Donald Trump’s Labor Secretary Pick Andrew Puzder Owed Millions To UBS As Bank Seeks Waiver From Sanctions
The Labor Secretary nominee did millions of dollars of business with UBS — a bank seeking an exemption so it can handle billions of dollars in pension investments.
Republicans Boost Wall Street Donors, Help Finance Industry Stop States From Offering Retirement Assistance To Workers
Lawmakers join the financial industry to quash a rule that lets states give workers new retirement savings options.
Cigna-Anthem Merger 2017: With Billions Of Dollars At Stake, Proposed Health Insurance Deal Is Blocked By Federal Judge
The proposed Anthem-Cigna merger, which would have created the country's largest health insurance company, was dogged by ethics questions about Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy's administration.
Marijuana Legalization: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo Opposes Pot Legalization On Safety Grounds, Promotes Alcohol
The alcohol industry has opposed pot legalization — and given New York Gov. Andrew Gov. Cuomo big cash.
Donald Trump And Wall Street: Elizabeth Warren Says Financial Firms Support Fiduciary Rule That President Trump May Kill
The Democratic senator is working to counter a Trump move that could kill the fiduciary rule, a key consumer protection regulation.
Defying Trump Pledge, Senate Republicans Kick Off 2018 Election With Fundraiser Sponsored By Firm That Lobbies For Foreign Governments
Republican lawmakers planned a fundraiser despite President Donald Trump’s promise to ban campaign cash from lobbyists who represent other countries.
How Trump Administration Will Make Money For Investors, As Predicted By Corporate CEOs
In earnings calls, CEOs expressed enthusiasm for tax cuts, deregulation and the potential for government contracts.
Trump White House Appears To Kill Obama's Ethics Rule: Appointees May Not Be Signing Required Ethics Pledges
President Trump's appointees may not be signing the pledges required by an Obama executive order.
Donald Trump And Climate Change: SEC Nominee Jay Clayton Works At Firm That Encourages Companies To Disclose Their Climate Risks
Jay Clayton’s law firm has encouraged corporate clients to better disclose the environmental risks they face.
Donald Trump And Climate Change Policy: Investors And Environmental Activists Fear Trump Will Gut Corporate Disclosure Rule
Both investors and environmental activists fear the new administration will quash an SEC rule that pushes companies to address the impact of climate change.
Lawmakers Who Owned Bank Stock Were More Likely To Vote For Wall Street Bailout: Study
New data shows lawmakers who held bank stocks were far more likely to vote for financial bailout.
Donald Trump And Exxon: CEO Who Could Be Secretary Of State Runs Company That Often Lobbied The State Department
The firm of Donald Trump's likely secretary of state repeatedly pressed the department on the TPP and on sanctions against Iran and Russia.
How Apple Could Block Climate Change Vote: SEC Limits Shareholder Power
Activists wanted Apple to outline its plan to eliminate carbon emissions. Executives said the issue was too complex for shareholders to understand — and the SEC agreed.
Donald Trump Pentagon Pick Mattis Made Nearly $1,000,000 On Board Of Defense Contractor
The president-elect’s choice for Defense Secretary, James Mattis, helped lead General Dynamics, a major defense contractor that he'll oversee for the Trump administration.
Donald Trump Carrier Deal Previews New War On US Trade Pacts
Companies looking to keep their government contracts could face new pressure to back off their offshoring plans.
Elizabeth Warren And Bernie Sanders Tell Donald Trump They’ll ‘Work With Him’ On Key Economic Issues
Trump backed some key progressive priorities during his campaign. Now two of his harshest critics see an opportunity for a limited alliance.
Donald Trump Election May Renew Push To End Electoral College, Elect Presidents By Popular Vote
Trump is the second president-elect in 16 years to lose the popular vote. His election could intensify a state push to circumvent the Electoral College.
President Trump: Wall Street Power Players Who Will Wield Influence In A Trump White House
Although Trump successfully channeled populist outrage during the campaign season, as president, he's likely to bring in Wall Street insiders to help run the country.
Wall Street Titans Could Get Tax Benefit For Taking Jobs In A Trump Or Clinton White House
A special tax break allows the wealthy to defer capital gains taxes if they take a presidential appointment.
How Donald Trump Used Fine Print To Make It Harder To Sue Wall Street For Fraud
Sued for fraud, the Republican presidential nominee used the fine print to create a permanent legal shield for himself — and financial firms.
Gov. Baker: ‘I Wasn’t Aware’ Of Wall Street Funding For Charter School Measure
The Massachusetts leader dismissed concerns that financial firms with contracts to manage state pension money were backing his favored charter school initiative.
Hillary Clinton Economic Team Planned Secret Meeting With Wall Street Mogul Pushing To Shift Retiree Savings To Financial Firms
The Democratic candidate's economic advisers met with Blackstone President Tony James days before he promoted plan to shift retiree assets to Wall Street.
Wall Street Money For Charter Schools Fight: Teachers Unions File Complaint About Gov. Baker And Anti-Corruption Rules
“This looks like pay-to-play on a grand scale,” says the president of one Massachusetts teachers union.
Hillary Clinton’s Wall Street Fundraising Benefited From Loophole In Federal Anti-Corruption Rule
The SEC’s pay-to-play rule exempts federal agencies, allowing Hillary Clinton to raise cash from Wall Street firms managing federal retirement savings
Wall Street 'Influence'? Teachers Unions Request Probe Of Donations To Charter School Measure
Groups ask if pay-to-play laws were violated when firms managing teacher pensions bankrolled Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker’s charter school ballot measure.
Wall Street Firms Make Money From Teachers' Pensions — And Fund Charter Schools Fight
Circumventing an anti-corruption rule, financial firms who manage teachers' savings are bankrolling an initiative that critics say harms public education.
Wall Street 2016: Firms Managing Pension Money Spend Millions To Support Governors, Despite Pay-To-Play Rule
Hoping to manage a piece of the $3 trillion state pension fund jackpot, financial firms have found their way around an anti-corruption rule.
Donald Trump Adviser Says Trump Would Repeal Fiduciary Rule — And Likens The Rule To Slavery
The hedge fund mogul advising the Republican presidential campaign says Obama's fiduciary rule would be terminated if Donald Trump wins.
Tom Daschle Pushed Hillary Clinton To Back Aetna Merger While Refusing To Register As Aetna Lobbyist
The former Senate Majority Leader privately pressed Hillary Clinton about Aetna's case — while refusing to register as a lobbyist.
Hillary Clinton And Wall Street: Financial Industry May Control Retirement Savings In A Clinton Administration
A top Hillary Clinton fundraiser — who may become treasury secretary — has a plan that could turn billions of dollars from payroll taxes into a revenue stream for the financial industry.
