Regulation/Government Policy
- Stock Market
It’s crunch time for the push to ban Congress from trading stocks
A China competition bill, additional Ukraine aid, further COVID-19 funding, addressing inflation and more. U.S. lawmakers face a big to-do…
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IRS audit rates keep dropping — especially for the 1%
No matter the size of a household’s budget, the increasingly short-staffed and cash-strapped Internal Revenue Service has been conducting fewer…
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Inflation is making everyone spend more, but it could be the driver to saving our money – and the planet
Inflation has many Americans worrying – a jump in prices of groceries and gas means paying more for fewer items,…
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A larger share of younger investors say they’re not afraid to buy the dip in the pursuit of long-term gains — but there’s one big caveat
The stock market is taking on a deepening red hue as steep sell-offs continue, but a new report says some…
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Appeals court deals severe blow to SEC’s in-house administrative courts
WASHINGTON — Securities regulators can’t bring enforcement actions seeking financial penalties through their in-house courts, a federal appeals court ruled…
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Fed will keep raising interest rates until it is ‘confident’ inflation is moving down, Harker says
The U.S. central bank will continue to raise interest rates at a measured pace until policymakers are confident that inflation…
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SEC is reportedly checking banker cell phones in a Wall Street messaging probe
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has launched a search through 100-plus personal mobile phones of top Wall Street dealmakers…
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White House to hold COVID briefing led by new response coordinator Jha, after U.S. official death toll passes one million
Just hours after the official U.S. COVID-19 death toll passed the one million mark, the White House is planning to…
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Fed’s Evans says aggressive rate hikes needed to tame inflation
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Charles Evans said Tuesday that aggressive central bank rate rises are needed to get…
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