Budget Battles
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Johnson Rejects a Plan to Save His Speakership
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Johnson Defies Hardliners, Pushes Ahead With Foreign Aid Plan
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Facing Right-Wing Revolt, Johnson Says He Won't Resign
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Johnson Unveils Plan for Israel, Ukraine Aid
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Trump Throws Johnson a Lifeline: ‘He’s Doing a Very Good Job’
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Biden’s New Student Debt Relief Plan Would Cost $84 Billion: Analysis
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House Conservatives Deal a New Blow to Johnson
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With Amazon Shares Near $1,000, Jeff Bezos Could Soon Be the World’s Richest Man
By Robert Frank, CNBCWith Amazon's stock price brushing $1,000 , Jeff Bezos is within striking distance of becoming the world's richest man. As of Friday's close, Bezos was worth $85.1 billion, according to the Bloomberg...
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Snake Eyes on a Plane: Why United’s Boss Is Another Out-of-Touch CEO
By Ciro ScottiWells Fargo’s former CEO John Stumpf didn’t get it. Uber CEO Travis Kalanick didn’t get it (and probably never will). Now it seems to be dawning on United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz that he didn’t get...
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The 20 Richest People in the World
By Janna HerronSince Election Day, the stock market has jumped 11 percent, growing the net worth of Americans with 401(k)s and other investments. Some of the world’s richest people have not fared quite as well.
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The Most Overpaid CEO in America
A new report takes a close look at CEO pay to determine which top executives may be taking home more than they deserve.
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Millennials Aren’t Going Cashless -- but the End of Cash Is Coming
By Eric Rosenbaum, CNBCIf millennials are supposed to be the first generation going mostly cashless, they are making the move halfheartedly. Millennials still rely on cash — 80 percent of millennials carry greenbacks. And...
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Mark Cuban: 5 Essential Rules for Starting a Business
By Marguerite Ward , CNBCIt is an exciting time for anyone who's ever dreamed of being their own boss. Across the U.S., new start-up hubs are growing and a variety of policies are making it easier to start a business. But...
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The Big Problem With Peter Thiel’s Defense of Donald Trump
By Eric PianinSilicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel likes to say that the problem with the news media is that it takes Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump “literally, but not seriously,” while he and...
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These Ex-Congress Members Are Making Big Bucks on Corporate Boards
By Eric PianinFor many former Republican and Democratic lawmakers, the road to retirement from Congress has been paved with gold. Scores of former lawmakers with proven expertise and easy access to their one-time...
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Is It Time for a 30-Hour Workweek? Amazon Gives It a Try
By Catherine Clifford, CNBCFor today's always-on, ever-connected workers, it's no surprise that the traditional 9-to-5 is dying. But what will the new normal look like? Rather than expecting employees to work more, some...
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14 Things That Might Surprise You About Warren Buffett
By Elena Holodny, Business InsiderWarren Buffett has been incredibly successful, and he's extremely wealthy. In fact, he's worth about $62.1 billion right now. But how much is $62.1 billion really, and how good is Buffett at...
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Bill Gates Is Worried About the Rise of the Machines
By Andrew LumbyHe may be one of the world’s pivotal computing pioneers, mentioned in the same exuberantly geeky breath as Steve Wozniak, Steve Jobs, and Tim Berners-Lee. His technological exploits may have earned...
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Are Millennials Finally Ready to Buy Their First Home?
By Marine ColePlenty of signs point toward the likelihood that first-time homebuyers will be more active in real estate in 2015 than they’ve been in recent years.
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Tiger Woods Swings for His Second Billion
By Larry Fine, ReutersHis goal of 18 majors is in serious doubt, but five years after his precipitous fall from grace a rehabilitated Tiger Woods is entering the next phase of his career heading toward making another...
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It’s a Hanukkah Miracle! The Story Behind One of the Holiday Season’s Hit Toys
By Jonathan Berr, The Fiscal TimesWhen Neal Hoffman’s 4-year-old son Jacob told him during the 2012 holiday season that he wanted an “Elf on the Shelf” — the popular toy version of Santa’s little helper — the stay-at-home Jewish dad...
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A Startup You’ve Never Heard of Is Changing the Internet
By Julie Bort, Business InsiderA tiny startup called Docker, which launched a mere 19 months ago and gives its software away for free, has become a huge industry phenom. The biggest names in tech have been calling it up and asking...