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While putting whisky in your coffee may not be a new thing, putting Jack Daniels-flavoring in it is. The Brown-Forman (NYSE: BF-B) (NYSE: BF-A) liquor brand has launched Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey Coffee in partnership with World of Coffee Inc. The two companies made the unique java product available in limited locations during the holiday season after introducing it at the Specialty Food Association’s 2016 Summer Fancy Food Show at the Javits Center in New York City in June.

While putting whisky in your coffee may not be a new thing, putting Jack Daniels-flavoring in it is. The Brown-Forman (NYSE: BF-B) (NYSE: BF-A) liquor brand has launched Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey Coffee in partnership with World of Coffee Inc. The two companies made the unique java product available in limited locations during the holiday season after introducing it at the Specialty Food Association’s 2016 Summer Fancy Food Show at the Javits Center in New York City in June.

After three years of US sanctions on Russia, Putin’s cost of funding his nation’s economy has tumbled as Russian government five-year ruble notes climbed further this week, pushing the yield to the lowest on a closing basis since February 2014.

As Bloomberg reports, the securities are gaining as a strengthening ruble and lower-than-expected inflation prompt economists to project that the Bank of Russia will resume interest-rate cuts as soon as March, and not in the second quarter as Governor Elvira Nabiullina had previously signaled.

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Disgruntled man delivers 298,745 pennies to DMV

Workers at the Department of Motor Vehicles can expect more than a penny for this Virginia man’s thoughts.

Nick Stafford made a spectacle in the DMV office in Lebanon, Virginia, when he carted in five wheelbarrows of pennies to pay a sales tax on two vehicles.

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In this segment from the Motley Fool Answers podcast, Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp welcome Sean Gates to the show as they answer listener questions.

Dan asks about the complexities of investing in a business via the tax-advantaged vehicle of a self-directed IRA. The rules are not simple, the expenses are higher than a normal IRA, and it can be hard to take your profits, but that said, there are some very good reasons to consider it.

A full transcript follows the video.

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Despite the strong rise in its share price, it would be a mistake for investors not to bank on Bank of America.

A new Audible audio series about Bernie Madoff argues that in addition to being a criminal, he was the product of a corrupt financial system where both clients and regulators looked the other way to continue reaping the gains he delivered.
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