Outside the Box: The Trump administration wants to discourage your 401(k) from including ESG investment options

White House officials have begun preparing options to help prevent a recession, including mulling a potential payroll tax cut and a possible reversal of some of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, according to people familiar with the discussions......»»

Gov. Gavin Newsom told a crowd at Stanford University on Monday that he sees opportunity within a Trump administration program to spur investment — including real estate investment — in California by lowering taxes. Newsom said the so-called “.....»»

President Joe Biden's administration is likely to keep limits on U.S. investments .....»»

The Department of Housing and Urban Development has submitted drafts of two fair-housing rules for review......»»

The administration and American companies including Intel are looking to jump-start development of new chip factories in the U.S. as concern grows about reliance on Asia......»»

The Trump administration is considering taking stakes in U.S. energy companies as one possible option as it seeks to help the nation's oil and gas sector amid the coronavirus outbreak, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Friday......»»

New York City won’t allow public events in June, including three of the city’s major annual celebrations: the National Puerto Rican Day Parade, the Celebrate Israel Parade and the Pride March on its... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

Robinhood, an online retail trading platform offering various investment options, including commission-free stock, is raising $250 million in fresh funding. read more.....»»

The American Investment Council, which acts as a lobbyist for the private equity industry, pushed the Trump administration to include $500 billion in relief for businesses as part of a coronavirus stimulus package, CNBC re read more.....»»

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President Donald Trump has a packed schedule of coronavirus meetings Wednesday including with airline-company executives, as his administration signals its backing for a bailout of the industry......»»

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Friday said he expected the U.S. economic hit from the coronavirus outbreak to be short-term, and that the Trump administration was keeping its options open for any other future steps that may be needed......»»

The options are expected to be presented to President Trump this afternoon......»»

REUTERS/Thomas Peter New research shows Chinese companies offering surveillance technologies— including two firms on a US trade blacklist — will exhibit at a major US secu.....»»

A proposal by the Trump Administration to create uniform designs for federal architecture has garnered opposition including from the American Institute of Architects (.....»»

A slowdown in U.S. growth last year was at least partly the fault of President Donald Trump's global trade battles and the resulting hit to business investment, the administration's top economist said on Thursday in an outlook for the coming years......»»

The U.S. economy missed the Trump administration's 3% growth target for a second straight year, posting its slowest annual growth in three years in 2019 as the slump in business investment deepened amid damaging trade tensions......»»

Clean energy investment in the United States surged to a fresh record of $55.5 billion last year, despite the government's attempts to roll back supportive policies, a report showed on Thursday......»»

Champagne Tariffs Could Double Prices In US, Trigger 50,000 Job Losses The Trump administration is considering 100% tariffs on French goods, including wine and champagne, in response to the country’s planned digital services tax, reported.....»»

The Trump administration is considering a significant expansion of the U.S. military footprint in the Middle East, including dozens more ships, other military hardware and as many as 14,000 additional troops to counter Iran, U.S. officials said......»»