The Musk-damaged agency is unlikely to investigate whether Trump and his allies are profiting from advance knowledge about tariff changes or meme coin shenanigans.
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House Republicans Take Their Turn at Ravaging CFPB
Kneecapping the consumer financial protection agency would do much to enable fraud, and next to nothing to reduce federal expenditures.
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The Permanent Tariff Damage
Trump tries to walk back his tariffs after supply chain collapse and threats of empty store shelves. But reversing course entirely may not be possible.
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Google Is a Monopolist … Again
Previously cited for monopolizing search and app stores, now the ‘don’t be evil’ company has been found to have monopolized advertising technology markets.
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How the Trump Tariffs Assist Monopoly
Imposing market power on suppliers or seeking special exemptions from the president are not avenues available to small businesses.
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How the Euro Can Replace the Dollar
Europe has a potential golden opportunity to claim the global reserve currency and get a free military rearmament to boot.
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The Manufacturing Boom We Already Had
A Q&A with Biden industrial-policy official Alex Jacquez on the right way to boost domestic production in critical sectors
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The Great Trump Crash?
Emergency warnings are lighting up all over financial markets, solely because of Donald Trump.
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The Economic Consequences of the Tariff War
The economy was already stalling out before Liberation Day. A trade war on the entire world will only make everything worse.
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We Never Had Free Trade
The U.S. trading system since the 1970s has screwed American workers. But the main culprits are the American capitalists who devised the system, not foreigners.