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Did Trump Team Manipulate Tariff Formula To Achieve Higher Rates? Experts Weigh In As They Think 'Whole Thing Was Rigged'
Tuesday, April 8, 2025 - 2:58am | 612The White House’s recent tariff calculations are reportedly based on an error that inflated the rates by approximately four times, according to a conservative think tank. What Happened: The White House used incorrect values in its tariff formula, leading to a significant...
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Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos Are A 'Blessing' For US Economy, Says American Enterprise Institute Director: 'We Should Want More Billionaires, Not Fewer'
Thursday, January 11, 2024 - 5:50am | 569Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, often criticized for exacerbating income inequality, have been described as a boon for the U.S. economy by a senior American Enterprise Institute (AEI) member. What Happened: Business Insider reported on Wednesday that Michael Strain, a director at the AEI, contends...
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Why Big Tech Could Face Big Threat Following Social Media Summit
Friday, July 12, 2019 - 1:31pm | 325Larry McDonald of the Bear Trap Report said Thursday on CNBC President Donald Trump’s social media summit should serve as a warning for investors. McDonald says it's an early-stage step to a long process of the U.S. government pushing back against big tech. He was particularly...
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Cramer Says He Understands The Case For Breaking Up Big Tech
Wednesday, June 5, 2019 - 3:17pm | 730Big tech companies continue to face scrutiny from U.S. lawmakers and regulators for monopolistic characteristics, but this doesn't necessarily mean that behemoths like Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) will be broken up. Cramer: 'I Get Where The Regulators Are Coming From' CNBC's Jim Cramer...
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Janet Yellen Expresses Optimism, But Says Economy Is Not 'Close to Full Recovery'
Tuesday, February 11, 2014 - 4:02pm | 560As testimony continued in a manner one blogger described as a "remarkably slow cadence," incoming Federal Reserve Chairwoman, Janet Yellen, told Congress Tuesday that the central bank remains optimistic on the economy and was determined to retreat from its stimulus program slowly. In prepared...