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Progressive lawmakers renew push to increase taxes on wealthiest Americans: A group of progressive lawmakers is renewing its push to increase taxes on the ...
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Progressive lawmakers renew push to increase taxes on wealthiest Americans
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To Unrig Economy, Dems Propose Raising Taxes on Wealth Over $50 Million: "The Ultra-Millionaire Tax is a critically needed policy that would ensure that the ...
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To Unrig Economy, Dems Propose Raising Taxes on Wealth Over $50 Million
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Elizabeth Warren Urges SEC Probe of Tesla (TSLA) Governance: Senator Elizabeth Warren again urged US securities regulators to investigate whether Tesla Inc ...
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Elizabeth Warren Urges SEC Probe of Tesla (TSLA) Governance
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants answers from MOHELA about problems student loan borrowers faced when payments resumed
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants answers from MOHELA about problems student ...
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Warren calls hearing to put spotlight on student loan servicer MOHELA: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) invited the head of student loan servicer MOHELA to ...
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Warren calls hearing to put spotlight on student loan servicer MOHELA
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Student-loan borrowers lose Social Security if they default: Dems: Sen. Elizabeth Warren joined some of her colleagues in pushing to end Social Security ...
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Student-loan borrowers lose Social Security if they default: Dems
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Choice, Wyndham Hotel chains end rocky $8 billion hostile takeover deal - UPI.com
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Choice, Wyndham Hotel chains end rocky $8 billion hostile takeover deal - ...
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Fed rate cuts needed now to help clean energy sector: Elizabeth Warren: High interest rates have "completely tanked" major renewable infrastructure projects ...
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Fed rate cuts needed now to help clean energy sector: Elizabeth Warren
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Letters to the editor: Herald readers sound off on the call to lower interest rates, RFK Jr. as presidential candidate, and Biden's border crisis.
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Letters to the editor
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TikTok lives for now: How the race to ban it could unfold: Keep on scrolling — the app isn't going anywhere anytime soon.
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TikTok lives for now: How the race to ban it could unfold
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Student-loan company MOHELA's CEO should face Congress: Elizabeth Warren: Since student-loan payments resumed, borrowers serviced by MOHELA have faced a range of ...
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Student-loan company MOHELA's CEO should face Congress: Elizabeth Warren
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A Novo Nordisk competitor teased a weight loss drug that minimizes muscle loss seen in other drugs
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A Novo Nordisk competitor teased a weight loss drug that minimizes muscle ...
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Enbrel drugmaker sues over Colorado’s potential price cap, says prescription drug board is unconstitutional
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Enbrel drugmaker sues over Colorado’s potential price cap ...
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Steward-Citigroup deals questioned by Massachusetts senators: The senators are focusing on a financial adviser that helped facilitate sale-leaseback deals ...
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Steward-Citigroup deals questioned by Massachusetts senators
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Student loan borrowers may finally get answers to loan forgiveness issues: A major student loan service company has been invited to face Congress over its ...
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Student loan borrowers may finally get answers to loan forgiveness issues
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Disney offers three months of streaming for £5.97- but you'll have to be quick: The Epic Movies, Epic Offer comes to a close in a matter of hours ...
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Disney offers three months of streaming for £5.97- but you'll have to be ...
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IRS program lets Mass. and NH residents do federal taxes for free: Senator Elizabeth Warren pushed for years for the program as a no-charge government ...
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IRS program lets Mass. and NH residents do federal taxes for free
Quick Glance: Biden's Billionaire Tax Proposal: Expert Insights
  • President Joe Biden praised U.S. economic performance in his State of the Union Address and emphasized the importance of raising taxes for the wealthy and corporations.

  • Economists applaud proposals to increase corporate and billionaire taxes as potential revenue sources to tackle the U.S. debt crisis.

  • The proposed tax credit for first-time homebuyers received approval, but doubts linger about its significant impact.

  • Experts express concerns about the potential impact of corporations relocating due to the proposed tax hikes.
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Coinbase Nixes Page Promoting 'Elizabeth Whoren' Meme Coin: The derogatory token targets a U.S. senator who has frequently criticized the cryptocurrency industry ...
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Coinbase Nixes Page Promoting 'Elizabeth Whoren' Meme Coin
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Pols & Politics: The Mooch resurfaces, MassGOP infighting and the art of shooting
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Pols & Politics: The Mooch resurfaces, MassGOP infighting and the art of ...
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Wendy's Clarifies It Won’t Bring Surge Pricing To Food: After drawing outrage online, Wendy’s clarified on Tuesday that it doesn’t intend to increase pricing of ...
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Wendy's Clarifies It Won’t Bring Surge Pricing To Food
Quick Glance: Wendy's Plans No Surge Pricing Introduction
  • Wendy's plans no surge pricing introduction, opting to experiment with dynamic pricing.

  • CEO Kirk Tanner mentioned future tests of dynamic pricing and day-part offerings.

  • Wendy's intends to offer discounts during slower times of day and may lower prices.

  • While other industries implement surge pricing, such unpredictable price changes could frustrate customers.
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Warren, activists accuse SEC of bowing to Wall Street on climate rule : Behind Gensler’s decision to pull back on what could be his legacy-defining achievement ...
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Warren, activists accuse SEC of bowing to Wall Street on climate rule
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Warren says IVF will be ‘on the ballot’ in 2024 after Alabama ruling: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) argued Friday that in vitro fertilization (IVF) and ...
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Warren says IVF will be ‘on the ballot’ in 2024 after Alabama ruling
Quick Glance: Trump Supports IVF After Alabama Ruling
  • Former President Donald Trump expressed strong support for IVF.

  • An Alabama Supreme Court ruling led to suspensions of IVF programs.

  • The decision deepens divisions among conservatives over reproductive services.

  • Trump and Haley distance themselves from an absolute abortion ban.
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Warren Calls On Regulators to 'Immediately' Block Capital One-Discover Merger: The Massachusetts Democrat said the $35.3 billion deal "threatens our ...
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Warren Calls On Regulators to 'Immediately' Block Capital One-Discover ...
Quick Glance: Acquisition Plans: Capital One and Discover Financial
  • Capital One plans to acquire Discover Financial, a US credit card company

  • Capital One is valued at $52.2 billion and the fourth largest player in the US credit card market

  • Discover was the 27th largest US bank by assets, while Capital One was the ninth largest

  • Increased regulatory focus on credit card fees, potential merger in this context
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Editorial: Proposed credit card deal triggers progressives: “The merger of @CapitalOne and @Discover threatens our financial stability, reduces competition and ...
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Editorial: Proposed credit card deal triggers progressives
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Opinion | Block Capital One’s Merger With Discover: It would create America’s biggest credit-card issuer, allowing it to charge customers exorbitant fees.
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Opinion | Block Capital One’s Merger With Discover
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Warren Calls for New Limits on Big Tech’s Push into AI: Senator Elizabeth Warren called for a new restriction on major cloud providers Microsoft Corp., Amazon ...
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Warren Calls for New Limits on Big Tech’s Push into AI
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Elizabeth Warren’s GOP Challenger John Deaton Has a History of Incredibly Blunt Anti-Trump Tweets
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Elizabeth Warren’s GOP Challenger John Deaton Has a History of Incredibly ...
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Capital One Is Acquiring Discover For $35.3B–This Is Why You Should Care : Capital One Financial is reportedly laying plans to purchase Discover Financial ...
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Capital One Is Acquiring Discover For $35.3B–This Is Why You Should Care 
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Elizabeth Warren’s Crypto Challenger Repeatedly Used The N-Word In His Book: John Deaton says he was providing an “uncensored” look at his harrowing upbringing.
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Elizabeth Warren’s Crypto Challenger Repeatedly Used The N-Word In His ...
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Parents scramble as common children's asthma med disappears: Senator Elizabeth Warren on Friday accused the drug's manufacturer, GlaxoSmithKline ...
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Parents scramble as common children's asthma med disappears
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3 ways student-loan borrowers can get the most debt relief possible: Schumer and Warren
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3 ways student-loan borrowers can get the most debt relief possible: ...
Quick Glance: Student Loans Canceled for 153,000 Borrowers
  • President Joe Biden announced the cancellation of federal student loans for almost 153,000 borrowers to expedite the path to debt forgiveness.

  • The administration has initiated the new SAVE program which brings forward the loan cancellations originally set for July.

  • The first round of forgiveness from the SAVE plan will clear $1.2 billion in loans, informing borrowers via email about their early loan forgiveness eligibility.

  • Over 7.5 million people have enrolled in the new repayment plan, described by Biden as a life-changing relief for individuals and families.
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Capital One Is Acquiring Discover For $35.3B–This Is Why You Should Care : Capital One Financial is reportedly laying plans to purchase Discover Financial ...
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Capital One Is Acquiring Discover For $35.3B–This Is Why You Should Care 
Quick Glance: Democrats Call for Halt to Capital One-Discover Deal
  • Thirteen top Democrats in Congress called on the Biden administration to reject the merger between Capital One and Discover, citing concerns over reduced customer choice and high fees.

  • The proposed merger would create the largest credit card lender in the U.S. by combining Capital One's banking and card businesses with Discover's assets.

  • Under the strong leadership of Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Democrats also urged a reevaluation of the government's lenient approach to bank mergers to curb consolidation in the financial industry.

  • The pressure on Capital One and Discover to gain approval from federal regulators highlights the political challenge they face, with Democrats pushing for the merger to be blocked and future harmful deals to be prevented.
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Warren sings Taylor Swift song after jokingly confirming conspiracy: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is borrowing a line from Taylor Swift to jokingly offer a ...
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Warren sings Taylor Swift song after jokingly confirming conspiracy
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Fed hold rates steady, casts doubt on March cuts: The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady Wednesday following its first monetary policy meeting of the ...
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Fed hold rates steady, casts doubt on March cuts
Quick Glance: Labor Cost Data Signals Inflation Improvement
  • Recent ECI data shows significant decline in labor cost growth, indicating easing inflation and a shift in the Fed's monetary policy.

  • The Employment Cost Index (ECI), the Fed's preferred measure of labor costs, saw its smallest quarterly increase in over two years, signaling a positive change in the central bank's inflation fight.

  • ECI data for the quarter suggests a cooling of inflationary pressures within the job market, crucial for the Fed's monetary policy decisions.

  • The decline in labor cost growth supports the Fed's confidence that the current reduction in inflation is sustainable and signals a move toward more balanced labor market conditions.
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Nikki Haley isn't the first presidential hopeful to lose her home state: It remains to be seen whether Haley's loss is a devastating setback or just a bump in ...
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Nikki Haley isn't the first presidential hopeful to lose her home state
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Colorado Is Trying to Cap a Drug’s Price. Big Pharma Has Other Plans: After a state board declared Enbrel “unaffordable,” some lawmakers want to exempt large ...
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Colorado Is Trying to Cap a Drug’s Price. Big Pharma Has Other Plans
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Elizabeth Warren rips Fed for fueling affordability crisis in housing, calls for rate cuts
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Elizabeth Warren rips Fed for fueling affordability crisis in housing ...
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Amgen taking different path to weight loss windfall: The popularity of a new generation of weight-loss medicines is inspiring a growing number of drugmakers to ...
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Amgen taking different path to weight loss windfall
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Dems Slam Social Security Board Nominee Over History of Supporting Benefit Cuts: Sen. Elizabeth Warren said she doesn't "understand why we are being ...
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Dems Slam Social Security Board Nominee Over History of Supporting Benefit ...
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Democratic Senators Push DEA to 'Swiftly Deschedule' Marijuana: The lawmakers asserted that the continued listing of cannabis under the Controlled Substances Act ...
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Democratic Senators Push DEA to 'Swiftly Deschedule' Marijuana
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Warren reelection: Quincy city councilor weighs Senate challenge: Ian Cain, 41, would be the second GOP challenger to Warren to emerge from the cryptocurrency ...
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Warren reelection: Quincy city councilor weighs Senate challenge
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Warren says abortion will be on the ballot in 2024: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) predicted Wednesday that this year’s election cycle will be a referendum on ...
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Warren says abortion will be on the ballot in 2024
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Opinion | Elizabeth Warren’s iRobot Gift to China: Antitrust regulators kill the iRobot-Amazon tie, and job losses ensue.
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Opinion | Elizabeth Warren’s iRobot Gift to China
Quick Glance: Amazon Cancels iRobot Acquisition Due to European Pushback
  • Amazon cancels purchase of iRobot due to European pushback

  • European regulators signal concerns about iRobot acquisition

  • iRobot receives $94 million and announces layoffs

  • Amazon criticizes regulators and emphasizes benefits of mergers for global competitiveness
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Senate Democrats call on Pentagon to halt aid to human rights abusers and coup governments
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Senate Democrats call on Pentagon to halt aid to human rights abusers and ...
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Ark and 21Shares to Disclose Spot Bitcoin ETF Reserves Via Chainlink Integration: The move comes after fellow spot bitcoin ETF issuer Bitwise drew applause from ...
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Ark and 21Shares to Disclose Spot Bitcoin ETF Reserves Via Chainlink ...
Quick Glance: Bitcoin Reaches New High Above $57,000
  • On Tuesday, Bitcoin reached a new high above $57,000.

  • The current price of the flagship cryptocurrency was recorded at $57,328.95, according to Coin Metrics. A peak of $57,445.14 was achieved earlier, marking the highest level since December 2021.

  • Joel Kruger, market strategist at LMAX Group, highlighted the increasing market motivation to break through the level as Bitcoin approaches its record high.
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Roe Anniversary Sparks Calls for Restoring Federal Right to Abortion: "At every turn we see a new form of hell, brought to us by an extremist Supreme Court ...
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Roe Anniversary Sparks Calls for Restoring Federal Right to Abortion
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Senator Warren, other Democrats ask Commerce to extend gun export pause, increase oversight -letter
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Senator Warren, other Democrats ask Commerce to extend gun export pause ...
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Lawmakers want to know how TurboTax used $94 million in tax breaks: Letters between Intuit, maker of TurboTax, and lawmakers shared exclusively with The Verge ...
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Lawmakers want to know how TurboTax used $94 million in tax breaks
Quick Glance: New Tax Bill Expands Child Tax Credit and Business Breaks
  • A comprehensive, bipartisan tax reform was passed by the House to expand the child tax credit for American families and reinstate tax breaks for businesses.

  • The widespread support in the House was critical for the legislation, fast-tracked under a tactic known as 'suspension' by Republicans.

  • The tax legislation passed would raise the refundable portion to $1,800 per child in 2023, $1,900 per child in 2024 and $2,000 per child in 2025.

  • The bill would also create tax benefits for people impacted by natural disasters and strengthen the low-income housing tax credit.
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3 top Democrats call for investigation into student-loan company MOHELA: Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Chuck Schumer, and Bernie Sanders are calling for an ...
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3 top Democrats call for investigation into student-loan company MOHELA
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Letters to the editor: Herald readers sound off on Milton's NO vote to the MBTA Communities Zoning, transgender players in school sports ...
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Letters to the editor
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John Deaton turns to Ron DeSantis’ former New Hampshire campaign aide to head Senate bid
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John Deaton turns to Ron DeSantis’ former New Hampshire campaign aide to ...
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Lawmakers Question Chip Grant to BAE Over Firm’s Stock Buybacks: Two Democratic lawmakers are raising concerns about a history of stock buybacks at BAE Systems ...
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Lawmakers Question Chip Grant to BAE Over Firm’s Stock Buybacks
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High flyer Novo Nordisk - these companies are ready for the chase: Novo Nordisk leads obesity treatment market, followed by Eli Lilly, while Roche ...
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High flyer Novo Nordisk - these companies are ready for the chase
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Justice Department calls for dismissal of Corizon's bankruptcy : Sen. Elizabeth Warren applauded the DOJ's intervention, saying, "Corizon does not belong in a ...
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Justice Department calls for dismissal of Corizon's bankruptcy
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Senator calls Walmart’s TV acquisition a ‘warning bell’ and pushes for investigation
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Senator calls Walmart’s TV acquisition a ‘warning bell’ and pushes for ...
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Senator Warren and FTC head Khan push right to repair: “The people of Massachusetts have spoken to this issue by a margin of three to one and, by golly ...
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Senator Warren and FTC head Khan push right to repair
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Crypto Action in Senate Remains on Back Burner: Sources: Though industry insiders are eying Sen. Elizabeth Warren and other Democrats nervously as they push ...
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Crypto Action in Senate Remains on Back Burner: Sources
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New book 'The Rebels' explores how populists have transformed the Democratic Party
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New book 'The Rebels' explores how populists have transformed ...