalism - and rightly so. Answer:

noise

The Labour Party Shadow Chancellor, who calls himself a Marxist, accused Johnson of ideological bias. Crony capitalism has single-handedly soured an entire generation on capitalism - and rightly so.

causal20sc8008

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: Others have wondered why, if previous governments could bail out banks during the financial crisis, Johnson would not do the same for the 178-year-old travel company. But their objections prove Johnson's point. Answer:

noise

Others have wondered why, if previous governments could bail out banks during the financial crisis, Johnson would not do the same for the 178-year-old travel company. But their objections prove Johnson's point.

causal20sc8009

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: A moral hazard creates an incentive for a company to take risks, because it will not bear the full consequences of its poor decisions. Answer:

noise

A moral hazard creates an incentive for a company to take risks, because it will not bear the full consequences of its poor decisions.

causal20sc8010

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: Bailouts on either side of the Atlantic encourage CEOs to take high-stakes gambles with their shareholders' money. If the risk pays off, the company stands to make windfall profits, shared through higher dividend checks. Answer:

noise

Bailouts on either side of the Atlantic encourage CEOs to take high-stakes gambles with their shareholders' money. If the risk pays off, the company stands to make windfall profits, shared through higher dividend checks.

causal20sc8011

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: But if it fails, the government will stabilize the company's bottom line with an infusion of taxpayers' dollars. Answer:

noise

But if it fails, the government will stabilize the company's bottom line with an infusion of taxpayers' dollars.

causal20sc8012

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: Crony capitalism has single-handedly soured an entire generation on capitalism - and rightly so. The knowledge that taxpayers will bailout large corporations lets private companies socialize the losses and privatize the gains, said Joseph Stiglitz, a harsh critic of capitalism and winner of the Nobel Prize in economics. Answer:

noise

Crony capitalism has single-handedly soured an entire generation on capitalism - and rightly so. The knowledge that taxpayers will bailout large corporations lets private companies socialize the losses and privatize the gains, said Joseph Stiglitz, a harsh critic of capitalism and winner of the Nobel Prize in economics.

causal20sc8013

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: Occupy Wall Street protesters - and average Americans - often asked, Where's my bailout? Answer:

noise

Occupy Wall Street protesters - and average Americans - often asked, Where's my bailout?

causal20sc8014

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: Today's socialist leaders ask, if the government picks winners and losers, why does it always pick Wall Street over Main Street? Forcing taxpayers to foot the bill for failed corporate decisions presents other problems, to be sure. Answer:

noise

Today's socialist leaders ask, if the government picks winners and losers, why does it always pick Wall Street over Main Street? Forcing taxpayers to foot the bill for failed corporate decisions presents other problems, to be sure.

causal20sc8015

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: The government has no constitutional authority to use federal money to prop up a private corporation. Answer:

noise

The government has no constitutional authority to use federal money to prop up a private corporation.

causal20sc8016

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: Bailouts reward bad behavior by shielding people from the consequences of their own actions. Answer:

noise

Bailouts reward bad behavior by shielding people from the consequences of their own actions.

causal20sc8017

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: Because bailouts only go to companies deemed too big to fail, they favor large corporations over their small and mid-sized competitors. Answer:

noise

Because bailouts only go to companies deemed too big to fail, they favor large corporations over their small and mid-sized competitors.

causal20sc8018

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: Politicians reward politically connected companies - connections often forged with political donations. Answer:

noise

Politicians reward politically connected companies - connections often forged with political donations.

causal20sc8019

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: This creates a fiscal cycle that expropriates taxpayers' dollars from private individuals, gives them to large (and poorly run) businesses, then helps re-elect the politicians who initiatied the process. This is a cozy relationship for two of the three parties. Answer:

noise

This creates a fiscal cycle that expropriates taxpayers' dollars from private individuals, gives them to large (and poorly run) businesses, then helps re-elect the politicians who initiatied the process. This is a cozy relationship for two of the three parties.

causal20sc8020

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: But the biggest drawback of government bailouts is incalculable: It is the impact moral hazards have on future behavior. Answer:

noise

But the biggest drawback of government bailouts is incalculable: It is the impact moral hazards have on future behavior.

causal20sc8021

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: Some have criticized Boris Johnson for not giving Thomas Cook £150 million, because the airline's collapse left approximately 150,000 UK citizens stranded abroad, and the government will pay an estimated £100 million to bring them home. Answer:

causal

Some have criticized Boris Johnson for not giving Thomas Cook £150 million, because the airline's collapse left approximately 150,000 UK citizens stranded abroad, and the government will pay an estimated £100 million to bring them home.

causal20sc8022

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: The government's 'do nothing' attitude has left workers and customers high and dry while landing taxpayers with a bill of hundreds of millions of pounds, said Len McCluskey, general secretary of the UK-based union Unite. Answer:

noise

The government's 'do nothing' attitude has left workers and customers high and dry while landing taxpayers with a bill of hundreds of millions of pounds, said Len McCluskey, general secretary of the UK-based union Unite.

causal20sc8023

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: Why, critics ask, did Johnson not save the company, rather than pay nearly as much money in airfare? Answer:

noise

Why, critics ask, did Johnson not save the company, rather than pay nearly as much money in airfare?

causal20sc8024

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: A little infusion may have kept the company solvent until it could be bought out by the Chinese conglomerate Fosun International, they argue. But the £100 million is a one-time cost. Thomas Cook posted a £1.5 billion loss in May and has hemorrhaged money for years, meaning this bailout would not have been the last. Answer:

noise

A little infusion may have kept the company solvent until it could be bought out by the Chinese conglomerate Fosun International, they argue. But the £100 million is a one-time cost. Thomas Cook posted a £1.5 billion loss in May and has hemorrhaged money for years, meaning this bailout would not have been the last.

causal20sc8025

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: Worse, it would have set the precedent that any private company of sufficient size could turn to the government during financial downturns and expect to continue business-as-usual. Answer:

noise

Worse, it would have set the precedent that any private company of sufficient size could turn to the government during financial downturns and expect to continue business-as-usual.

causal20sc8026

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: By encouraging companies to engage in bad - and sometimes morally questionable - business decisions, the government would become an ethical partaker in those decisions. Moral guides say someone who provokes another person to sin shares in that person's guilt. Answer:

noise

By encouraging companies to engage in bad - and sometimes morally questionable - business decisions, the government would become an ethical partaker in those decisions. Moral guides say someone who provokes another person to sin shares in that person's guilt.

causal20sc8027

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: But in the case of endless corporate crashes and bailouts, the situation is more akin to a scapegoat. It is innocent taxpayers who pay the price for others' iniquity. Answer:

noise

But in the case of endless corporate crashes and bailouts, the situation is more akin to a scapegoat. It is innocent taxpayers who pay the price for others' iniquity.

causal20sc8028

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: (Photo credit: Russell Lee. This photo has been cropped. Answer:

noise

(Photo credit: Russell Lee. This photo has been cropped.

causal20sc8029

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: CC BY 2.0.) Editor's Picks 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rev. Ben Johnson is a senior editor at the Acton Institute. His work focuses on the principles necessary to create a free and virtuous society in the transatlantic sphere (the U.S., Canada, and Europe). Answer:

noise

CC BY 2.0.) Editor's Picks 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rev. Ben Johnson is a senior editor at the Acton Institute. His work focuses on the principles necessary to create a free and virtuous society in the transatlantic sphere (the U.S., Canada, and Europe).

causal20sc8030

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: He earned his Bachelor of Arts in History summa cum laude from Ohio University and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. Answer:

noise

He earned his Bachelor of Arts in History summa cum laude from Ohio University and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa.

causal20sc8031

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: therightswriter@gmail.com Free weekly Acton Newsletter Answer:

noise

therightswriter@gmail.com Free weekly Acton Newsletter

causal20sc8032

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: First Trust New Opprtnts MLP & Engy Fd Declares Dividend of $0.08 (NYSE:FPL) First Trust New Opprtnts MLP & Engy Fd (NYSE:FPL) announced a dividend on Monday, July 22nd, NASDAQ reports. Answer:

noise

First Trust New Opprtnts MLP & Engy Fd Declares Dividend of $0.08 (NYSE:FPL) First Trust New Opprtnts MLP & Engy Fd (NYSE:FPL) announced a dividend on Monday, July 22nd, NASDAQ reports.

causal20sc8033

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 4th will be paid a dividend of 0.075 per share by the investment management company on Monday, September 16th. Answer:

noise

Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 4th will be paid a dividend of 0.075 per share by the investment management company on Monday, September 16th.

causal20sc8034

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 3rd. First Trust New Opprtnts MLP & Engy Fd has decreased its dividend payment by an average of 2.5% annually over the last three years. Answer:

noise

The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 3rd. First Trust New Opprtnts MLP & Engy Fd has decreased its dividend payment by an average of 2.5% annually over the last three years.

causal20sc8035

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: Shares of FPL stock opened at $9.28 on Monday. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $9.18 and its 200-day simple moving average is $9.19. Answer:

noise

Shares of FPL stock opened at $9.28 on Monday. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $9.18 and its 200-day simple moving average is $9.19.

causal20sc8036

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: First Trust New Opprtnts MLP & Engy Fd has a 1-year low of $6.93 and a 1-year high of $10.00. First Trust New Opprtnts MLP & Engy Fd Company Profile First Trust New Opportunities MLP & Energy Fund is a closed-ended balanced mutual fund launched and managed by First Trust Advisors L.P. It is co-managed by Energy Income Partners LLC. Answer:

noise

First Trust New Opprtnts MLP & Engy Fd has a 1-year low of $6.93 and a 1-year high of $10.00. First Trust New Opprtnts MLP & Engy Fd Company Profile First Trust New Opportunities MLP & Energy Fund is a closed-ended balanced mutual fund launched and managed by First Trust Advisors L.P. It is co-managed by Energy Income Partners LLC.

causal20sc8037

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: The fund invests in the public equity and fixed income markets of the United States. Answer:

noise

The fund invests in the public equity and fixed income markets of the United States.

causal20sc8038

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: It seeks to invest in securities of companies operating in the energy and utilities sectors. Featured Story: Trade War Receive News & Ratings for First Trust New Opprtnts MLP & Engy Fd Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for First Trust New Opprtnts MLP & Engy Fd and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter. Answer:

noise

It seeks to invest in securities of companies operating in the energy and utilities sectors. Featured Story: Trade War Receive News & Ratings for First Trust New Opprtnts MLP & Engy Fd Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for First Trust New Opprtnts MLP & Engy Fd and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter.

causal20sc8039

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: Steve Reilly Answer:

noise

Steve Reilly

causal20sc8040

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: PGIM High Yield Bond Fund Inc (NYSE:ISD) Announces $0.11 Monthly Dividend PGIM High Yield Bond Fund Inc (NYSE:ISD) announced a monthly dividend on Monday, August 26th, NASDAQ reports. Investors of record on Friday, September 13th will be paid a dividend of 0.105 per share on Monday, September 30th. This represents a $1.26 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 8.46%. Answer:

causal

PGIM High Yield Bond Fund Inc (NYSE:ISD) Announces $0.11 Monthly Dividend PGIM High Yield Bond Fund Inc (NYSE:ISD) announced a monthly dividend on Monday, August 26th, NASDAQ reports. Investors of record on Friday, September 13th will be paid a dividend of 0.105 per share on Monday, September 30th. This represents a $1.26 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 8.46%.

causal20sc8041

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 12th. PGIM High Yield Bond Fund has decreased its dividend payment by an average of 10.0% per year over the last three years. Answer:

noise

The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 12th. PGIM High Yield Bond Fund has decreased its dividend payment by an average of 10.0% per year over the last three years.

causal20sc8042

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: Shares of ISD stock opened at $14.90 on Wednesday. PGIM High Yield Bond Fund has a 52 week low of $12.63 and a 52 week high of $14.92. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $14.52 and a 200 day simple moving average of $14.43. Answer:

noise

Shares of ISD stock opened at $14.90 on Wednesday. PGIM High Yield Bond Fund has a 52 week low of $12.63 and a 52 week high of $14.92. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $14.52 and a 200 day simple moving average of $14.43.

causal20sc8043

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: About PGIM High Yield Bond Fund Prudential Short Duration High Yield Fund, Inc is a close ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Prudential Investments LLC. Answer:

noise

About PGIM High Yield Bond Fund Prudential Short Duration High Yield Fund, Inc is a close ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Prudential Investments LLC.

causal20sc8044

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: The fund is co-managed by Prudential Investment Management, Inc It invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. Answer:

noise

The fund is co-managed by Prudential Investment Management, Inc It invests in the fixed income markets of the United States.

causal20sc8045

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: The fund primarily invests in a diversified portfolio of high yield fixed income instruments that are rated below investment grade (Ba1 or lower by Moody's Investors Service, Inc or BB+ or lower by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services). Recommended Story: What is a Derivative? Answer:

noise

The fund primarily invests in a diversified portfolio of high yield fixed income instruments that are rated below investment grade (Ba1 or lower by Moody's Investors Service, Inc or BB+ or lower by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services). Recommended Story: What is a Derivative?

causal20sc8046

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: Receive News & Ratings for PGIM High Yield Bond Fund Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for PGIM High Yield Bond Fund and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter. Answer:

noise

Receive News & Ratings for PGIM High Yield Bond Fund Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for PGIM High Yield Bond Fund and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter.

causal20sc8047

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: Rob Hiaasen Answer:

noise

Rob Hiaasen

causal20sc8048

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: Voices By Shaun Hunley September 25, 2019, 12:47 p.m. EDT Share Rent your place, make some cash, and top it off with huge tax savings. Sounds too good to be true, doesn't it? Answer:

noise

Voices By Shaun Hunley September 25, 2019, 12:47 p.m. EDT Share Rent your place, make some cash, and top it off with huge tax savings. Sounds too good to be true, doesn't it?

causal20sc8049

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: It just may be, because vacation rental property owners are finding out that their lofty dreams of taking their extra income and qualifying for a juicy tax deduction might be just that: a fantasy. Answer:

noise

It just may be, because vacation rental property owners are finding out that their lofty dreams of taking their extra income and qualifying for a juicy tax deduction might be just that: a fantasy.

causal20sc8050

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: The qualified business income deduction - also known as Section 199A as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which was signed into law in 2017 - has created plenty of potential landmines for tax professionals, and the close of another summer vacation season is a reminder of yet another. Answer:

noise

The qualified business income deduction - also known as Section 199A as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which was signed into law in 2017 - has created plenty of potential landmines for tax professionals, and the close of another summer vacation season is a reminder of yet another.

causal20sc8051

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: In the sharing economy, vacation rental sites like Airbnb and HomeAway have become popular ways for real estate owners in desirable cities to make some extra money in essence, a passive second business. To those property owners, it would only make sense that QBI would open up a way to take this side hustle and turn it into a business that qualifies for a tax deduction. Answer:

noise

In the sharing economy, vacation rental sites like Airbnb and HomeAway have become popular ways for real estate owners in desirable cities to make some extra money in essence, a passive second business. To those property owners, it would only make sense that QBI would open up a way to take this side hustle and turn it into a business that qualifies for a tax deduction.

causal20sc8052

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: It seems logical on the surface, but like anything in the QBI world, it's not as simple as it appears. Safe, and strenuous, harbor The entire idea of designating a home rental as a business is a new concept. Answer:

noise

It seems logical on the surface, but like anything in the QBI world, it's not as simple as it appears. Safe, and strenuous, harbor The entire idea of designating a home rental as a business is a new concept.

causal20sc8053

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: Before the latest round of tax reform, most property owners didn't want vacation rentals to be considered a formal business, because it would have subjected them to self-employment taxes, which come with a 15.3 percent tax on net income. Answer:

noise

Before the latest round of tax reform, most property owners didn't want vacation rentals to be considered a formal business, because it would have subjected them to self-employment taxes, which come with a 15.3 percent tax on net income.

causal20sc8054

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: Homeowners generally avoided the business label by not providing substantial services to guests. Answer:

noise

Homeowners generally avoided the business label by not providing substantial services to guests.

causal20sc8055

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: But the QBI deduction changed that thinking. Under Section 199A, a business owner can realize a tax savings of up to 20 percent on business income. Additionally, half of the 15.3 percent self-employment tax can be claimed as a deduction on the owner's income tax return. Answer:

causal

But the QBI deduction changed that thinking. Under Section 199A, a business owner can realize a tax savings of up to 20 percent on business income. Additionally, half of the 15.3 percent self-employment tax can be claimed as a deduction on the owner's income tax return.

causal20sc8056

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: That's a big carrot to dangle, but jumping through the hoops necessary to qualify for the QBI safe harbor is undoubtedly the stick. Answer:

noise

That's a big carrot to dangle, but jumping through the hoops necessary to qualify for the QBI safe harbor is undoubtedly the stick.

causal20sc8057

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: Built into the QBI safe harbor are some rigorous requirements, including a mandate that vacation rental owners need to spend at least 250 hours in the calendar year providing rental services. Answer:

noise

Built into the QBI safe harbor are some rigorous requirements, including a mandate that vacation rental owners need to spend at least 250 hours in the calendar year providing rental services.

causal20sc8058

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: Most do not exceed that threshold, and, even if they do, few are keeping track of their hours with time sheets and meeting minutes that prove they meet the threshold needed to qualify as a trade or business in the eyes of the IRS. Answer:

noise

Most do not exceed that threshold, and, even if they do, few are keeping track of their hours with time sheets and meeting minutes that prove they meet the threshold needed to qualify as a trade or business in the eyes of the IRS.

causal20sc8059

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: Doing the work If property owners want to use the safe harbor, they are required to log all hours spent in the home by the various parties, as well as all services performed with respect to the rental and who performed them. Answer:

noise

Doing the work If property owners want to use the safe harbor, they are required to log all hours spent in the home by the various parties, as well as all services performed with respect to the rental and who performed them.

causal20sc8060

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: In cases where vendors are hired - such as landscapers, housekeepers or maintenance companies - the property owner should file a Form 1099 for each vendor (for payments of $600 or more) if trade or business status is desired, something that is rarely done by casual vacation rental hosts. Answer:

noise

In cases where vendors are hired - such as landscapers, housekeepers or maintenance companies - the property owner should file a Form 1099 for each vendor (for payments of $600 or more) if trade or business status is desired, something that is rarely done by casual vacation rental hosts.

causal20sc8061

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: None of these are recordkeeping tasks that can be fudged after the fact, nor should they be. The IRS can request to see those records, so it would be irresponsible for owners to simply file and hope their deduction goes unnoticed. An owner also can't solely rely on setting up a business entity, like an S corporation or LLC, to operate these properties, because that step alone does not automatically qualify a home rental business as a real business. Answer:

noise

None of these are recordkeeping tasks that can be fudged after the fact, nor should they be. The IRS can request to see those records, so it would be irresponsible for owners to simply file and hope their deduction goes unnoticed. An owner also can't solely rely on setting up a business entity, like an S corporation or LLC, to operate these properties, because that step alone does not automatically qualify a home rental business as a real business.

causal20sc8062

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: Uncertainty looms It has yet to be seen how this will play out for vacation rental hosts who've been taking the QBI deduction without sweating the details. Answer:

noise

Uncertainty looms It has yet to be seen how this will play out for vacation rental hosts who've been taking the QBI deduction without sweating the details.

causal20sc8063

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: What we do know is that the IRS is always concerned about individuals accurately reporting their income, and if it appears that large numbers of vacation rental hosts are using the QBI deduction to game the system without the necessary requirements in place, they will start clamping down with audits. Answer:

noise

What we do know is that the IRS is always concerned about individuals accurately reporting their income, and if it appears that large numbers of vacation rental hosts are using the QBI deduction to game the system without the necessary requirements in place, they will start clamping down with audits.

causal20sc8064

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: Additionally, state-level authorities have been getting increasingly aggressive when it comes to enforcing rules around vacation rentals, taking measures to ensure they are subject to the same lodging taxes as traditional hotels and motels. It is highly likely that states that have information-sharing agreements in place with the IRS would even use QBI filing data to help enforce local tax collection requirements in their own regions. Answer:

noise

Additionally, state-level authorities have been getting increasingly aggressive when it comes to enforcing rules around vacation rentals, taking measures to ensure they are subject to the same lodging taxes as traditional hotels and motels. It is highly likely that states that have information-sharing agreements in place with the IRS would even use QBI filing data to help enforce local tax collection requirements in their own regions.

causal20sc8065

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: To date, there are no tax court cases that provide a precedent on rental properties and the QBI deduction, but we do expect many of them to start appearing over the next few years. For now, the key for property owners is recognizing that the initial Wild West phase of the sharing economy is no longer a novelty in the eyes of the IRS. Answer:

noise

To date, there are no tax court cases that provide a precedent on rental properties and the QBI deduction, but we do expect many of them to start appearing over the next few years. For now, the key for property owners is recognizing that the initial Wild West phase of the sharing economy is no longer a novelty in the eyes of the IRS.

causal20sc8066

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: If property owners aren't hitting the 250-hour threshold, and aren't prepared to do the work to prove the property's business status, they may be better off looking for tax savings somewhere else. Answer:

noise

If property owners aren't hitting the 250-hour threshold, and aren't prepared to do the work to prove the property's business status, they may be better off looking for tax savings somewhere else.

causal20sc8067

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: Shaun Hunley Senior technical editor, Tax & Accounting Professionals business of Thomson Reuters By Answer:

noise

Shaun Hunley Senior technical editor, Tax & Accounting Professionals business of Thomson Reuters By

causal20sc8068

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: September 24, 2019 / 9:10 AM / Updated 2 hours ago Nigeria will do 'whatever it takes' to shield country from $9 bln claim 4 Min Read LONDON (Reuters) - Nigeria's government will do whatever it takes to protect its economy from a more than $9 billion arbitration claim over a failed gas project, policy makers said, but the government will not rule out a settlement with a firm registered in the British Virgin Islands. In August, a judge in London granted Process and Industrial Developments Ltd (P&ID) the right to attempt to seize some $9 billion in assets from the Nigerian government over the gas project. The sum would be one of the largest financial penalties imposed on Nigeria, representing 20% of the currency reserves of Africa's largest economy and top oil producer. Answer:

noise

September 24, 2019 / 9:10 AM / Updated 2 hours ago Nigeria will do 'whatever it takes' to shield country from $9 bln claim 4 Min Read LONDON (Reuters) - Nigeria's government will do whatever it takes to protect its economy from a more than $9 billion arbitration claim over a failed gas project, policy makers said, but the government will not rule out a settlement with a firm registered in the British Virgin Islands. In August, a judge in London granted Process and Industrial Developments Ltd (P&ID) the right to attempt to seize some $9 billion in assets from the Nigerian government over the gas project. The sum would be one of the largest financial penalties imposed on Nigeria, representing 20% of the currency reserves of Africa's largest economy and top oil producer.

causal20sc8069

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: We will do whatever it takes to ensure the protection of the interests of the Nigerian government and the Nigerian people, the country's attorney general, Abubakar Malami, told Reuters. Answer:

noise

We will do whatever it takes to ensure the protection of the interests of the Nigerian government and the Nigerian people, the country's attorney general, Abubakar Malami, told Reuters.

causal20sc8070

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: Asked if the country would be open to an out-of-court settlement, Malami said he was not ruling out any possibilities, though Nigeria had not been approached formally by P&ID. Answer:

noise

Asked if the country would be open to an out-of-court settlement, Malami said he was not ruling out any possibilities, though Nigeria had not been approached formally by P&ID.

causal20sc8071

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: The company said earlier this month that if the government would come to the negotiating table, P&ID is ready for serious talks. It did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Monday. Answer:

noise

The company said earlier this month that if the government would come to the negotiating table, P&ID is ready for serious talks. It did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Monday.

causal20sc8072

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: Malami is part of a sizeable Nigerian delegation that travelled to London to meet investors, financial institutions and energy firms ahead of a hearing on Thursday, after which the court is expected to rule on the state's efforts to fight the August decision. One of the argument we are putting up is that the court is not supposed to grant the application of P&ID relating to the attachment of Nigerian international assets, said Malami. Answer:

noise

Malami is part of a sizeable Nigerian delegation that travelled to London to meet investors, financial institutions and energy firms ahead of a hearing on Thursday, after which the court is expected to rule on the state's efforts to fight the August decision. One of the argument we are putting up is that the court is not supposed to grant the application of P&ID relating to the attachment of Nigerian international assets, said Malami.

causal20sc8073

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: The little-known company founded by two Irishmen was awarded $6.6 billion in an arbitration decision over a failed project to build a gas processing plant in the southern Nigerian city of Calabar. Answer:

causal

The little-known company founded by two Irishmen was awarded $6.6 billion in an arbitration decision over a failed project to build a gas processing plant in the southern Nigerian city of Calabar.

causal20sc8074

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: It was based on what P&ID could have earned during the two-decade long agreement as part of a deal struck in 2010. Answer:

noise

It was based on what P&ID could have earned during the two-decade long agreement as part of a deal struck in 2010.

causal20sc8075

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: The judge's decision converted the arbitration award to a legal judgment and the sum, including interest accrued since 2013, soared to more than $9 billion. Answer:

causal

The judge's decision converted the arbitration award to a legal judgment and the sum, including interest accrued since 2013, soared to more than $9 billion.

causal20sc8076

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: Once the court issues a ruling, P&ID could start targeting assets such as real estate, bank accounts or any kind of moveable wealth. Answer:

noise

Once the court issues a ruling, P&ID could start targeting assets such as real estate, bank accounts or any kind of moveable wealth.

causal20sc8077

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: However, it has to prove the property is unrelated to Nigeria's operations as a sovereign state. Information minister Lai Mohammed, also on the delegation, said he expected most assets would not be affected but said the government was assessing for vulnerabilities. Answer:

noise

However, it has to prove the property is unrelated to Nigeria's operations as a sovereign state. Information minister Lai Mohammed, also on the delegation, said he expected most assets would not be affected but said the government was assessing for vulnerabilities.

causal20sc8078

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: Last week, one former petroleum ministry official was charged with accepting bribes and failing to follow protocol, while two men linked to P&ID pleaded guilty to charges of fraud and tax evasion on behalf of the company. Answer:

noise

Last week, one former petroleum ministry official was charged with accepting bribes and failing to follow protocol, while two men linked to P&ID pleaded guilty to charges of fraud and tax evasion on behalf of the company.

causal20sc8079

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: Investigations are ongoing, said Ibrahim Magu, chief of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Answer:

noise

Investigations are ongoing, said Ibrahim Magu, chief of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

causal20sc8080

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: Central bank governor Godwin Emefiele warned that having assets to the tune of $9 billion seized would have ramifications well beyond the economic impact on Nigeria. Answer:

noise

Central bank governor Godwin Emefiele warned that having assets to the tune of $9 billion seized would have ramifications well beyond the economic impact on Nigeria.

causal20sc8081

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: You can imagine what sort of refugee situation it will create as Nigeria has the largest populated country in Africa, he said. This should not be allowed to happen. Answer:

noise

You can imagine what sort of refugee situation it will create as Nigeria has the largest populated country in Africa, he said. This should not be allowed to happen.

causal20sc8082

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: If it happens... what you'll see with refugees through Libya will be a small thing. Answer:

noise

If it happens... what you'll see with refugees through Libya will be a small thing.

causal20sc8083

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: Reporting by Karin Strohecker in London, additional reporting by Libby George in Abuja and Tom Arnold in London. Answer:

noise

Reporting by Karin Strohecker in London, additional reporting by Libby George in Abuja and Tom Arnold in London.

causal20sc8084

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: EU court backs use of arm's length principle to assess Starbucks, Fiat APAs for state aid violation September 24, 2019 Europe, European Commission, Featured News, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Transfer Pricing Share Tweet Share Reddit Buffer By Julie Martin, MNE Tax The EU General Court today released long-awaited rulings in the Fiat and Starbucks tax state aid cases, concluding in both decisions that it is appropriate for the European Commission to assess whether an advance pricing agreement (APA) confers a selective advantage to a taxpayer for state aid purposes by referring to the arm's length principle. Answer:

noise

EU court backs use of arm's length principle to assess Starbucks, Fiat APAs for state aid violation September 24, 2019 Europe, European Commission, Featured News, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Transfer Pricing Share Tweet Share Reddit Buffer By Julie Martin, MNE Tax The EU General Court today released long-awaited rulings in the Fiat and Starbucks tax state aid cases, concluding in both decisions that it is appropriate for the European Commission to assess whether an advance pricing agreement (APA) confers a selective advantage to a taxpayer for state aid purposes by referring to the arm's length principle.

causal20sc8085

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: Using this standard, the General Court reached opposite conclusions in the two cases, finding that an APA granted to a Fiat subsidiary by Luxembourg was illegal state aid but that an APA granted to a Starbucks subsidiary by the Netherlands was not. Today's judgments give important guidance on the application of EU State aid rules in the area of taxation. Answer:

noise

Using this standard, the General Court reached opposite conclusions in the two cases, finding that an APA granted to a Fiat subsidiary by Luxembourg was illegal state aid but that an APA granted to a Starbucks subsidiary by the Netherlands was not. Today's judgments give important guidance on the application of EU State aid rules in the area of taxation.

causal20sc8086

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: At the same time, each case has its specificities and involves complex legal questions. We will study the judgments carefully before deciding on possible next steps, EU Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said following the release of the judgments. Answer:

noise

At the same time, each case has its specificities and involves complex legal questions. We will study the judgments carefully before deciding on possible next steps, EU Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said following the release of the judgments.

causal20sc8087

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: In the Fiat decision, the General Court concluded that, through a 2012 APA, Luxembourg granted a selective tax advantage to Fiat's financing company, Fiat Finance and Trade, which provides treasury functions for Fiat group companies. According to the General Court, in determining whether the Luxembourg ruling granted Fiat an advantage, the Commission was entitled to analyze the ruling in the light of the arm's length principle, which the court considered to be determinative of normal taxation. The arm's length principle is a tool for checking that intragroup transactions are remunerated as though they had been negotiated between independent undertakings, the court said. Answer:

noise

In the Fiat decision, the General Court concluded that, through a 2012 APA, Luxembourg granted a selective tax advantage to Fiat's financing company, Fiat Finance and Trade, which provides treasury functions for Fiat group companies. According to the General Court, in determining whether the Luxembourg ruling granted Fiat an advantage, the Commission was entitled to analyze the ruling in the light of the arm's length principle, which the court considered to be determinative of normal taxation. The arm's length principle is a tool for checking that intragroup transactions are remunerated as though they had been negotiated between independent undertakings, the court said.

causal20sc8088

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: Using that standard, the court agreed with the European Commission that the way that the transactional net margin method (TNMM) was applied in the Luxembourg APA was incorrect and resulted in inappropriately minimizing the Fiat subsidiary's remuneration and the taxes paid to Luxembourg. Answer:

noise

Using that standard, the court agreed with the European Commission that the way that the transactional net margin method (TNMM) was applied in the Luxembourg APA was incorrect and resulted in inappropriately minimizing the Fiat subsidiary's remuneration and the taxes paid to Luxembourg.

causal20sc8089

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: The Starbucks decision addressed a 2008 APA issued by the Netherlands to Starbucks Manufacturing BV, which roasts Starbucks coffee. The APA sets the Netherlands subsidiary's remuneration for its activities within the group and establishes the royalties to be paid to a related entity for the use of intellectual property. Answer:

noise

The Starbucks decision addressed a 2008 APA issued by the Netherlands to Starbucks Manufacturing BV, which roasts Starbucks coffee. The APA sets the Netherlands subsidiary's remuneration for its activities within the group and establishes the royalties to be paid to a related entity for the use of intellectual property.

causal20sc8090

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: The General Court again said that the Commission can analyze the ruling in the light of the arm's length principle. This time, though, the court said that the Commission failed to prove that the remuneration sanctioned in the tax rulings was actually inconsistent with the arm's length principle. Answer:

noise

The General Court again said that the Commission can analyze the ruling in the light of the arm's length principle. This time, though, the court said that the Commission failed to prove that the remuneration sanctioned in the tax rulings was actually inconsistent with the arm's length principle.

causal20sc8091

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: [T]he mere finding of non-observance of the methodological requirements for the determination of transfer pricing is not sufficient to establish that there is State aid within the meaning of Article 107 TFEU. The Commission must also demonstrate that the methodological errors that it identified do not enable an approximation of an arm's length outcome to be reached and that they resulted in a reduction of the taxable profit compared to a profit that would have been calculated in accordance with the arm's length principle, the court said. Answer:

noise

[T]he mere finding of non-observance of the methodological requirements for the determination of transfer pricing is not sufficient to establish that there is State aid within the meaning of Article 107 TFEU. The Commission must also demonstrate that the methodological errors that it identified do not enable an approximation of an arm's length outcome to be reached and that they resulted in a reduction of the taxable profit compared to a profit that would have been calculated in accordance with the arm's length principle, the court said.

causal20sc8092

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: Responding to today's rulings, Netherlands State Secretary for Finance Menno Snel said that the Netherlands agrees with the European Commission that state aid must be tackled. In the case of Starbucks, the Netherlands lodged its action in 2015 because the European Commission based its ruling that state aid had been provided on an arm's length principle that does not exist in EU law, Snel explained. Answer:

noise

Responding to today's rulings, Netherlands State Secretary for Finance Menno Snel said that the Netherlands agrees with the European Commission that state aid must be tackled. In the case of Starbucks, the Netherlands lodged its action in 2015 because the European Commission based its ruling that state aid had been provided on an arm's length principle that does not exist in EU law, Snel explained.

causal20sc8093

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: Snel said that the Commission's decision should have been based on an assessment of the APA as compaired to Netherlands law. It seems that the General Court did not rule in the Netherlands' favour on this point, the Snel said, even though the court concluded that no state aid was provided, Dimitrios Kyriazis, Head of Law Faculty at NCH London said the cases are an important legal victory for the Commission regardless of the outcome of the individual cases. Dimitrios Kyriazis, Head of Law Faculty at NCH London said the cases are an important legal victory for the Commission regardless of the outcome of the individual cases. Answer:

noise

Snel said that the Commission's decision should have been based on an assessment of the APA as compaired to Netherlands law. It seems that the General Court did not rule in the Netherlands' favour on this point, the Snel said, even though the court concluded that no state aid was provided, Dimitrios Kyriazis, Head of Law Faculty at NCH London said the cases are an important legal victory for the Commission regardless of the outcome of the individual cases. Dimitrios Kyriazis, Head of Law Faculty at NCH London said the cases are an important legal victory for the Commission regardless of the outcome of the individual cases.

causal20sc8094

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: With this link now in place, the outcome of individual cases will depend on their facts, and in particular on the rigor and quality of the transfer pricing report submitted by the taxpayer, Kyriazis said. Kyriazis added that are no immediate takeaways from the two cases that can be applied to the Apple state aid case because each case is decided on its facts. Answer:

noise

With this link now in place, the outcome of individual cases will depend on their facts, and in particular on the rigor and quality of the transfer pricing report submitted by the taxpayer, Kyriazis said. Kyriazis added that are no immediate takeaways from the two cases that can be applied to the Apple state aid case because each case is decided on its facts.

causal20sc8095

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: Both decisions may be appealed to the European Court of Justice. Answer:

noise

Both decisions may be appealed to the European Court of Justice.

causal20sc8096

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: Founder & Editor at MNE Tax Julie Martin is the founder of MNE Tax. Answer:

noise

Founder & Editor at MNE Tax Julie Martin is the founder of MNE Tax.

causal20sc8097

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: She edits the publication and regularly contributes articles on new developments in cross-border business taxation. Julie has worked as a tax journalist and editor for more than 13 years. Answer:

noise

She edits the publication and regularly contributes articles on new developments in cross-border business taxation. Julie has worked as a tax journalist and editor for more than 13 years.

causal20sc8098

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: Prior to that, she worked as an in-house tax attorney in New York. She also holds an LLM in taxation from New York University School of Law. Answer:

noise

Prior to that, she worked as an in-house tax attorney in New York. She also holds an LLM in taxation from New York University School of Law.

causal20sc8099

In this task, you are provided with sentences extracted from financial news and SEC data. Your goal is to classify each sentence into either 'causal' or 'noise' based on whether or not it indicates a causal relationship between financial events. Please return only the category 'causal' or 'noise'. Text: Julie can be reached at [email protected]. @mnetax Latest posts by Julie Martin (see all) - September 24, 2019 - September 16, 2019 - September 16, 2019 - September 12, 2019 - September 3, 2019 Julie can be reached at [email protected]. Don't miss the latest tax and transfer pricing news! Answer:

noise

Julie can be reached at [email protected]. @mnetax Latest posts by Julie Martin (see all) - September 24, 2019 - September 16, 2019 - September 16, 2019 - September 12, 2019 - September 3, 2019 Julie can be reached at [email protected]. Don't miss the latest tax and transfer pricing news!