With mass layoffs expected, judge to weigh blocking the dismantling of consumer watchdog CFPB
Union members have asked a judge to block the dismantling of the CFPB consumer protection agency, alleging most of its 1,700 ...
US consumer watchdog broadens layoffs beyond probationary staff, sources say
A new category of employees at the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau received termination notices on Thursday, ...
Wall St Week Ahead Walmart to shed light on consumer health as inflation bites, tariffs swirl
Walmart's quarterly report in the coming week will give investors fresh insight into the health of U.S. consumers, who are ...
How America's chief consumer-protection agency came into the Trump administration's crosshairs
While business groups have long lamented actions taken by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Trump and his allies want ...
The price of eggs just hit an all-time high. Here’s how the cost of everyday consumer goods is changing under the Trump administration
While President Donald Trump has been in office less than a month, the costs of some consumer goods and services are trending ...
Musk’s DOGE is shuttering a consumer watchdog, which may clear the way for him to turn X into a payments platform, think-tank boss says
Elon Musk's DOGE wants to "delete" an agency that could have directly regulated one of his businesses. Think-tank leaders are ...
What eliminating the nation’s top consumer watchdog means for home buyers and renters. ‘It’s open season.’
The Trump administration appears to be shuttering the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a government agency that has ...
What does having the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on hold mean for consumers?
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is the latest U.S. government agency to have its work halted by the Trump ...
Are Girl Scout cookies safe to eat? Yes, but 2 consumer groups say they contain toxins
Lab analysis of 25 Girl Scout cookies found trace amounts of five toxic metals and an herbicide, two consumer groups said. Are they safe to eat?
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Can the US consumer survive a trade war?
If consumers were able to keep pace with the incredible inflation of the early pandemic, they should be able to weather any ...
Democrats vow to fight shutdown of consumer watchdog agency
A group of 191 House and Senate Democrats sent a letter to Russell Vought, the newly installed director of the Office of ...
With Attack on Consumer Bureau, Musk Removes Obstacle to His ‘X Money’ Vision
Former officials at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Elon Musk’s payment-business aspirations were driving his ...