Social Security, Medicare and stocks: How a debt-ceiling crisis could affect you

If the White House and House Republicans fail to raise the debt ceiling and the United States defaults on its debt for the first time in history, the economic consequences for the American people will be far-reaching and long-lasting. With Social Security checks deferred, government salaries and contracts frozen, Medicare reimbursements to doctors and hospitals […]
Stocks and dollar dip after GOP pauses debt ceiling talks

Stock markets and the dollar ended the week lower on Friday after Republican lawmakers suspended negotiations on the debt ceiling following an apparent breakdown in talks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 109.28 points, or 0.3%, while the S&P 500 fell 6.07 points, or 0.1%, on Friday in what was Wall Street’s best week since […]
Republicans urge investigation into Biden’s ‘mismanagement’ of emergency oil stocks

Republican leaders on the Senate and House committees overseeing federal energy policy are calling for a watchdog investigation into the depletion of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) by the Biden administration. Lawmakers – House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Kathy McMorris-Rogers, R-Washington, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee ranking members John Barrasso, R-Wyo. – In […]
AOC and Gaetz lead bipartisan group in unveiling plan prohibiting politicians from holding stocks

(Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) OAN Geraldine BerryUpdated 4:00 PM – Tuesday, May 2, 2023 In an effort to restore public confidence by banning lawmakers from making money from insider knowledge, a bipartisan group of lawmakers will ban lawmakers from owning and trading individual stocks. I presented my plan. The bill was supported by Republican […]
Democrat, Republican join forces to ban members of Congress from trading stocks while on taxpayers’ dime

Exclusive: Two lawmakers from across the aisle are joining forces to join a bill that would ban members of Congress from trading stocks while tackling the US taxpayer’s dime. The bill, formally called the Prohibition of Financial Transactions in Government Assets Act, was introduced on Thursday by Rep. Nancy Mace (RS.C.) and Rep. Angie Craig […]
American Airlines’ forecast sends rivals’ stocks tumbling

After American Airlines released a lackluster outlook that appeared to fuel fears that travel demand, which surged over the past year, could eventually slow in the face of inflation and economic uncertainty. , airline stocks fell on Wednesday. American expects to report a modest profit in the first quarter, but said it could easily miss […]
These lawmakers traded bank stocks amid the banking crisis

At least three lawmakers traded bank stocks last month as the federal government grappled with a banking crisis, according to financial disclosures. Analyzed by The Wall Street Journal. The disclosure raises the question of whether lawmakers got inside information about the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, which may have guided stock trading. […]
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Dow, stocks surge hopes of Fed rate-hike pause grow

Key Wall Street indexes rose on Thursday after the Fed was close to pausing rate hikes amid turmoil in the banking sector, leading key rate-sensitive tech and growth stocks to rise so it went up. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 443 points (1.4%) to 32,473, the Nasdaq was up 2.3% and the S&P 500 […]