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Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Gary Gensler testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 30, 2013, before the Senate Banking Committee as lawmakers examine how to mitigate systemic risk in financial markets through Wall Street reforms.

SEC boss says cryptocurrency can’t last long outside of regulation: ‘Finance is about trust’

Zach Halaschak · September 1, 2021 7:46 pm

Understanding Bitcoin requires a proper frame of reference.

Bitcoin touches $50K for first time in months in summer bounce back

Zach Halaschak · August 24, 2021 9:37 pm

After years of running low, inflation has picked up in recent months. (iStock)

Beltway Confidential

Sorry, Joe, more spending means more inflation

Bruce Thompson · August 20, 2021 3:00 pm

In this April 29, 2020 file photo, a shopper wears a mask as she walks through the meat products at a grocery store in Dallas, Wednesday. Wholesale prices, boosted by rising food costs, increased 0.8% in May 2021, and are up by a record amount over the past year, another indication that inflation pressures are rising since the economy has begun to re-open following the pandemic lockdowns.

Beltway Confidential

July inflation report is bad news for consumers — again

Chris Talgo · August 13, 2021 11:00 am

On Wednesday, the Labor Department reports on U.S. producer price inflation for June.

Annual inflation hovers at 5.4% in July amid overheating fears

Zach Halaschak · August 11, 2021 12:31 pm

New York police chief gets $774K payout after contract is terminated

Charles Hilu · August 1, 2021 1:00 pm

A sign displays the estimated Mega Millions jackpot at a convenience store in Chicago, Friday, Oct. 19, 2018. Friday's jackpot has soared to $1 billion, the second-largest prize in U.S. lottery history.

Woman unknowingly carries winning lottery ticket in purse for weeks

Charles Hilu · August 1, 2021 1:00 pm

Salon owner sells business to employee for $1

Charles Hilu · July 18, 2021 1:00 pm

World’s third-largest diamond unearthed in Botswana

Charles Hilu · June 20, 2021 1:00 pm

‘Equity’ has left K-12 students behind

Samuel Kim · June 15, 2021 10:52 pm

Fishermen sell whale vomit for $1.5 million

Fishermen sell whale vomit for $1.5 million

Charles Hilu · June 12, 2021 12:00 am

Liberals trash Gillibrand online over skipping pay equity vote

Kerry Picket · June 9, 2021 8:06 pm