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Biden's White House is pondering a tax on stock trades — should you worry?

Of all the proposals under consideration, the frontrunner adds up to about $1 on every $1,000 worth of market moves.

Warren Buffett: Bond investors world-wide 'face a bleak future'

While Warren Buffett isn’t known to prognosticate on where interest rates are heading, he warns that fixed-income investors “face a bleak future."

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Warren bill would impose wealth tax on $50M households

Warren unveiled legislation to create a wealth tax for high-net-worth households, furthering her efforts on an idea that was a central feature of her 2020 presidential campaign.

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Biden urges workers to 'make your voice heard' as Amazon employees vote on union

Biden defended workers’ rights to form unions and warned against intimidation of workers in a video posted on Twitter on Sunday night.

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Biden Open To Lower Income Threshold For New Stimulus Checks As $1.9 Trillion Proposal Heads To Senate

Jen Psaki said Biden is still open to reducing the number of Americans who receive another round of stimulus checks.

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Wall Street Is Set to Learn How Tough Biden’s Watchdogs Will Be

Biden’s plans for a new era of tough Wall Street oversight take center stage this week when two of his top regulator picks face questions from Senate Banking Committee members.