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Gary Gensler was confirmed to lead the SEC on Wednesday. He promised to tackle bitcoin regulation, “gamification” of trading and board diversity.

Biden to nominate Robert Santos for Director of the Census Bureau. He would become the first person-of-color if confirmed.

The Biden administration is not considering a hike to the federal gasoline tax as a way to help pay for infrastructure, the White House said Tuesday.

Tensions have erupted in Northern Ireland once again, as U.K. and Irish leaders attempt to preserve a long-standing peace deal in the region.

As Biden tries to curry favor for a corporate tax hike, the administration has other ways it could fund a $2 trillion infrastructure plan.

The double-mutant strain contains two key mutations, E484Q and L452R, that have been found separately in other variants but not together in a single strain.

Economist William Jackson said the IMF plan “won’t prevent the need for debt restructuring in countries where debt trajectories are on unsustainable paths.”

Hospitals are seeing more and more younger adults in 30s and 40s admitted with severe disease from the coronavirus.

The JPMorgan CEO said just five states continue to fight for unlimited state and local tax deductions because those states reap 40% of the benefit.

The Wharton School estimates that Biden’s infrastructure plan would reduce U.S. debt by 6.4% and GDP by 0.8% in 2050.

The case provides more evidence of how weddings and gatherings at restaurants and nightclubs have the potential to become super-spreading events.

Sanctions appear to inhibit Myanmar junta little as violence increases

Biden’s plan would bump the corporate tax rate to 28% from 21% and make it less attractive for companies to offshore profits and jobs.

It’s not only about the fight for a $15 minimum wage. In a post-pandemic world, the risk of low-wage jobs losses could accelerate.

Pete Buttigieg, the Transportation secretary, said a mileage tax could be on the table in infrastructure talks.

The Treasury Department has issued new sanctions targeting holding companies that financially support the Myanmar military.

The tests come as Pyongyang ignores invitations from Washington to discuss denuclearization.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Fed Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday acknowledged that prices in some areas of the market look expensive.

International Chamber of Shipping warns of global supply chain vulnerability and lack of vaccine availability for crews.

A Stanford University sports performance coach posted photos to Twitter Thursday revealing inequities between the women’s and men’s weight rooms.