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Republicans poised to control the Federal Communications Commission next month said they'd revisit the net neutrality regulation "as soon as possible," laying out plans to address a rule they've opposed and that Democrats support. The statement Monday from Commissioners Ajit Pai and Michael O'Rielly indicates that opponents of the rule such as top broadband providers AT&T Inc. and Comcast Corp. may not need to wait for Congress to grapple with the regulation that requires equal treatment of web traffic.
Hedge fund manager and former Army officer David McCormick is the front-runner to serve as President-elect Donald Trump's deputy defense secretary, according to three people familiar with the presidential transition. McCormick, president of Bridgewater Associates Inc., the world's biggest hedge fund, was eyed earlier as a possible Treasury secretary, a post that ultimately went to former hedge fund investor Steve Mnuchin.
By Michael Cohick via Iris.xyz While we remain bullish on the municipal asset class going into 2017, Donald Trump's upset win over Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election caught many people in the investment community by surprise. We will examine what the aftermath of the 2016 election may portend for municipal bonds going forward.
Americans rely on Social Security for their financial security in retirement, and after a year of many changes to Social Security in 2015 , 2016 saw some of those changes reach final implementation, while some newer ones came to the forefront. This year has also set the stage for what is likely to become a more contentious debate in the years to come.
The Federal Communications Commission is about to get a big shakeup in terms of personnel and quite likely in policy. On Thursday, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler [seen here], who pushed through controversial rules protecting net neutrality and guarding consumer privacy, announced he will step down from the commission on Jan. 20, the same day that Donald Trump will be inaugurated as president.
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler will step down early next year, he announced Thursday before the FCC's open meeting. His planned Jan. 20, 2017 departure comes on the heels of Democratic Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel not receiving confirmation to remain as an FCC Commissioner.
President-elect Donald Trump's plan to put a supporter of the Keystone XL pipeline into a crucial decision-making position may give the controversial pipeline a leg up. If approved as Secretary of State, Exxon Mobil Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Rex Tillerson would be in a position to approve the pipeline's presidential permit, a requirement for energy projects that cross an international border.
To U.S. intelligence agencies, the President's Daily Brief is a gold mine of classified information from around the world, polished through the night for presentation each morning to the commander-in-chief. To Donald Trump, it's a mind-numbing repetition of the obvious that he'll often skip.
The U.S. Supreme Court let stand a Colorado law that imposes reporting requirements on internet retailers in an effort to get customers to pay the sales taxes they owe. The justices Monday turned away an appeal by a retail-industry trade group that challenged the measure as violating the U.S. Constitution.
For years the White House has pushed U.S. regulators to finish writing tough new rules that would restrict bonuses for Wall Street executives, one of the most contentious parts of the Dodd-Frank banking reform law. The chances of that actually happening are becoming slimmer by the day.
On Thursday, the U.S. Transportation Department proposed a rule that would require airlines to tell passengers before they buy tickets that they may be “unwillingly exposed” to mobile voice calls while in the air. Actual cellular calls are currently prohibited in the air by the Federal Communications Commission, which originally adopted the ban over concerns that such phone use could affect a plane's operation.
Under a President Donald Trump, cable and phone companies could gain new power to influence what you do and what you watch online -- not to mention how much privacy you have while you're at it. Many experts say that Republicans who generally oppose regulation are likely to take charge at the Federal Communications Commission, the government's primary telecom regulator.
The ACA, which is more commonly known as Obamacare, transformed the entire process of purchasing health insurance and receiving medical care for tens of millions of Americans. Despite pushing the uninsured rate below 9%, a better than 7% drop since Obamacare was first implemented in full as of Jan. 1, 2014, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Obamacare has drawn a laundry list of criticisms.
The Affordable Care Act, which is better known by its shorthand Obamacare, has presented as a mixed bag since its passage. In one corner, it's reduced the uninsured rate in America to its lowest levels on record, and it's allowed consumers who were previously shut out of the healthcare system because of their low income or pre-existing medical conditions the chance to get health insurance.
Under a President Donald Trump, cable and phone companies could gain new power to influence what you do and what you watch online - not to mention how much privacy you have while you're at it. Republicans who generally oppose regulation seem likely to take charge at the Federal Communications Commission, the government's primary telecom regulator.
U.S. Treasury Secretary-nominee Steven Mnuchin says he's qualified for the job based on years of success in the world of private finance. Entering the public stage, where unforgiving global markets and partisan wrangling await him, the political newcomer will find out within his first few days whether he's ready.
Singapore plans to bar former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. banker Tim Leissner from its securities industry for 10 years and fined Standard Chartered Plc and Coutts & Co. over breaches related to a scandal-plagued Malaysian sovereign fund.
Donald Trump Tax reform push sparks lobbying frenzy Poll: More than 80 percent think country more deeply divided than in the past Trump picks strike fear into net neutrality backers MORE 's appointments to his transition team are sparking fears among net neutrality supporters that the internet rules are on the chopping block. Trump has tapped tech experts Jeff Eisenach and Mark Jamison, two critics of net neutrality, to head his transition team for the Federal Communications Commission.
Incoming Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, drawing a line in the sand for the next administration, said he has the votes to stop President-elect Donald Trump from repealing the Dodd-Frank Act and "the rules we put in place to limit Wall Street." Schumer predicted that the Senate's Democratic minority would get help from Republicans in any such fight.
Executives at WPP Plc, Altice NV and Cap Gemini SA, gathered in Spain for an investor conference this week, voiced confidence that their businesses in the U.S. would profit under President-elect Donald Trump. Clients are more optimistic than they were right after the Nov. 8 election, said Paul Hermelin, chief executive officer of Cap Gemini, the French computer-services firm whose U.S. customers include General Electric Co.