Politics And The Markets 04/15/26
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Credit card interest rate cap could reduce access for over 100 million Americans, analysis finds
A new analysis finds that a 10% credit card interest rate cap would
Federal court terminates Biden-era student loan plan affecting millions nationwide
A federal appeals court on Monday officially finalized the termination of the
Loeffler targets $50B SBA program that has ‘never been looked at,’ bans 112K-plus COVID loan fraudsters
Small Business Administrator (SBA) Kelly Loeffler unveiled a sweeping fraud crackdown on
American Express to build 55-floor tower at World Trade Center site
American Express has announced plans for the construction of a 55-floor building
Costco quietly boosts gas rewards for branded credit card holders to 5% cash back
Costco has discreetly increased gas rewards for holders of its branded credit
Klarna CEO calls credit cards interest rates an ‘extraction machine,’ backs Trump’s proposed 10% rate cap
Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski expressed support for President Donald Trump’s push to
Bilt unveils 3 new credit cards with enhanced housing rewards, 10% intro APR
Bilt, a membership program centered on rewarding consumers for everyday spending, is
Trump administration to delay wage garnishment from student loan borrowers in default
The Department of Education on Friday announced a delay in its plans
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Senate Republicans press DHS chief on attaching policy changes to border money
Multiple Senate Republicans pressed Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Wednesday to attach policy changes to the White House border supplemental request. The exchanges during the Senate Appropriations Committee
Goldman Sachs advises employees on plan to divest GM credit card
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. has told employees in its Platform Solutions unit that it’s moving toward a process to find a new issuer for
Election takeaways: Biden ‘didn’t stop Democrats from winning,’ while Youngkin was hit with ‘a stunning repudiation’
As analysts assess the results of Tuesday’s off-year elections in some states, they’re concluding that the outcomes were disappointing for Republicans — and for
3 simple rules for collecting baseball cards, from one of the nicest guys The Hobby has ever known
In times of mourning, Ben Aguirre turned to baseball cards. “Collecting has been [a] huge part of my journey — it’s been there through
High interest rates hit housing affordability and buyer demand
The Intercontinental Exchange’s (NYSE:) November 2023 Mortgage Monitor Report highlights the significant strain on home affordability and buyer demand due to surging interest rates,
Will The Party Finally End?
The retail industry faces a reckoning next year when we finally learn the true state of the consumer in a post-Covid world – without
US Equity Market Dominance Is Tied to Tech and AI’s Evolution
The dominance of the US stock market relative to other equity markets over the past 15 years is an enigma for many investors who
FDA approves Eli Lilly’s tirzepatide for weight loss, paving way for wider use of blockbuster drug
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved Eli Lilly‘s blockbuster drug tirzepatide for weight loss, paving the way for even wider use of
Don’t just press ‘connect’ when adding people on LinkedIn: ‘All it shows is that you were able to push a button,’ says expert
LinkedIn offers tremendous networking opportunities. The site has more than 985 million members worldwide, according to its “about us” page. And many of those
Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester to step down next year adding to series of changes at the Fed
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester is set to resign from her post next year, the bank announced Wednesday. Mester, one of
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