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Tim Cook Says 'Heartbroken' By Devastating Loss Caused By Texas Floods, Ron DeSantis Vows To Support Lone Star State
Sunday, July 6, 2025 - 9:41pm | 954Prominent U.S. leaders, including Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) CEO Tim Cook, former President Barack Obama and officials from both parties, reacted with grief and solidarity as catastrophic floods in Texas left at least 78 dead and dozens more missing. What Happened: Cook took to X, formerly Twitter,...
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Two US Lawmakers On The Armed Services Committee Quietly Snapped Up L3Harris Shares Leading Up To Iran Tensions: 'This Shouldn't Be Legal'
Tuesday, June 24, 2025 - 4:26am | 812Two U.S. lawmakers are being called out after disclosing their stock purchases involving defense contractor L3Harris Technologies Inc. (NYSE:LHX), in the lead up to conflict with Iran, while serving on the Congressional Armed Services Committee. What Happened: On Monday, in a post on X, Nancy...
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Nancy Pelosi's Portfolio Crushed Wall Street Hedge Funds With Jaw-Dropping Returns Last Year
Sunday, June 22, 2025 - 9:30am | 387Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and her husband, venture capitalist Paul Pelosi, experienced a significant increase in their net worth in 2024. What Happened: The Pelosis’ net worth could now be as high as $413 million, up from a possible $370 million in 2023. The exact figure is unknown as ...
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Three Lawmakers Bought This Biotech Stock Before Supporting A Bill That Could Boost Its Value: It's Now Up 44%
Wednesday, June 11, 2025 - 8:01am | 853Three U.S. lawmakers have disclosed recent purchases of a pet healthcare company just weeks before a biotech bill that could benefit the company's business was introduced in Congress. What Happened: On Tuesday, Nancy Pelosi Stock Tracker, an X account that monitors U.S. lawmakers’ financial...
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EXCLUSIVE: Congress Trading Ban Sees Huge Support In Reader Poll, Here's The Percent That Say Let Them Keep Trading Stocks
Wednesday, May 21, 2025 - 4:08pm | 998A bill to ban members of Congress from buying and selling stocks and options has been proposed once again and saw support from Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and President Donald Trump. Here's what Benzinga readers had to say about Congress trading and whether a ban should be put in place. What...
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New Congressman's First Stock Trade Tanks 45% After Betting On UnitedHealth Before Fallout
Tuesday, May 20, 2025 - 4:33pm | 826The trading activity of members of Congress has drawn increased attention from retail traders. Some disclosed trades resulted in huge profits, potential conflicts of interest, and red flags. One new member of Congress found out that trading stocks while in office might not be as easy as everyone...
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Speaker Johnson Backs Congressional Stock Trading Ban: Ruined By 'A Few Bad Actors'
Thursday, May 15, 2025 - 3:13pm | 1382A ban on buying and selling stocks and options by members of Congress continues to heat up with a new bill proposed and several notable figures, including President Donald Trump, supporting the effort. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) is also in favor of a ban according to recent comments...
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Marjorie Taylor Greene Goes Stock Shopping Again: Here Are 50+ Stocks The Congresswoman Bought
Wednesday, May 7, 2025 - 7:11pm | 2146Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) has been actively buying stocks in 2025, including transactions that may have been perfectly timed during a market dip. Here's the latest transactions made by the congresswoman in early May. What Happened: Greene was ranked as the 24th best-performing member of...
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Tempus AI Strikes $200M Deal With AstraZeneca, Pathos To Build World's Largest Oncology Model
Wednesday, May 7, 2025 - 5:03am | 677Tempus AI Inc. (NASDAQ:TEM) during the first quarter secured a multi-million dollar deal to build “the world’s largest foundation model for oncology.” What Happened: During its first-quarter earnings call on Tuesday, Tempus shed light on its new $200 million, three-year data and...
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Bill Named After Nancy Pelosi Could Ban Congress Members From Trading Stocks: What You Need To Know About The 'PELOSI' Act
Tuesday, April 29, 2025 - 1:37pm | 1127A bill that could ban members of Congress from buying and selling stocks and other financial assets is being reintroduced years after it made limited progress. Here's what investors should know about the "PELOSI" act. What Happened: Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), who does not buy and sell stocks...
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Nancy Pelosi Called US-China Trade 'A Job Loser:' Old Remarks Reemerge Amid Trump Tariff Push
Thursday, April 17, 2025 - 5:55am | 533A 29-year-old video of Rep. Nancy Pelosi is going viral for echoing a message now at the core of President Donald Trump's trade policy. In the 1996 clip, Pelosi criticizes U.S. trade practices with China and calls for measures that are noticeably similar to the very tariffs she now opposes. What...
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Justin Wolfers Says Simply 'Absurd' That Politicians Are Trading Stocks: 'Time For Congress To Fix Itself'
Wednesday, April 16, 2025 - 3:20am | 755Australian economist Justin Wolfers came down on Congressional stock trading, calling it “absurd” and a “weird flaw” that needs to be addressed. What Happened: On Wednesday, Wolfers, a professor of economics and public policy at the University of Michigan shared a short...
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Nancy Pelosi's Pick, Palo Alto Networks Downplays AI Spending Need: Analyst Warns 'AI Digestion Phase May Be A Larger Problem'
Tuesday, April 1, 2025 - 3:05am | 1137After Palo Alto Networks Inc.’s (NASDAQ:PANW) management expressed its opinions about being open to using more affordable, open-source artificial intelligence models, this analyst has warned that the demand for AI hardware could be a larger problem going ahead. What Happened: Palo Alto’...
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Eggs, Noisemakers, A Sea Of Pink: Will A Protest Scramble Trump In Tonight's Speech?
Tuesday, March 4, 2025 - 5:38pm | 581As inflation continues to burn wallets, with grocery prices expected to spike partially due to Donald Trump‘s tariffs, Democrats are cooking up their own form of protest ahead of the president’s speech tonight. And yes, eggs — or at least empty cartons — might just make an appearance....
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'It's All About Payback'—Trump Moves To Shut Down And Sell San Francisco's 'Nancy Pelosi Federal Building'
Wednesday, February 26, 2025 - 9:30am | 697Two major federal buildings in San Francisco, including the one named after Nancy Pelosi, may soon be sold off as part of President Donald Trump's effort to shrink the federal government's real estate footprint. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the administration is targeting these...