Good morning, Broadsheet readers! Wall Street Journal editor-in-chief Emma Tucker speaks amid employee unrest, AI chip veteran Simona Jankowski is leaving Nvidia, and Jessica Gomez is the first woman to lead a recipient of CHIPS Act money. Have a wonderful Wednesday! – A first in CHIP funding. President Joe Biden signed the CHIPS and Science
Former President Donald Trump gives the keynote address at Turning Point Action’s “The People’s Convention” in Detroit, June 15, 2024. Bill Pugliano | Getty Images Trump also brought up the Supreme Court’s decision in 2023 to block President Joe Biden’s first attempt at broad student loan cancellation: “He got rebuked, and then he did it
Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump looks on during his campaign event, in Racine, Wisconsin, U.S. June 18, 2024. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters The presumptive Republican presidential nominee promised to loosen the regulation of cryptocurrencies if he is elected in November, and to “get out of the way of innovation,” a person
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court has allowed the U.S. Education Department to move ahead with a plan to lower monthly payments for millions of student loan borrowers, putting on hold a ruling last week by a lower court. The ruling from the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals puts back on track a
(Bloomberg) — The world’s biggest bond market got hit as traders weighed some of the potential implications of the November US election after last week’s presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. Most Read from Bloomberg Treasuries fell — with longer-term maturities largely underperforming shorter ones. After struggling to find direction in the first
Millions of Americans have medical debts and want the federal government to introduce a forgiveness scheme, like the one for student loans—but is this likely, and would a one-off program solve the root problem? Loan forgiveness has become a hot topic in recent years following the Biden administration’s en masse policies to eradicate education bills
Hail to the cha-ching. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden treated their various Delaware real estate holdings like a personal ATM for years, taking out several mortgages and refinancing a whopping 35 times, according to a report. The couple, said to boast a net worth of $10 million, allegedly borrowed $6 million on
Joe Biden and Donald Trump are set to lay out very different summaries of recent history when they meet Thursday for their first debate. These dueling economic narratives are much more than academic. Which version of the last seven and a half years voters believe could very well decide the winner this fall. To help
Philanthropist Melinda French Gates has given Democratic incumbent Joe Biden her first ever presidential endorsement, citing his support for reproductive rights among other issues. Gates this year left the charitable foundation she co-founded with her former husband, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, with $12.5 billion for her own charity work. She said the contrast between Biden and former President Donald Trump, his Republican rival in the Nov. 5
As presidential campaigns court the votes of 50 million crypto investors, it’s time to reintroduce America to blockchains’ real benefits
A cultural and political shift in Washington is suddenly favoring blockchain technology, one of the most important internet innovations of the last 15 years. Blockchains—the uses of which include but aren’t limited to cryptocurrency—recently received bipartisan support in both chambers of Congress. On May 23, the SEC approved exchange-traded funds (ETFs) for the spot market