Watch two experts debate how America should address income inequality

The debate over the wealth gap has reached new levels with the Democratic primaries approaching but polls show that Americans don’t view inequality as a top problem, and their views on the wealth gap haven’t changed all that much in decades. Josh Bivens, research director for the Economics Policy Institute, and Dan Mitchell, chairman of the Center for Freedom…

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Kanye West And The Other Billionaires Who Received PPP Loans: CNBC After Hours

CNBC.com’s MacKenzie Sigalos brings you the day’s top business news headlines. On today’s show, CNBC wealth editor Robert Frank digs into the Paycheck Protection Program’s newly released data to find the billionaires who took small business loans from the federal government. Plus, after President Trump vows to put pressure on governors to open schools in the fall, CNBC’s Ylan…

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Top-ranked Barron's advisor on investment strategies amid the coronavirus and market volatility

Greg Sarian, CEO of Sarian Strategic Partners and one of Barron’s Top 100 Advisors, says investors should prepare for more volatility, and discusses some tax strategies to employ as stock prices are still lower. Stocks were flat on Wednesday after back-to-back gains as investors weighed the prospects of reopening the economy along with a dismal report on U.S. payrolls….

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U.S. shouldn't bail out hedge funds, billionaires during coronavirus pandemic: Social Capital CEO

CNBC’s “Halftime Report” team is joined by Social Capital CEO Chamath Palihapitiya to discuss his view of the markets amid the coronavirus pandemic. Chamath Palihapitiya, founder and CEO of investment firm Social Capital, told CNBC on Thursday that the U.S. shouldn’t be bailing out billionaires and hedge funds during the coronavirus pandemic. “On Main Street today, people are getting…

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