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Warren Bashes Wells, Equifax In Iowa Speeches
January 08, 2019

Senator Elizabeth Warren didn’t hold back during her first trip to Iowa, going after Washington for being “corrupt” and “beholden to giant corporations.” In addition, Warren criticized the idea that wealthy potential presidential candidates might use their personal fortunes to finance their campaigns. “Campaigns should...

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Gab Goes Offline After PayPal, GoDaddy, Others Pull Support
October 29, 2018

Gab, the social network that had a big following among the far right, has been taken offline after GoDaddy, the domain provider, gave it 24 hours to find a new service provider. The Verge, citing GoDaddy, reported the move on the part of the domain provider came...

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Tech Titans To Face Lawmakers During Hearings This Week
September 04, 2018

The technology sector will be on display this week as lawmakers begin holding hearings to look into concerns about antitrust issues. It comes amid a backlash against the tech titans for allowing fake news to spread on their platforms. According to a report in the...

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Bank CEO Accused Of Accelerating Manafort Loan Approvals
August 13, 2018

Federal Savings Bank‘s chief executive Steve Calk is being accused of helping Paul Manafort, the former Trump campaign chairman, secure loans in exchange for a post in the Trump administration. Reuters, citing the trial Friday (August 10), reported Dennis Raico, a former executive at Chicago-based...

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Fed Chairman Has Had Meetings With Lawmakers, White House, Bankers
July 09, 2018

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is taking a different approach to meetings, spending more time with lawmakers, White House Advisors, and banks than Janet Yellen, who was Fed head until his appointment. According to a report in Reuters looking at the calendars detailing Powell’s meetings...

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Banks, Credit Card Companies In Talks To Monitor Gun Sales
May 01, 2018

Banks and credit card companies are looking at ways to pinpoint gun purchases via their payment systems in what could be the first step in restricting purchases of guns. The Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the discussions, reported the talks are in the...

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Alibaba CEO Warns Trade War Will Harm Everyone
April 11, 2018

Alibaba’s Chief Executive Jack Ma warned in an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday (April 11) that a trade war between the U.S. and China would harm all parties involved. In the opinion piece, Ma said that while he has been encouraged by the...

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Trade War May Dwindle Amid Blinking
April 10, 2018

The trade war may be downsized to a skirmish that maybe won’t even be waged. Or, you could say the other side blinked, a little. And sometimes blinking eyes mean fewer teary eyes down the road. In news that stretched into Tuesday morning, Chinese President...

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House Financial Services Committee Chairman Won’t Seek Re-election
November 01, 2017

Another member of the GOP has announced he won’t seek re-election in 2018. This time it’s Rep. Jeb Hensarling, who will retire from Congress at the end of his term as chairman of the House Financial Services Committee. According to news from CNBC, the 60-year-old...