Politically connected corporations received more exemptions from US tariffs on Chinese imports, study finds
Research recently published in the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis reveals that politically connected ...
Silicon Valley Deal Maker to Join Commerce Dept.
Michael Grimes, a top banker at Morgan Stanley, would become the latest leading tech figure to join the Trump administration, ...
Trump's Pick for Commerce Secretary Wants More Industrial Policy for Chipmakers
On the campaign trail and as recently as last month, Donald Trump and some of his closest allies criticized the Biden ...
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Trump's pick for Commerce Secretary is Howard Lutnick. Here's what to know
The billionaire Wall Street CEO fielded questions about tariffs, China's AI progress, broadband access, allegiance to Trump ...
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US Government Agrees to Halt Seafood Imports Tied to Deadly Bycatch of Whales, Dolphins, Other Marine Mammals
against the US Department of Commerce, National Marine Fisheries Service, US Department of the Treasury, and US Department of Homeland Security. Each year, more than 650,000 whales, dolphins, and ...
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Watch live: Treasury hopeful Scott Bessent testifies at Senate confirmation hearing
Billionaire investor Scott Bessent, President-Trump’s pick to head the Treasury Department, will testify before the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday morning. During the confirmation hearing ...
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US government moving towards permanent visa renewal process within the country. Here's a rundown
The US Department of State aims to implement a permanent H1B visa renewal program domestically by 2025, following a successful pilot in early 2024. The US government is reportedly working to ...
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US Treasury nominee Scott Bessent faces sharp questions from Democrats at confirmation hearing
U.S. Treasury nominee Scott Bessent on Thursday faced sharp ... whom Trump tapped as his nominee for commerce secretary. The treasury secretary is responsible for serving as the president's ...
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Bessent to tell senators Trump will usher in ‘economic golden age’
Scott Bessent, President-elect Trump’s pick to lead the Treasury Department, plans to tell senators during his confirmation hearing the next four years will present an opportunity for an ...
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Tech war: US adds Chinese AI unicorn Zhipu to trade blacklist before Biden’s exit
The US Department of Commerce on Wednesday added 25 China-based companies and two Singapore-based firms to its Entity List, accusing them of supporting Beijing’s military advance. Blacklisted ...
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NYC mayoral hopeful Scott Stringer sets ambitious goal of hiring 3K cops: ‘We need to make people feel safe’
New York City mayoral hopeful Scott Stringer is setting an ambitious — and potentially unattainable — goal of hiring 3,000 cops to backfill the depleted NYPD ranks and assign officers to each ...
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Chinese firm Zhipu expresses strong opposition to addition to US export control entity list
Chinese tech firm Beijing Zhipu Huazhang Technology said on Wednesday night that it strongly opposes the US Commerce Department's unsubstantiated decision to add the company and its subsidiaries ...