Politics and Your Finances

South Carolina Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom is in hot water after admitting to a $3.5 billion accounting blunder over a decade. Lawmakers are recommending he be removed.

Winnie CEO and co-founder Sara Mauskopf details her experience in the Silicon Valley Bank collapse and why she is moving her company to other banks.

BlackRock says it will make no major policies on ESG investing, despite some pushback from Republican lawmakers who criticized the company's policies.

To bolster the hurricane insurance market in Florida, the Florida State legislature passed a landmark bill designed to reduce costs and protect residents.

Inspired by Margaret Thatcher’s free market economics, Liz Truss has insisted that growing the economy and tax cuts for businesses will benefit everyone.

Kansas construction company, Hall Brothers, owed millions over work done on roads in Vietnam, wants the U.S. government to intervene on its and others behalf.

Republican state financial officers from 27 states are demanding President Biden bolster domestic energy production as gas prices rise above $4 and $5 per gallon across the United States.

Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler said Tuesday that he doesn’t see much long-term viability for cryptocurrencies, underscoring the importance of protecting investors in the market and bringing it under regulatory oversight.

This should be the best of times for low-wage workers, as pandemic-induced labor shortages force employers to sharply raise pay. Yet for many, it doesn’t feel that way, because those same disruptions have pushed inflation to near its highest rate in over a decade.

Alex Sanchez reacts to politicians in Washington blaming banks for economic consequences of overdraft fees.

The economy is improving and many COVID-era forbearance periods are coming to an end. What does that mean for your student loans?

As more locales are emerging from government lockdown mandates and more individuals are getting vaccinated, business should be booming.

Fox Business Network host Larry Kudlow warned that President Biden's massive tax hike plan, particularly affecting capital gains, inheritances, and a cash injection to the Internal Revenue Service, will spell disaster for American workers and U.S. global competitiveness.

Tens of millions of low-income Americans are still waiting for their stimulus check to arrive weeks after President Biden signed into law the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package. 

Sen. Elizabeth Warren's plan to tax the net worth of the wealthiest Americans could reduce U.S. economic growth by 1.2% over the next 30 years, according to a new analysis published this week. 

U.S. passenger railroad Amtrak will restore daily service to 12 long distance routes starting in May after Congress on Wednesday gave final approval to $1.7 billion in additional emergency funding.

With millions around the country calling for a $15 minimum wage, small business owners fear their businesses will be crippled while minimum wage workers have hope for better days ahead.

Mark Cuban is partnering with Goalsetter for Black History Month in its quest to give 1 million kids their first savings accounts with $40 and a debit card. 

The National Rifle Association (NRA) is pouring millions into the Georgia runoff elections in what an NRA spokesperson called "an investment into America."

Georgia’s runoff election has become a battleground for gun control and advocacy groups targeting the race for Senate as Democrats fight to gain control of both the executive and legislative branches.