Chris Matthews
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Can Democrats raise the debt ceiling alone and avert a market meltdown?
On Sunday, the Treasury Department will once again be limited by law from adding any new borrowing to the national debt, setting the stage for a monthslong... → Read More
SEC’s Gensler promises new climate risk rules by year end; stays mum on company liability
Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler said Wednesday that the SEC will release a proposed rule mandating public companies disclose climate... → Read More
Pharma’s defenders in Congress will blunt drug-price reform, experts say
Experts say that despite the lip service paid to the issue by presidents and many lawmakers, there likely remain too many stout defenders of pharmaceutical... → Read More
FTC votes to expand its enforcement powers
The Federal Trade Commission voted Thursday to expand its enforcement powers by repealing a bipartisan rule approved in 2015 that limited its ability to... → Read More
Amazon’s fight to sideline its biggest critic could cripple FTC’s anti-monopoly crusade
Amazon filed a motion Wednesday with the Federal Trade Commission to request that Chairwoman Lina Khan recuse herself from any antitrust investigation into... → Read More
U.S. consumer sentiment in June falls short of expectations, though inflation fears moderate
The second and final reading of the consumer sentiment index from the University of Michigan fell to 85.5 in June from an initial reading of 86.4, while... → Read More
Supreme Court could rule Thursday on constitutionality of Obamacare
With just three weeks left until the Supreme Court's self-imposed deadline of June 30 for rulings in its current term, there remain dozens of cases that it... → Read More
Supreme Court upholds Obamacare with a 7-2 vote
The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday to confirm the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act by a 7-2 margin, with 4 conservatives justices joining the... → Read More
Americans face mounting risk of hackers taking over brokerage accounts, regulators say
It's not just corporations that are facing an epidemic of cyber attacks --- American retail investors are also struggling to contend with a surge in hackers... → Read More
Wall Street CEOs head to Senate hearing — live blog
The CEOs of America's largest banks will testify to the Senate Banking Committee on Wednesday about lending, the economy and regulation. → Read More
SEC Chairman Gary Gensler Hints At New Rules Aimed at Robinhood, Citadel After GameStop Saga
The top financial regulator will testify before the House Financial Services Committee Thursday. → Read More
How Wyoming became the promised land for bitcoin investors
Wyoming’s economy is powered by some of the oldest industries in human history, including mining, agriculture and tourism. But in recent years the state has... → Read More
Partisan battle brews over granting crypto, other companies new fintech banking charters
Congressional Democrats voiced their skepticism Thursday toward new a new type of banking charter that would grant some privileges to fintech and... → Read More
Blockchain firm LBRY tries to rally sector against SEC; critics allege a ‘cryptocurrency suppression program’
The Securities and Exchange Commission last week sued blockchain company LBRY Inc. for alleged selling unregistered securities in a case that could threaten... → Read More
As Robinhood IPO nears, critics say app design includes ‘subliminal messages’ to make users trade more
As online broker Robinhood prepares for an impending IPO, the company must content with a new push by lawmakers and regulators to examine its user interface... → Read More
Bitcoin, crypto investors will be watching these 5 questions facing the Biden administration
The fate of the dizzying rally in crypto assets could depend greatly on the Biden administration's regulatory stance to the burgeoning crypto economy → Read More
SEC warns investors: Don’t invest in SPACs based on celebrity endorsements
The list of famous figures promoting special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, continues to grow, and the Securities and Exchange Commission is... → Read More
Senate banking panel approves Gensler for SEC chair, Chopra for CFPB director
The Senate Banking Committee voted on Wednesday to advance President Joe Biden's nominations of Gary Gensler as chairman of the Securities and Exchange... → Read More
Biden’s SEC, CFPB picks Gensler and Chopra face senators’ questions: live blog
Follow along with MarketWatch for a live blog of Tuesday’s confirmation hearings for President Joe Biden’s nominees to head the Securities and Exchange... → Read More
Senate panel to hold nomination hearings for SEC, CFPB heads on March 2
The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs announced Monday that it will hold nomination hearings for President Joe Biden's picks to lead the... → Read More