What does having the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on hold mean for consumers?
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is the latest U.S. government agency to have its work halted by the Trump administration ...
Trump presidency: Firings halted at consumer protection bureau following court challenge
President Donald Trump continues to forge ahead with transforming the federal government as his changes face multiple legal challenges. Meanwhile, Vice President JD Vance is meeting with Ukraines’ ...
A Consumer Financial Watchdog’s Fate Is Unclear. Here’s What’s at Stake.
Many consumer protections are in limbo, including an $8 cap on credit-card late fees and a proposed rule on selling customer ...
Trump 2nd term live updates: Mass layoffs at US nuclear weapons agency paused
The Department of Energy has paused the firings of hundreds of employees who work for a key agency maintaining the U.S.
Why the U.S. stock market may continue to hold up even as inflation rises again
Investors typically expect rising long-term rates to put pressure on stocks, especially when inflation spikes, but the S&P 500 SPX was up slightly for one week through Thursday, up 4.1% for 2025 and ...
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Elon Musk’s DOGE has rattled federal agencies. The SEC and DOL could be next.
The Alliance for Retired Americans, along with two employee unions, sued the Treasury Department on Feb. 3 to halt Musk and ...
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State Regulators Eye AI Marketing Claims as Federal Priorities Shift
With the increase in AI-related litigation and regulatory action, it is critical for companies to monitor the AI technology ...
US retail sales plunged along with temperatures in January after a bustling holiday season
U.S. retail sales dropped sharply last month, in part because cold weather kept more Americans indoors and dented sales at ...
Federal workers express shock, anger over mass layoffs: "You are not fit for continued employment"
The Trump administration is firing thousands of federal workers on probationary status, or those without civil service ...
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Sweeping cuts hit recent federal hires as Trump administration slashes workforce
Employees across several agencies, including the Office of Personnel Management, the Department of Education and Department ...
Trump administration begins sweeping layoffs with probationary workers, warns of larger cuts to come
The Trump administration on Thursday intensified its sweeping efforts to shrink the size of the federal workforce, the nation’s largest employer, by ordering agencies to lay off near ...
Here’s Where Trump’s Government Layoffs Are Happening—As 200,000 Recent Hires Could Be Affected
It’s not immediately clear how many staff have been affected by widespread layoffs across the Trump administration, which are ...