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Biden Getting GOP Pushback On $1.9 Trillion COVID Stimulus
Biden Getting GOP Pushback On $1.9 Trillion COVID Stimulus
January 22, 2021  |  Politics

President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan is already getting pushback from Republicans, tripping up a seamless passage by Congress, CNBC reported on Thursday...

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Biden’s Treasury Pick Yellen Leary Of Crypto
Biden’s Treasury Pick Yellen Leary Of Crypto
January 21, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Janet Yellen, President Joe Biden’s nominee for Treasury Secretary, is expected to take a hard stance on cryptocurrencies, calling digital currency a “particular concern” that...

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Biden Expected To Name Professor Michael Barr To Head OCC
Biden Expected To Name Professor Michael Barr To Head OCC
January 21, 2021  |  Personnel

Former Ripple advisor and Treasury Department official Michael Barr is anticipated to head the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) under President Joe...

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CFPB Changes Expected As Biden Administration Settles In  
CFPB Changes Expected As Biden Administration Settles In  
January 19, 2021  |  Regulation

As reported, President-elect Joe Biden nominated Rohit Chopra, a commissioner at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), replacing...

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Biden Taps FTC’s Rohit Chopra To Head CFPB
Biden Taps FTC’s Rohit Chopra To Head CFPB
January 18, 2021  |  Consumer Finance

Rohit Chopra, a commissioner at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), has been tapped by President-elect Joe Biden to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB),...

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Rubio To Biden: Pass $2,000 Stimulus Checks For Pandemic Relief
Rubio To Biden: Pass $2,000 Stimulus Checks For Pandemic Relief
January 13, 2021  |  Economy

Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida wrote in a letter that he wants President-elect Joe Biden to focus immediately on getting $2,000 checks out to Americans...

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Rhode Island Governor Tapped As Biden’s Commerce Secretary
Rhode Island Governor Tapped As Biden’s Commerce Secretary
January 11, 2021  |  Politics

President-elect Joe Biden has tapped second-term Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo, a former venture capitalist, to serve as commerce chief, according to The Hill. Raimondo,...

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Big Tech Likely To See Pressure From Biden Administration
Big Tech Likely To See Pressure From Biden Administration
January 07, 2021  |  Politics

Out of all of the chaos that has engulfed politics and, specifically, the nation’s capital these last few days, it bears sifting through the headlines...

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Trump Executive Order On WeChat, Alipay And Others Catch Consumers In The Middle
Trump Executive Order On WeChat, Alipay And Others Catch Consumers In The Middle
January 06, 2021  |  International

Call it the latest salvo amid tensions between China and the United States that may heat up. With the consumer in focus. To that end,...

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