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New Calls for Trading Ban After Lawmakers Beat the Market in 2023

Jessica Corbett / Common Dreams Jan 4, 2024 "Members of Congress should not be allowed to trade stock," said one former congressional candidate. "It's corruption." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Senator Dumped Up to $1.7 Million of Stock After Reassuring Public About Coronavirus Preparedness

By Robert Faturechi and Derek Willis / ProPublica Mar 20, 2020 Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump Is Running a Pandemic Response like a Business — with Disastrous Results

By David Atkins / The Washington Monthly Mar 14, 2020 Conservative ideology generally is incapable of handling problems like this. Trump is proving why. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

American Families Deserve a Coronavirus Bailout, Not Industries

Truthdig Mar 12, 2020 Lessons learned from the 2008 financial crisis show that taxpayer-funded blank checks to institutions do nothing to help those struggling Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Fed’s Baffling Response to the Coronavirus Explained

Ellen Brown / Truthdig Mar 9, 2020 Because our banks aren't nationalized, its inability to work with Congress has resulted in another botched attempt at crisis management. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Virus Anxiety Triggers Biggest 1-Day Market Drop Since 2011

STAN CHOE and ALEX VEIGA / The Associated Press Feb 27, 2020 The S&P 500 has plunged 12% from the all-time high it set just a week ago, putting the index in what markets watchers call a “correction.” Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Trump Officials Are Cynically Spreading Lies About the Coronavirus

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Feb 27, 2020 As the epidemic spirals into a pandemic, causing a plunge in the stock market, Donald Trump and Larry Kudlow insist "USA in great shape!" Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Global Markets Fall Sharply as Virus Cases Spread Past Asia

DAMIAN J. TROISE / The Associated Press Feb 24, 2020 The viral outbreak is threatening to crimp worldwide economic growth and hurt profits and revenue for a wide range of businesses. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Stocks Close Out Best Year Since 2013; S&P 500 Soars 28.9%

ALEX VEIGA / The Associated Press Dec 31, 2019 The three major indexes set more record highs than in 2018 and kept the longest bull market for stocks going. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Stocks Plunge 3% in Worst Loss of Year as Trade War Escalates

STAN CHOE / The Associated Press Aug 5, 2019 Rattled U.S. investors react to China letting its currency, the yuan, drop to its lowest level against the dollar in more than a decade. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

U.S. Hiring Slows Amid Trade Rifts and Weaker Global Economy

CHRISTOPHER RUGABER / The Associated Press Jun 7, 2019 Employers added just 75,000 jobs in May, a sign that businesses are becoming more cautious. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )