July 7th 2022
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Public pension funds and other institutional investors rejoiced earlier this week after President Biden signed a landmark executive order directing federal agencies to conduct a comprehensive review of digital currencies, with the ultimate goal of building a clear,...
In a world overcome by the cryptocurrency frenzy, large public pension funds — historically known for their ultra-safe investing style — have just entered the chat. The Houston Firefighters’ Relief and Retirement Fund, a pension fund for, as the name suggests,...
As early voting for the Senate runoff elections is starting in Georgia, the American Prospect wrote about how labor unions are seeking to persuade working class Americans in the state. It highlighted the efforts of members of the state’s AFL-CIO leadership, who...
Talks over a future potential COVID stimulus package have once again stalled after members of the House and Senate announced that there would not be much movement on a potential deal. The Senate has been focused on the Judge Amy Coney Barrett nomination hearings,...
Since the pandemic began, declines in workforce participation have proven particularly stark among women. Experts attribute this phenomenon in part to women’s disproportionate representation in service-sector businesses, which have been especially affected by the...
The Trump administration’s Department of Agriculture has finalized a rule making it harder for states to waive requirements that certain SNAP benefits recipients work at least 20 hours a week in order to receive their food stamps. While recipients are generally...
On September 18, 2017, Toys R Us filed for bankruptcy. The toy retailer had been in decline since at least 2000, but ran into real trouble after a consortium of private equity and real estate firms bought the ailing private company in 2005 in a $6.6 billion...
Yesterday, JPMorgan Chase announced a tentative settlement in a class-action case brought by a father who was denied the company’s 16 weeks of parental leave on the grounds that he was not the “primary caregiver.” The company will pay $5 million into a fund to...