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Jim Geraghty of National Review Online assesses a recent loss for high-profile left-wing progressive Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. 2028 is a long way off, and on Tuesday, AOC lost an election —…
When it comes to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), there’s one clear winner: Bank of America. The Charlotte-based company is one of the largest financial institutions in the…
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has launched a six-figure campaign against the little-known Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and its director Rohit Chopra over concerns that it is needlessly interfering…
The North Carolina General Assembly is winding down business for this legislative session. There are still several big-ticket items lawmakers need to accomplish, such as passing the biennial budget and…
Joseph Lawler reports for the Washington Examiner on prospects for reform of the Obama era’s controversial financial regulations. The financial industry is bracing for a House Republican bill to replace…
Many companies have been the focus of cyberattacks in the last few months including Target, Home Depot, and Jimmy Johns. The most concerning was when news broke of when hackers…
View in your browser. There has been a lot of discussion about the recession, unemployment, taxes, spending, and debt. While all of these things are important when discussing fiscal policy,…
The financial services sector continues to evolve, though not in ways that are necessarily good for the Charlotte jobs market. Wells Fargo gave 60-day notice today that they are eliminating…
Don’t let MetLife coming to town fool you. The financial services sector continues to evolve in ways that are reducing headcount. As Bloomberg News reports: MetLife Inc. the largest U.S.…
Winston-Salem City Council’s finance committee will discuss an incentive package worth $500,000 for a nationwide collection agency that would employ 2,000 people with an average salary of just over $41,000.…
The Charlotte Observer finally dives into the implications of the Bank of America situation. As is to be expected, their take is far sunnier than that of the Associated Press.…
As Michael Barone explains in a new Washington Examiner article, congressional Democrats are older than their Republican counterparts: The average age of Republican House members in the new Congress convening…