Trump is firing federal workers who are not funded by taxpayers
Elon Musk's DOGE team has slashed hundreds of jobs paid for by fees from banks and other forms of funding rather than ...
DOGE Cuts Hit Federal Workers Who Aren’t Funded by Taxpayers
Fees paid to agencies like the Food and Drug Administration and the FDIC fund part of their workforces, so cutting those jobs ...
Trump 2nd term live updates: Poll finds only a third approve of Musk's role
PMTrump says he's had 'good talks' with Putin, not with UkraineAs he welcomed Republican and Democratic governors to the ...
Musk waves a chainsaw and charms conservatives talking up Trump’s cost-cutting efforts
OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Billionaire Elon Musk appeared at a conservative gathering outside Washington waving a chainsaw in the ...
US business activity stalling; consumers' inflation expectations surge
U.S. business activity nearly stalled in February amid mounting fears over tariffs on imports and deep cuts in federal ...
Fed's Jefferson says AI is speeding investors' reactions to central bankers' messages
Artificial intelligence is speeding the rate at which investors react to specific sentences in central bankers' speeches and ...
Tariffs, federal government spending cuts restrain US business activity
U.S. business activity nearly stalled in February amid mounting fears over tariffs on imports and deep cuts in federal ...
Musk Looks at Auditing the Federal Reserve
The billionaire gives remarks at the Conservative Political Action Conference.
Fed's Barr, stepping down from regulatory post, warns against weaker bank rules
In what is expected to be his final speech as the Fed's rules chief, Barr maintained that strong rules are needed to guard ...
Trump Tests Fed’s Independence With Order Expanding Authority Over Agencies
A directive calling for oversight over the central bank’s regulatory and supervisory responsibilities has set off alarm.
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New Trump order takes aim at autonomy of independent agencies
White House seeks sway over FCC, FEC, FTC and some Fed operations. Politics professor Sarah Binder says it "grabs power from ...
Americans are down on the economy, but CEOs are full of optimism
Two surveys this week show a stark and growing divergence between heads-of-businesses and the rest of the country when it comes to the economy: Consumers are jittery. Executives are hopeful.