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FILE- In this June 14, 2018, file photo, Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell, left, and Vice Chair Randal Quarles listen during an open meeting in Washington. The Federal Reserve says that all of the 35 largest U.S. banks are fortified enough to survive an economic shock and keep on lending. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

Fed finds biggest US banks strong enough to survive shock

by Marcy Gordon AP Business WriterJune 21, 2018

FILE- In this March 22, 2018, file photo, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson leaves the federal courthouse in Washington. The judge presiding over the government's legal effort to block AT&T's purchase of Time Warner will likely deliver his verdict on Tuesday, June 12. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Federal judge approves AT&T-Time Warner merger

by Marcy Gordon AP Business WriterJune 12, 2018

In this March 21, 2018, file photo, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell looks to his notes as he speaks during a news conference following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting in Washington. As the government drives to loosen restraints on banks, the Federal Reserve is set to ease a rule aimed at defusing the kind of risk-taking on Wall Street that helped trigger the 2008 financial meltdown.

Banks would be freer to trade for profit under Fed proposal

by Marcy Gordon AP Business WriterMay 30, 2018

The Capitol in Washington, March 6, 2018. Several Democrats facing tough re-elections this fall are joining solid Republican backing of an effort to alter some key aspects of the Dodd-Frank law. Congress moved Tuesday, May 22, to dismantle a chunk of the rules framework for banks, installed to prevent a recurrence of the 2008 financial crisis that brought millions of lost jobs and foreclosed homes.

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Trump eager to sign bill rolling back Dodd-Frank regulations

by Marcy Gordon AP Business WriterMay 23, 2018

FILE - This March 6, 2018, file photo shows the Capitol in Washington. Several Democrats facing tough re-elections this fall are joining solid Republican backing of an effort to alter some key aspects of the Dodd-Frank law. Congress moved Tuesday, May 22, to dismantle a chunk of the rules framework for banks, installed to prevent a recurrence of the 2008 financial crisis that brought millions of lost jobs and foreclosed homes. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

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Congress moves to dismantle key post-crisis bank rules

by Marcy Gordon AP Business WriterMay 22, 2018

In this Nov. 22, 2017, photo, a patron donates money in a Salvation Army red kettle in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. In this season of giving, charity seems to be getting an extra jolt because the popular tax deduction for charitable donations will lose a lot of its punch.

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Charity donations likely to drop next year due to tax law

by Marcy Gordon AP Business WriterDecember 28, 2017

President Donald Trump congratulates Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, as House Speaker Paul Ryan looks on, to acknowledge Congress’ final passage of tax overhaul legislation, at the White House, Wednesday.

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Trump, GOP celebrate tax bill

by Steve Peoples Associated Press, Catherine Lucey Associated Press, and Marcy Gordon Associated PressDecember 20, 2017

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., joined at right by House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady, R-Texas, meets reporters just after passing the Republican tax reform bill in the House of Representatives, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017. The vote, largely along party lines, was 227-203 and capped a GOP sprint to deliver a major legislative accomplishment to President Donald Trump after a year of congressional stumbles. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Senate debates tax bill into night

by Stephen Ohlemacher Associated Press, and Marcy Gordon Associated PressDecember 20, 2017

House Speaker Paul Ryan walks to the House floor on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017. Republicans are ready to ram a 1.5 trillion tax package through Congress, giving President Donald Trump the legislative win he desperately wants.

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House passes massive tax package; Senate to vote next

by Stephen Ohlemacher AP Business Writer, and Marcy Gordon AP Business WriterDecember 19, 2017

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Dec. 15, 2017, on the progress of an agreement on a sweeping overhaul of the nation's tax laws. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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With Rubio onboard, GOP leaders finalize huge tax package

by Stephen Ohlemacher Associated Press, and Marcy Gordon Associated PressDecember 15, 2017