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White House to Nominate CFTC Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero to Head FDIC
White House to Nominate CFTC Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero to Head FDIC
June 13, 2024  |  Politics

President Joe Biden plans to nominate Christy Goldsmith Romero, who is currently a commissioner at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), to become chair and member of...

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Feds Cancel Student Debt for 160K New Borrowers
Feds Cancel Student Debt for 160K New Borrowers
May 22, 2024  |  Debt

The U.S. Department of Education is canceling student debt for another 160,000 borrowers. This latest cancellation, announced by the White House Wednesday (May 22), brings...

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Making Sense of: How America’s CHIPS Act Fuels Domestic Innovation
Making Sense of: How America’s CHIPS Act Fuels Domestic Innovation
April 26, 2024  |  Technology

American companies are outpacing European ones on innovation and technology. That’s what the head of Norway’s $1.6 trillion oil fund told the Financial Times Wednesday...

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Biden Offers New Debt Relief to Student Loan Borrowers
Biden Offers New Debt Relief to Student Loan Borrowers
April 08, 2024  |  Loans

The White House has unveiled its latest effort to offer relief to student loan borrowers. The plan, President Joe Biden announced Monday (April 8), targets borrowers who...

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Biden Cancels $5.6 Billion in Student Loans for Public Service Workers
Biden Cancels $5.6 Billion in Student Loans for Public Service Workers
March 21, 2024  |  Loans

The White House is canceling nearly $6 billion in student loans for public service workers. The cancellation, announced Thursday (March 21), applies to 78,000 teachers, nurses, firefighters and other...

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Report: White House Urges UnitedHealth to Accelerate Payments to Providers
Report: White House Urges UnitedHealth to Accelerate Payments to Providers
March 12, 2024  |  Healthcare

White House officials reportedly met with UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty and other health insurers to urge them to accelerate their payments to healthcare providers. During the remote meeting,...

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U.S. Gives GlobalFoundries $1.5 Billion to Accelerate Domestic Semiconductor Industry
U.S. Gives GlobalFoundries $1.5 Billion to Accelerate Domestic Semiconductor Industry
February 20, 2024  |  Technology

When it comes to technological advances, the small things frequently have the biggest impact. And for the 21st century’s connected economy, there is no bigger,...

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White House Mulls Requiring Cloud-Computing Companies to Disclose Customers
White House Mulls Requiring Cloud-Computing Companies to Disclose Customers
January 26, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

The Biden administration is reportedly set to propose new requirements for cloud computing companies in an effort to enhance security and protect sensitive data. The...

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White House Pushes for Pro-Small Business AI Policy
White House Pushes for Pro-Small Business AI Policy
January 21, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

How can artificial intelligence (AI) create opportunities for small businesses? That question was the subject of a Friday (Jan. 19) White House meeting designed to examine ways...

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