It’s midterm day in America, so pack your weapon (where legally permitted), have your local election lawyer on speed dial and get out the popcorn. U-S-A, U-S-A. More on that Read more
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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway swings to loss, stung by battered market
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. swung to a loss in the third quarter as a volatile stock market and losses from insurance underwriting offset gains in its manufacturing, service and retail businesses. Read more
Elizabeth Warren among senators looking to crack down on ‘junk fees’ from remittance providers
A group of senators that includes Elizabeth Warren is asking the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to take a tougher tack on companies that facilitate remittance payments, charging that the businesses Read more
Three-judge appeals panel says CFPB funding structure is unconstitutional
WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court found the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is funded through an unconstitutional method, a ruling that threw out the agency’s regulation on payday lenders and struck Read more
Wells Fargo failing customers as Zelle scams soar, Sen. Warren charges in letter
Sen. Elizabeth Warren is tightening the pressure on Wells Fargo CEO Charles Scharf, just one among major bank executives that the Massachusetts Democrat is targeting amid evidence of repeat fraud Read more
Fed will need ‘great skill’ and ‘good luck’ to bring down inflation without crashing the economy, Yellen says
The Federal Reserve has to use its judgment to bring inflation down along with the ever-present risk of a recession, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday. “Of course [a recession] Read more
Here’s why Britain’s Warren Buffett is sticking with Facebook’s parent and other beaten down techs
Exasperated observers -– probably those who have made the wrong bet — often claim that markets are incapable of absorbing more than one important thing at a time. Well, inflation Read more
‘Everyone is talking about inflation, this is a way to combat it’: Democrats urge banks to play a part helping cash-strapped customers
With inflation now running at a 41-year high, Democratic lawmakers say cracking down on bank overdraft fees is one way to help struggling consumers. “Everyone is talking about inflation, this Read more