President-elect Joe Biden has announced a new director of the National Economic Council in Brian Deese, the current head of sustainable investing at BlackRock, CNBC reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
President-elect Joe Biden rounded out his economics team on Monday (Nov. 30) by appointing two women to top posts. He also officially named Janet Yellen, former head of the Federal Reserve, as treasury secretary. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
165 business leaders joined together on Monday (Nov. 23) to call for a peaceful presidential transition of powers, labeling it necessary for the “economic recovery and revitalization” of the U.S. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
Janet Yellen is the incoming Biden administration’s pick to be Treasury secretary, according to a new report. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our...
Could a cliff-hanger of a presidential election turn out to be a buzz killer for the holiday shopping season? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe...
Voters in California, who backed a far-reaching digital privacy law two years ago, are now facing a war of words over a ballot measure that would update that law. The so-called Proposition 24 has drawn fire from some consumer and privacy advocates, the Associated Press...
Makan Delrahim, the U.S. Justice Department’s top enforcer of antitrust laws, is likely to leave his post early in calendar 2021 regardless of the outcome of the Nov. 3 presidential election, Reuters reported on Thursday (Oct. 8). Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
In a unanimous, bipartisan vote, a U.S. Senate Committee ordered the CEOs of Facebook, Google and Twitter to testify on Capitol Hill about a federal law that protects tech companies from liability on the removal of third-party content, CNBC reported. Get the Full Story Complete...
Six months after the Democrat-controlled House passed a $3.2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package, Senate Republicans say they are prepared to vote on their version as early as this week. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...