What the End of the DOJ Investigation Means for the Next Fed Chair

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  The Justice Department drops its probe of Fed Chair Jerome Powell.

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  We'll get into what that means for Trump's pick for the next head of the Fed.

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  I'm Alex Oseleff for The Wall Street Journal.

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  This is the PM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories that move the world today.

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  The Justice Department said today that it would end its criminal investigation of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

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  The probe involved Powell's testimony to Congress about cost overruns on the renovation of two historic Fed buildings.

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  Trump was insisting on the investigation just a few days ago during an interview on CNBC.

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  We have to find out, why is a job that should have cost $25 million costing?

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  Billions and billions of dollars.

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  Trump has also threatened to fire Powell, who has said the investigation was actually

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  about pressuring the Fed over interest rates.

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