politics

NY Gov. Hochul Taps Obama Vet Harris as Top Financial Watchdog

NY Gov. Hochul Taps Obama Vet Harris as Top Financial Watchdog
NY Gov. Hochul Taps Obama Vet Harris as Top Financial Watchdog
August 31, 2021  |  Personnel

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has tapped Adrienne Harris, a veteran of former President Barack Obama’s White House, to take the reins of the state’s...

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Chinese President Xi Calls For Wealth Redistribution
Chinese President Xi Calls For Wealth Redistribution
August 18, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

Chinese President Xi Jinping is calling for wealth redistribution that includes a framework for “common prosperity,” curbing excessive incomes and working to avert financial risks,...

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Vaccine Mandates Are A Lose-Lose For Frontline Restaurant Workers, Says Paytronix CEO
Vaccine Mandates Are A Lose-Lose For Frontline Restaurant Workers, Says Paytronix CEO
August 16, 2021  |  Economy

For a few months in late spring and early summer, the future was looking bright for restaurants. Newly vaccinated consumers were coming back for indoor...

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Biden Vets Saule Omarova To Lead OCC
Biden Vets Saule Omarova To Lead OCC
August 06, 2021  |  Personnel

U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration is vetting Cornell banking law professor Saule Omarova to take the leading role at the Office of the Comptroller of the...

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Crypto Tax Laws Slipped Into $1T Infrastructure Bill
Crypto Tax Laws Slipped Into $1T Infrastructure Bill
July 30, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

The estimated $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill could be partially funded by taxes levied on cryptocurrency and digital-asset transactions. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Yellen Picks Michael Hsu As First Deputy Comptroller Of OCC
Yellen Picks Michael Hsu As First Deputy Comptroller Of OCC
May 09, 2021  |  Legal & Regulation

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen plans to name Michael J. Hsu the first deputy comptroller of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency,...

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House Greenlights Biden COVID Bill
House Greenlights Biden COVID Bill
March 10, 2021  |  Economy

The U.S. House of Representatives gave the final OK on Wednesday (March 10) to the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill championed by President Joe Biden,...

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Stimulus Update: House Passes $1.9 Trillion Package; Now Goes To Senate
Stimulus Update: House Passes $1.9 Trillion Package; Now Goes To Senate
February 28, 2021  |  Economy

The U.S. House passed President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 pandemic relief bill, which will allot $1.9 trillion to various pandemic-related remedies like stimulus checks, unemployment and...

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