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Evelyn Juarez is a proud, card-carrying executive member of Costco. She jokes it's the only black card she owns. |
Juarez had never returned a purchase. But then her 2-year-old daughter smuggled a bucket of slime into the living room and slopped the blue goo on her ivory-colored rug. |
Did stock sales violate ethics rules? |
Several top Trump administration officials sold off stock market holdings in the days leading up to the president's announcements of sweeping tariffs that sparked fears of a global trade war and rattled financial markets. |
Sales by top officials, including Cabinet members, their deputies and senior White House officials, were clustered in two 10-day periods leading up to President Donald Trump's major tariff announcements Feb. 13 and April 2, according to a USA TODAY analysis of 20 officials' publicly available transaction forms. |
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Earlier this month, President Trump announced that Coca-Cola had agreed to switch to sugar in its sodas. Critics alleged it was a diversion: Trump wanted to change the subject away from the Epstein files. And the company's reticent response suggested the whole thing was news to them. |
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Daniel de Visé covers personal finance for USA Today. | | One of Costco's most popular perks is its "risk-free 100% satisfaction guarantee" return policy. It's also one of its most controversial. | | Stock sales by top officials clustered before Trump's major tariff announcements, according to a USA TODAY analysis of transaction forms. | | | | A week after President Trump said Coca-Cola would change its recipe and drop high fructose corn syrup, Coke says it has a new drink coming. | | | | Trump said the U.S. will impose a 15% tariff on Japanese imports under the agreement, which he hailed as "maybe the largest deal in history." | | | | John Hancock was first to sign Declaration of Independence, the first governor of Massachusetts and president of the Second Continental Congress. | | | | "We are thinking about no tax on capital gains on houses," Trump said during an Oval Office meeting with the president of the Philippines. | | | | Supply constraints and high demand have driven up beef prices. Experts warn that it could take years to rein prices back in. | | | | Lawmakers have options they can explore to prevent an unwanted scenario. But it's important to brace for cuts if you're already retired. | | | | Experts say retiree Social Security is still taxable and you'll need to read the fine print to understand your situation and what you should withhold. | | | | Our app gives you award-winning coverage, crosswords, audio storytelling, eNewspaper and more. | | | | | Sign up for the news you want | Exclusive newsletters are part of your subscription, don't miss out! We're always working to add benefits for subscribers like you. | | | | | |
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