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2:48 p.m. Today2:48 p.m. Dec. 5, 2016
- By Francine McKenna
Multiple firm partners provided false testimony under oath and made false representations to PCAOB staff about the 2010 audit of Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SAa.
2:35 p.m. Today2:35 p.m. Dec. 5, 2016
- By Jeffry Bartash
The danger of “fake news” on social media almost turned real and deadly on Sunday after weeks of unfounded conspiracy theories about a popular local pizza joint in Washington known as Comet Ping Pong.
12:31 p.m. Today12:31 p.m. Dec. 5, 2016
- By Francine McKenna
Finra fines a New York-based unit of Credit Suisse $16.5 million for violations of anti-money-laundering rules
12:04 p.m. Today12:04 p.m. Dec. 5, 2016
- By Robert Schroeder
Ivanka Trump will meet former Vice President Al Gore on Monday to discuss climate issues, President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team says.
9:50 a.m. Today9:50 a.m. Dec. 5, 2016
- By Greg Robb
Supporters of putting abolitionist Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill are worried the decision could be reversed by the Trump administration
8:24 a.m. Today8:24 a.m. Dec. 5, 2016
- By Robert Schroeder
Donald Trump’s phone call with Taiwan’s leader was long planned; Democrats plan ways to thwart Obamacare repeal; 4 areas where Steven Mnuchin could change policy at Treasury; and more.
9:41 a.m. Nov. 30, 2016
- By Robert Schroeder
Donald Trump’s pick for Treasury secretary, Steven Mnuchin, dug in on the president-elect’s plans to cut corporate taxes during a televised appearance Wednesday, saying it is the way to “huge economic growth.”
1:06 p.m. Dec. 2, 2016
- By Robert Schroeder
Donald Trump has tapped J.P. Morgan Chase’s Jamie Dimon and other prominent chief executives for a “strategic and policy forum” that the president-elect says will meet frequently to discuss economic issues.
8:42 a.m. Dec. 2, 2016
- By Robert Schroeder
President-elect Donald Trump’s calls to world leaders stun diplomats; Mattis appointment signals wartime posture; the Clinton-Trump aide shouting match; and more.
3:25 a.m. Dec. 2, 2016
- By Robert Schroeder
President-elect Donald Trump warned companies thinking of moving jobs abroad that they would face “consequences” if they did so, doubling down on tough rhetoric he used during the White House campaign.
8:00 a.m. Dec. 1, 2016
- By Robert Schroeder
A fear of losing business with the federal government may be behind the Carrier deal; President Obama says treat marijuana like cigarettes; Wisconsin recount to begin Thursday; and more.
12:30 p.m. Nov. 30, 2016
- By Robert Schroeder
House Democrats selected Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California as minority leader on Wednesday, keeping the Californian in her role after she faced a challenge from Ohio’s Tim Ryan.
10:59 a.m. Nov. 30, 2016
- By Francine McKenna
Tesla Motors got the memos, but the Securities and Exchange Commission told the company more than once that it was not getting the message.
8:46 a.m. Nov. 30, 2016
- By Robert Schroeder
Elizabeth Warren says Donald Trump’s treasury pick is the ‘Forrest Gump of the financial crisis’; Nancy Pelosi is expected to survive a leadership challenge; the House budget committee chairmanship is up for grabs; and more.
7:42 a.m. Nov. 30, 2016
- By Robert Schroeder
President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday morning he will leave his business “in total,” to focus on running the country while in the White House.
1:24 p.m. Nov. 29, 2016
- By Robert Schroeder
Donald Trump is meeting with Goldman Sachs’ Gary Cohn on Tuesday, an official told reporters, as the president-elect and his team continue to prepare for the new administration.
9:37 a.m. Nov. 29, 2016
- By Robert Schroeder
President-elect Donald Trump tweeted early Tuesday morning that burning the U.S. flag should have “consequences,” suggesting loss of citizenship or a year in jail as punishment.
8:23 a.m. Nov. 29, 2016
- By Robert Schroeder
Donald Trump’s Twitter storm about a CNN reporter and the network; House Democrats brace for secret-ballot leadership elections; Trump’s pick for Health and Human Services has an Obamacare-replacement plan; and more.
9:48 a.m. Nov. 28, 2016
- By Robert Schroeder
Donald Trump’s voter fraud assertions called ‘stunning’; vulnerable Democrats ready to work with Trump; pipeline protesters given early-December deadline to leave; and more.
11:46 a.m. Nov. 26, 2016
- By Tim Rostan
A brace of social-media posts by Donald Trump aide Kellyanne Conway may point to an urgent sense among some Trump allies that Mitt Romney is not the man for the secretary of state job.
3:33 p.m. Nov. 22, 2016
- By Robert Schroeder
Highlights, via Twitter, of Donald Trump’s meeting on Tuesday with the New York Times.
2:32 p.m. Nov. 22, 2016
- By Robert Schroeder
For the latest look at how Donald Trump will try to remake Washington, look at the members of the “landing teams” representing the president-elect at economic agencies during the transition.
11:23 a.m. Nov. 22, 2016
- By Jeffry Bartash
Sen. Bernie Sanders and other prominent liberals are calling Donald Trump’s plan to rebuild America a “scam” and a “trap” that liberals should reject.
8:35 a.m. Nov. 22, 2016
- By Robert Schroeder
Donald Trump’s cancels a meeting with the New York Times; was an article on his business dealings and an obscure provision of the Constitution the cause? Newt Gingrich says Rudy Giuliani would be a better secretary of state than Mitt Romney; and more.
3:32 p.m. Nov. 21, 2016
- By Andrea Riquier
The decline in the homeownership rate has been a long time in coming, a St. Louis Fed economist demonstrates.
11:11 a.m. Nov. 21, 2016
- By Robert Schroeder
Voters are changing their minds about Donald Trump: the president-elect’s popularity has gotten a boost since he won the election, according to a new poll.
12:43 p.m. Nov. 21, 2016
- By Robert Schroeder
J.P. Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon was never under consideration to be Donald Trump’s treasury secretary — and Trump doesn’t even respect Dimon, according to a report.
8:32 a.m. Nov. 21, 2016
- By Robert Schroeder
President Barack Obama says he make take on Donald Trump; Nancy Pelosi’s challenger says Democrats lost focus on the economy; Trump is urged to keep ties with Cuba; and more.
2:48 p.m. Nov. 15, 2016
- By Robert Schroeder
Dave Camp, the former chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, tells MarketWatch the 15% corporate tax rate proposed by President-elect Donald Trump is ‘certainly doable,’ and says he sees a path for repatriating overseas profits of U.S. companies.
2:32 p.m. Nov. 18, 2016
- By Robert Schroeder
Members of President-elect Donald Trump’s economic “landing team” will be announced on Monday, officials said, as the incoming administration prepares to take the helm at federal agencies.
12:59 p.m. Nov. 18, 2016
- By Jeffry Bartash
President-elect Donald Trump has been critical of the Federal Reserve’s easy-money approach and one of his key advisers this week urged the bank to reduce its influence on the U.S. economy. But that’s easier said than done.
7:58 a.m. Nov. 18, 2016
- By Robert Schroeder
Ted Cruz tells friends he is interested in being attorney general; possible Treasury pick Steven Mnuchin’s connection to a bank that got federal bailout money; congressional leaders eye a funding bill to keep the government open through March; and more.
2:32 p.m. Nov. 17, 2016
- By Robert Schroeder
President-elect Donald Trump wants officials in his administration to commit not to lobby for five years after leaving their posts. But that doesn’t mean they won’t be able to find lobbying work after they depart.
8:40 a.m. Nov. 17, 2016
- By Robert Schroeder
Congressional Democrats seek to work with Donald Trump on dismantling trade deals; Rep. Joe Crowley being wooed as a challenger to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi; Sen. Rand Paul says he would block Rudy Giuliani or John Bolton if Trump taps either for secretary of state; and more.
1:25 p.m. Nov. 16, 2016
- By Steve Goldstein
One takeaway from the industrial production report by the Federal Reserve was strength from a surprising source: coal.
1:01 p.m. Nov. 16, 2016
- By Jeffry Bartash
The press covering the president is making a big stink about Donald Trump going out to dinner Tuesday night without telling them. Yet a former Democratic press secretary doubts that a 24/7 media pool is necessary anymore.
11:52 a.m. Nov. 16, 2016
- By Robert Schroeder
Charles Schumer of New York will take over as Senate Democratic leader in the next Congress, while Vermont’s Bernie Sanders is getting a key role on the Senate Budget Committee.
8:52 a.m. Nov. 16, 2016
- By Robert Schroeder
President-elect Donald Trump says his transition is going ‘smoothly’ after a critical story; House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi could face a challenge to her leadership role; the House will vote on blocking Boeing sales to Iran; and more.
5:07 p.m. Nov. 15, 2016
- By Francine McKenna
Members of the House Financial Services had plenty of questions for outgoing Securities and Exchange Commission chief Mary Jo White about what’s next for Wells Fargo Inc.
3:15 p.m. Nov. 15, 2016
- By Jeffry Bartash
What a difference a week and a president election make: A Gallup poll shows that Americans have the most confidence in the U.S. economy in a year and a half.
