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Companies Lobby For Google Critic To Head FTC
February 24, 2017

A handful of companies that have had runs in with Google are doing some behind-the-scenes lobbying with members of the White House in an attempt to play a role in who is chosen to head the Federal Trade Commission. According to a report by The Wall...

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Rumor: Trump Said To Eye Ex-OneWest Employee For CFPB
February 23, 2017

President Donald Trump is reportedly considering a former OneWest Bank employee for a spot in his administration, said The Wall Street Journal. Trump is reportedly eyeing Joseph Otting, former OneWest CEO and former employee of the current U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin, to head...

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Companies Prepare For Trump’s Twitter Backlash
February 15, 2017

Most Americans are well-aware of President Donald Trump’s love affair with Twitter, where he often uses the site to criticize or even threaten companies. And while some are wondering how 140 characters or less can truly impact a business, others are actually drafting plans for...

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Elon Musk Staying On White House Advisory Council
February 06, 2017

Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, announced that, despite mounting pressure, he will stay on President Donald Trump’s White House advisory council, according to a report by Fortune. The president’s Strategic and Policy Forum, headed by Blackstone CEO Steve Schwarzman, was set to meet last...

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Trump Advisers Want JPMorgan’s Dimon As Treasury Secretary
November 11, 2016

So much for being anti-establishment. Just a day after Donald Trump won an historic and unexpected victory to become the nation’s 45th president, his advisors want him to consider a Wall Street player as treasury secretary. According to a report by CNBC, which cited two people...