Month: February 2023

Top 5 US Banking Stocks
Stock Prices / Us Finance

Top 5 US Banking Stocks

- by Juana Baumgartner

Banking stocks are typically more volatile than other sectors, but they can also have a lot of upside potential. These are companies that offer a wide range of services for both consumers and investors.

Bank stocks are generally favored by value investors because they often pay high dividends and offer a lot of growth in earnings per share over time. They also usually have lower regulatory risks than other types of stocks.

Bank of America

Bank of America is a large and well-diversified financial institution serving consumers, businesses, governments and institutions worldwide. It provides a full range of banking, investment and asset management products and services.

It offers savings and current accounts, investments, lending facilities, credit cards, mortgages and other consumer and commercial financial services. It is a member of the S&P 500.

The company’s operations and management are divided into five divisions: Retail Banking, Commercial and Global Markets, Financial …

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How the Senate Finance Committee Staff Prepares and Conducts Hearings
Department Of Finance / Senate Finance

How the Senate Finance Committee Staff Prepares and Conducts Hearings

- by Juana Baumgartner

The senate finance committee staff oversees legislation that is primarily concerned with taxation, debts and trade. This includes legislative oversight of public employees’ retirement systems and agencies such as the Department of Revenue and State Treasury. It also focuses on preserving Medicare and protecting retirement security, updating the nation’s tax structure with a focus on growth and fairness, and ensuring that fiscal policy supports American jobs.

Preparing for a Hearing

Whether legislative, oversight, investigative or confirmation, hearings share common elements of preparation and conduct. Among the most important are those that govern public announcements of a hearing, critical decisions regarding witnesses, and administrative arrangements.

Frequently, committee rules contain provisions that regulate these aspects of a hearing. For example, Senate rules generally require committee chairs to publicly announce a hearing at least seven days before the date of the public notice.

However, there are a number of exceptions to this rule. …

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