Here's what smart people in economics and business are saying about the DOJ's Fed probe

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Fed chair Jerome Powell
Fed chair Jerome Powell

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The controversy behind Jerome Powell's Senate testimony, from the VIP dining room to the special elevators

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Donald Trump and Jerome Powell in hard hats.
Federal prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

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A peek inside the Fed's renovations that are now at the center of a DOJ probe

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A worker exits the construction zone surrounding the Federal Reserve Bank's main Washington D.C. offices.
The Federal Reserve's two offices have been under construction for three years. Cost overruns are now at the center of a DOJ probe into the bank's Chair.

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Why the attack on Fed Chair Jerome Powell follows Donald Trump's typical playbook — and isn't going to stop there

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Trump takes questions from the press on board Air Force One, January 2026
Trump takes questions from the press on board Air Force One.

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Trump says 'WE'RE SCREWED!' if the Supreme Court overturns his tariffs

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"It would be a complete mess, and almost impossible for our Country to pay," Trump said of potential tariff refunds.

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SoFi CEO says Trump's proposed credit card cap would drive people to personal loans, and that's good for SoFi

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SoFi CEO Anthony Noto
SoFi CEO Anthony Noto.

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See the cities where mega-investors own the most single-family homes

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An aerial view of single-family homes in Miami, Florida.
Institutional investors own a larger share of single-family rentals in southern and Sun Belt cities than elsewhere in the country.

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Trump's message to defense contractors: There might be a lot more money coming, but only if you deliver

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A newly produced Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter at a hangar in Fort Worth, Texas
A newly produced Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter at a hangar in Fort Worth, Texas

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2 lawyers are engaged in a bizarre power struggle over Nicolás Maduro

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Barry Pollack Nicolas Maduro Celia Flores
Venezuela's captured President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores attend their arraignment with defense lawyers Barry Pollack and Mark Donnelly to face U.S.

Trump posted jobs data early on Truth Social

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Donald Trump in the Oval Office, December 2025
Donald Trump has a close relationship with the Ellison family, which owns Paramount and wanted to buy Warner Bros. Discovery.

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