Claire Williams
Reporter
Claire Williams previously worked at Morning Consult as a reporter covering financial regulation.
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‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Users Significantly More Likely to Overdraft Than Nonusers
Morning Consult logistic regression analysis shows correlation between U.S. BNPL users and those who have overdrafted accounts
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Biden Has Pinned Inflation on Large Businesses, and Over Half of Voters Seem to Agree
But nearly 3 in 5 voters still blame Biden’s policies for rising prices
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Most Voters of All Parties Support Congressional Stock Trading Restrictions
More than 3 in 5 voters back a ban on stock trading for lawmakers, including 69% of Democrats and 58% of Republicans
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Economists Say 2022 Is the Year of Inflation. Can the Public and Policymakers Get on the Same Page?
From politics to markets, there’s an expectation from economists that inflation will continue to echo throughout the country next year
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Millennial Voters Are Most Likely to Back Total Federal Student Loan Forgiveness for All Americans
Nearly half of baby boomers and half of Republicans say the U.S. government shouldn’t forgive student loan debt at all
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Black Innovators Did Some of the Earliest Work in Cryptocurrency. What Happens Now That It’s Mainstream?
As huge sums of lobbying funds and interest from traditional financial firms pour into the crypto space, early Black influencers are worried that their communities could be taken advantage of
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Crypto Is Getting Increasingly Political in Washington. The Rest of the Country Isn’t as Polarized
About 1 in 5 U.S. adults believe there’s not enough regulation on cryptocurrency, while the majority of the public still isn’t sure what to think about the oversight of digital assets
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With Holidays Around the Corner, Biden’s Inflation Problem Is About to Get Worse
Almost 9 in 10 voters say they’re at least somewhat concerned about inflation, and over half disapprove of Biden’s handling of the economy
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The Paycheck Protection Program Was Fintech’s ‘Moment to Shine.’ That Spotlight Also Revealed the Problems With Those Loans
Fintechs like Kabbage were the surprise winners of the PPP, but loan fraud and algorithmic lending in the industry are reportedly on the radar of the administration
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Tax Hikes for Corporations and High Earners — Absent From Most Recent ‘Build Back Better’ Debate — Are Popular Among Voters
Increasing the capital gains tax rate has less support but is still relatively popular at 45% approval