Trump Crypto Deals Provoke Senate Backlash and Calls for Investigation

Trump Crypto Deals Provoke Senate Backlash and Calls for Investigation

Senate Democrats are demanding changes to cryptocurrency legislation pending in Congress, responding partly to growing evidence that the Trump family is using its connections and President Trump’s power to profit from crypto trading. The pushback intensified late last week after a closed-door meeting among Senate Democrats in which Senator Chuck …

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Is Bird Flu the Only Reason Egg Prices Are Soaring?

Is Bird Flu the Only Reason Egg Prices Are Soaring?

The calls, texts and emails start coming in before 6 in the morning: restaurants, bakeries and others desperate to find eggs. Brian Moscogiuri is an egg broker. A vice president for the wholesale company Eggs Unlimited, he works the phone in his home office in Toms River, N.J., until late …

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Fed Chair Jerome Powell Shows Little Urgency to Lower Rates

Fed Chair Jerome Powell Shows Little Urgency to Lower Rates

Jerome H. Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve, signaled little urgency to lower interest rates with the economy sturdy and inflation still too high in a hearing with lawmakers on Tuesday. Mr. Powell, who testified before the Senate Banking Committee, confronts an economic and political landscape that is far different …

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8 Art Shows to See Before They Close in January

8 Art Shows to See Before They Close in January

‘Paris 1874: The Impressionist Moment’ Through Jan. 19 at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. This year is the 150th birthday of Impressionism, a movement so popular and so familiar that it can seem like some preordained crowd pleaser — all those sunsets and tutus, ready for their blotchy …

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