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Gary Gensler signals support for climate, workforce diversity disclosure requirements in confirmation hearings

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Gary Gensler signals support for climate, workforce diversity disclosure requirements in confirmation hearings

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Biden to rally Senate Democrats as $1.9 trillion relief bill moves forward

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Biden’s SEC, CFPB picks Gensler and Chopra face senators’ questions: live blog

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Checks, automatic jobless-benefit extensions sought in next big Democratic bill

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25 stocks of companies backed by rapid earnings growth as the economy reopens

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$1.9-trillion relief package is now in Senate’s hands as Democrats eye March 14 deadline

Mar. 1, 2021 at 2:50 p.m. ET

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Migration, COVID, economy on agenda in Biden’s meeting with Mexican president

Mar. 1, 2021 at 11:40 a.m. ET by Victor Reklaitis

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Meme stocks, crypto and student loans: what to watch for at SEC, CFPB confirmation hearings

Mar. 1, 2021 at 1:03 p.m. ET by Chris Matthews

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$15 minimum wage won’t make it into Biden’s $1.9-trillion COVID-19 relief bill — lawmakers have other ideas

Feb. 25, 2021 at 7:27 p.m. ET by Elisabeth Buchwald

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Biden matches Obama’s ‘social cost of carbon’ for now — it’s a figure roughly 50 times greater than Trump’s

Feb. 26, 2021 at 5:55 p.m. ET by Rachel Koning Beals

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Progressive hopes for a radical SEC agenda face a unicorn problem

Feb. 26, 2021 at 3:02 p.m. ET by Chris Matthews

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Democratic-run Washington means worries for defense sector, retreat for Saudi lobby, watchdog says

Feb. 26, 2021 at 11:24 a.m. ET by Victor Reklaitis

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$1.9 trillion coronavirus aid package set to clear House late tonight

Feb. 26, 2021 at 11:44 a.m. ET

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First skirmish in minimum-wage battle lost, but Bernie Sanders still has secret weapon for future procedural fights

Feb. 25, 2021 at 6:40 p.m. ET

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The Trump tariffs aren’t going away quickly, Biden’s top trade nominee signals

Feb. 25, 2021 at 1:20 p.m. ET by Jeffry Bartash

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Democrats press case for SEC action on climate change, income inequality

Feb. 25, 2021 at 3:54 p.m. ET by Chris Matthews

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CEOs for Goldman, Google, Intel among the 160 executives supporting Biden’s $1.9 trillion aid plan

Feb. 24, 2021 at 3:12 p.m. ET by Victor Reklaitis

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Biden signs executive order tied to semiconductor shortage

Feb. 24, 2021 at 9:41 a.m. ET by Victor Reklaitis

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Minimum-wage question is next hurdle for $1.9 trillion Democratic stimulus plan

Feb. 16, 2021 at 2:44 p.m. ET

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Schumer says Senate will work on bill to ease semiconductor shortage, take on China

Feb. 23, 2021 at 4:33 p.m. ET

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Biden focuses on climate and COVID in meeting with Canada’s Trudeau

Feb. 23, 2021 at 12:10 p.m. ET by Robert Schroeder

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Russia assigned more than 1,000 expert engineers to execute SolarWinds hack, says Microsoft exec

Feb. 23, 2021 at 4:41 p.m. ET by Chris Matthews

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The $1.9 trillion Biden stimulus plan is moving forward — here are the biggest parts of it

Feb. 22, 2021 at 5:17 p.m. ET

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Small businesses with fewer than 20 employees to get exclusive access to PPP loans for 2 weeks

Feb. 22, 2021 at 9:44 a.m. ET by Victor Reklaitis

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Attorney general nominee Garland says he will ‘vigorously’ enforce antitrust law

Feb. 22, 2021 at 12:30 p.m. ET by Chris Matthews

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