Warren blasts CFPB director Vought for undermining Trump credit card affordability

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U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Director of the United States Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought. Kevin Mohatt | Kevin Lamarque | | Reuters Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Friday accused the acting head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau of undermining President Donald Trump’s stated push to make credit cards more affordable, according […]


Diners flocking to happy hour, ordering appetizers and skimping on entrees as affordability hits US restaurants nationwide

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Wallet-conscious diners are heading to happy hour for dinner and ordering appetizers instead of entrees as increasing anxiety about affordability slams restaurants nationwide, The Post has learned. Last month, Ryan Gerding, a marketing executive in Kansas City, Missouri, showed up early for dinner with his wife at Martin City Brewery, a local watering hole. They […]


Trump’s Mr Fix-It: Scott Bessent set to tackle affordability crisis

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Scott Bessent and his team at the Treasury Department now face what could be their biggest challenge yet — fixing the affordability crisis as he shapes President Trump’s policies on tariffs, taxes, and Uncle Sam’s $38 trillion debt pile. The months ahead of the US midterm elections will be pivotal, as the former hedge-fund manager […]


McDonald’s U.S. boss puts focus on ‘value and affordability’

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McDonald’s Meal Deal photographed in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 26, 2024. Scott Suchman | The Washington Post | Getty Images McDonald’s leadership is urging operators to stay the course on value offerings as the competition for consumers plays out across the restaurant space. In a memo to U.S. operators following the company’s third-quarter earnings, McDonald’s […]