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• Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren and her allies are going to war with the Trump administration over who can rightfully select the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
• The legal argument over who has proper authority is centered on a short sentence in the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act.

Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and her allies are putting a full-court press on President Donald Trump and his administration... Читать дальше...

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Despite having one of the largest fintech industries in the world, the US is noticeably behind other regions when it comes to one factor crucial to the future growth of this burgeoning sector — regulation. 

The US regulatory environment is holding back fintechs and hindering their chances of success. 

• Many policymakers in the US capital today say carrots are useless when it comes to dealing with China. Republicans and Democrats now are wielding sticks.
• China's activities in the US are worrying many American policymakers, who believe that Chinese investments are giving Beijing a strategic foreign policy advantage.
• This tension could lead to more overt, widespread hostilities on the economic front. 

US President Donald Trump’s mantra before and since... Читать дальше...

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• Pittsburgh is installing expensive sensors in street-side trash cans to transmit information to workers.
• Workers will be able to tell when the cans are full to reduce time spent checking empty cans.
• It's estimated that the time saved will result in 25 employees being dedicated to other tasks.

It’s a Monday morning and Val Trinkala and Robert Sledge are slowly making their way along Pittsburgh's downtown streets, stopping to... Читать дальше...