The US government often waives its own stock trading rules, letting federal officials invest in Amazon, Apple, Meta, and others affected by their agencies’ work (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal:
The US government often waives its own stock trading rules, letting federal officials invest in Amazon, Apple, Meta, and others affected by their agencies’ work  —  The U.S. has rules limiting federal officials’ stock-market investing.  They can be waived.  —  1x

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