Tesla’s stock price jumped by as much as 15% following the former president’s victory in the 2024 election. Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 presidential election sent shares of Tesla surging as much as 15% Wednesday, propelled by CEO Elon Musk’s prominent role in the Republican’s White House campaign and expectations that the company will benefit from […]
More than 40 former members of Congress said the ETHICS Act is sorely needed because it “addresses pressing issues, especially low levels of trust in Congress and the appearance of insider trading.” A bipartisan group of more than 40 former federal lawmakers on Monday urged the U.S. Senate to vote on proposed legislation that would […]
New research from the Institute for Policy Studies shows that 100 major U.S. companies are prioritizing share repurchases and exorbitant CEO pay at the expense of their employees. An analysis published Thursday shows that the 100 leading U.S. corporations with the lowest median worker pay poured more than half a trillion dollars into stock buybacks […]
“Sunlight is the best disinfectant. It is critical that the American people know that their elected leaders are putting the public first—not looking for ways to line their own pockets,” said co-sponsor Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand. A bipartisan pair of U.S. senators on Wednesday introduced a bill that would ban stock trading by federal officials including […]