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A confidentiality agreement protects intellectual property or sensitive information. Some examples include trade secrets, specifications or details of a yet-to-be-launched new product, client lists ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

Lea Uradu, J.D., is a Maryland state registered tax preparer, state-certified notary public, certified VITA tax preparer, IRS annual filing season program participant, and tax writer. Vikki Velasquez ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Yarilet Perez is an experienced multimedia journalist and fact-checker with a Master of ...

President Donald Trump on Sunday announced a trade agreement with the European Union that would set tariffs at 15%, ending what had been months of uncertainty surrounding trade with the United States’ ...

Japan is the largest U.S. trade partner to reach an agreement. President Donald Trump announced a trade agreement with Japan on Tuesday, making it the largest U.S. trade partner to broker an accord as ...

President Biden’s decision to return to the climate pact fulfills a campaign pledge, but the United States has some catching up to do. By Jonathan Ellis and Douglas Alteen President Biden has ...

What Is a Pain Treatment Agreement? Managing chronic pain with opioids is complicated and challenging. Doctors need to know if patients can follow the treatment plan, if they get desired responses ...

Let's tease out this idea of a safe third country agreement. The EU has one with Turkey. The U.S. has one with Canada. With Mexico, as we just heard there, there is a lot of detail we don't know yet.

A new franchise agreement with Pedernales Electric Cooperative is on the table in Cedar Park. What you need to know City Council gave initial approval Dec. 18 for a renewed and ex ...

Which stamp paper is required for rent agreement? The renting should be for either residential or commercial purposes. There should be a written agreement between the owner and the tenant. The ...