As KKR shops around a new ESG fund, top investors are helping promote its image as a socially responsible investor.
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Senate Feminist Spends Last Days of ‘Roe’ Shilling for Crypto Bros
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is teaming up with Republican Cynthia Lummis on a cryptocurrency bill that supporters and detractors alike see as mostly hands-off.
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Three More Senators Violated the STOCK Act
At least two more Democrats and a Republican senator failed to report stock transactions last year as a ban on congressional stock trading flounders in a Senate working group.
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Another Sweeping Far-Right Court Ruling
Today on TAP: Following the practice of ignoring precedent, an appellate ruling seeks to destroy consumer and investor protection.
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Fed Nominee Michael Barr Discloses 82 Different Fintech Investments
Several of them involve startups in crypto, just as the products are crashing and the need for regulation is more acute than ever.
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The Stock Market’s Slow Collapse
Today on TAP: What it means for the real economy and the fortunes of Democrats
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Heads I Win, Tails You Lose for Global Elites
Investors at the prestigious Milken Conference are confident that, recession or no, they’ll keep on making money.
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Capitalism’s Endemic Shortages
Today on TAP: Oil to end Russia’s stranglehold on Europe? Creating enough semiconductors? Only publicly owned companies can deliver those goods.
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John Fetterman vs. Every Predatory Financier in America
Wall Street money rains on the Pennsylvania Senate race.
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The Vibe Shift to Stuff
With the real economy resurgent, the World Bank and IMF could be reformed to manage capital flows and make trade deals about trade again. But the mood in Washington makes this unlikely.