Politics


China And US Discussing Trump-Xi Trade Meeting, But Optics Among Sticking Points

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U.S. and Chinese officials are discussing a potential meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping to take pla... Read more

DoubleLine CEO Gundlach Says Fed's Powell Is 'caving To The Stock Market'

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Fragile equity markets forced Fed Chair Jerome Powell to pledge that the U.S. central bank will be patient with future i... Read more

Time Is Running Out For The US-China Trade Talks — But American Firms Still Have Big Questions

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Despite U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin expressing optimism that "significant progress" can be achieved in this w... Read more

Market Extra: Just Weeks To Make A Deal — Whats Next For Brexit

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With only about two weeks to go until the next big vote in the British Parliament and less than two months until Brexit ... Read more

US And China Face Deep Trade, IP Differences In Today's High-level Talks

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The United States and China launch a critical round of trade talks on Wednesday amid deep differences over Washington's ... Read more

Currencies: British Pound Moves Lower Amid Extended Brexit Debate

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The British pound is front and center of Tuesday’s currency trading as the U.K. Parliament debates amendments to a pro... Read more

Here Are The More Than Two Dozen Democrats Running For President Or In The Mix

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Some candidates have started early, others are waiting. Here’s the list of two dozen Democrats either running for pres... Read more

Capitol Report: Elizabeth Warren Blasts Out Tweetstorm Asking Wells Fargo To Fire CEO Sloan

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The Wall Street Journal ran a story on Monday about big banks bracing for a “browbeating” by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ... Read more

Capitol Report: Here Are The Actual Shutdown Loans On Offer That Wilbur Ross Referred To

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Ross was blasted as tone deaf, but his statement that a number of banks and credit unions are offering loans for federal... Read more

Top Ten: Weekend Roundup: A Federal Wealth Tax | Are Trumps Tax Cuts Really Working? | Tax-season Tips

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Also, the risks of trading options and two ways to fix your finances. Read more

Capitol Report: Tom Brokaw Says Democrats As Much To Blame As Republicans As Shutdown Drags On | Senate May Vote Thursday On Trumps Offer

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The ongoing partial government shutdown has now lasted a record 32 days, and veteran newsman Tom Brokaw is wagging his f... Read more

Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac Regulator Discussing Plan To End Conservatorship

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The acting director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency has told the agency’s employees that the regulator will anno... Read more

Market Snapshot: Dow Rises More Than 200 Points As Investor Hopes Rise For U.S.-China Trade Progress

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Stock-market bulls attempt to extend a winning streak to a fourth day Friday, buoyed by news reports stoking hopes for p... Read more

Cryptos: This Country Leads The World In Crypto Trading — And It Isnt The One You Think

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Financial centers like New York and London might be home to the hustle and bustle of equity and currency trading, but in... Read more

Currencies: Dollar, Major Currencies Stable As Shutdown, Brexit And Muted European Data Scrutinized

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Many currencies are trading rather range bound as trading proceeded on Thursday, and majors, such as the dollar, euro an... Read more

Betting Odds On Brexit Strongly Indicate That It Will Be Delayed (or Even Never Happen)

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Bookies in the U.K. predict second Brexit shock Read more

Listen, Watch, Wait, Observe: Art In The Digital Age

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The crowd at Inspirefest 2018 was hushed as renowned cartoonist Liza Donnelly took her time, silently drawing the front... Read more

US Congress Releases Treasure Trove Of Russian Facebook Ads

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Large-scale manipulation of social networks by nation states or other companies is a simple fact of life in 2018, and F... Read more

Facebook And TheJournal.ie Team Up On Fact-checking Project

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A contentious referendum is less than a month away in Ireland and, coupled with a general public wariness about social ... Read more

Google App Engine Update Makes Evading State Censorship Tougher

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For the past number of years, Google’s App Engine has inadvertently permitted developers to evade internet censors. T... Read more