Ben White

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Chief economics correspondent for Politico and a contributor to CNBC

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There was another apology today from Jamie Dimon -- the man once known as Wall Street's smartest banker — this time at a meeting of JP Morgan Chase shareholders, for the now-infamous…

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The Chair of the President's Council of Economic Advisors is leaving the White House.

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