Politics

Learn about the most important political developments in Washington and elsewhere that affect investors.

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Businesses Win Twice Before Supreme Court to Reduce Liability

Companies won two unanimous U.S. Supreme Court rulings, averting what may have been billions of dollars in new...

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Key Senate Democrat Refuses to Negotiate with Republicans on U.S. Debt Limit

Republicans demanding concessions in exchange for raising the U.S. debt ceiling will be refused, the Democratic chairwoman of...

How Obama’s Attack on Investors Could Affect You

President Obama is making inequality #1 issue in this year’s midterm elections, which means hold on to your...

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ObamaCare Launch Leads 6.3 million to Become Eligible for Medicaid

More than 6.3 million Americans were deemed eligible for government healthcare plans for the poor since the Oct....

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Minimum Wage is Not the Way to Improve Lives

It seems that every local government is straining to see which one can outdo the other in raising...

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Lawmakers Unveil $1.1 Trillion Spending Bill

Negotiators in the U.S. Congress unveiled a $1.1 trillion spending bill that aims to prevent another government shutdown,...

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Maryland Gains Federal Approval to Cap Hospital Spending

The Obama administration has agreed to a health-care experiment that will make Maryland a test case for whether...

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What ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ Can Teach You about the Real Wall Street

The new Martin Scorsese film "The Wolf of Wall Street" is all the rage these days. I refuse...

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Yellen’s Confirmation as Fed Chair Will Leave Easy-Money Policies, Risks Intact

The Senate’s overwhelming vote to approve Janet Yellen to become the next chair of the Federal Reserve puts...

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Senate Approves Yellen to Become Fed Chair

The U.S. Senate voted 56-26 to confirm Janet Yellen as the successor to Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke.