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Yellen says Treasury is ready to take ‘additional actions if warranted’ to stabilize banks

WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday that the federal emergency actions to back up Silicon Valley Bank and…

Judge cites Trump’s past verbal attacks in using anonymous jury for rape defamation case

Citing former President Donald Trump’s history of verbally attacking people in the legal system, a federal judge ruled Thursday that…

Senators call on former Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank CEOs to testify

WASHINGTON — Bipartisan leaders of a Senate committee investigating the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank called Thursday…

Trump appears to lose appeal of key ruling in criminal probe of classified records stored at Mar-a-Lago

Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday appears to have lost an appeal of a bombshell ruling in the criminal investigation…

‘Blanket insurance’ of bank deposits is not being discussed, Yellen tells senators

WASHINGTON — Federal bank regulators are not considering any plans to insure all U.S. bank deposits without congressional approval, Treasury…

Sens. Booker, Warnock press big bank CEOs to pause overdraft fees after SVB failure

WASHINGTON — Sens. Cory Booker and Raphael Warnock have urged the CEOs of 10 major banks to waive overdraft and…

Trump is ‘sad’ not ‘scared,’ his lawyer says of looming indictment threat

Former President Donald Trump is “sad” but not afraid about the possibility of being criminally charged in New York City…

Porn star Stormy Daniels says she’ll ‘dance down the street’ if Trump goes to jail

Porn star Stormy Daniels said Tuesday that she will “dance down the street” if former President Donald Trump goes to…

Junk fees cost consumers tens of billions annually, according to the White House

Fees on concert tickets, airfares, hotels and other so-called junk fees cost Americans tens of billions of dollars every year,…

Republicans request Fed and FDIC oversight records for failed Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank

WASHINGTON — The top Republicans on committees that oversee the U.S. financial system sent letters Monday to Federal Reserve Chair…