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Inflation is falling but interest rates are going to stay higher for longer. Way longer.
Even with the recent partial retreat in long-term real and nominal interest rates, they remain well above the ultra-low levels…
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House financial panel chief McHenry won’t seek re-election, as Democrats could win control of chamber next year
House Financial Services Committee Chairman Patrick McHenry on Tuesday announced he won’t seek re-election next year, saying there’s “a season…
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Why Sam Altman is a no-brainer for Time’s ‘Person of the Year’
Nothing has changed our lives more this year than the advances made in artificial intelligence — and they have the potential…
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Nikki Haley has ‘all of the momentum’ ahead of latest GOP debate, but still faces tough path to toppling Trump
As the Republican presidential primary’s fourth debate approaches, Nikki Haley looks like she’s winning the battle to become the main…
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Will George Santos still qualify for a pension and strolling around the House floor?
Rep. George Santos was expelled from Congress in an historic vote Friday, following a House panel’s findings of substantial evidence…
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Favoring 5% savings accounts and CDs over stocks now? Think again.
Perhaps the Federal Reserve is finished raising interest rates, and perhaps the first rate cuts are just months away. Still,…
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The global economy isn’t out of the woods, despite what you’re hearing
In the run-up to 2023, the outlook for the global economy appeared bleak. Analysts predicted that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine…
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Israel and Hamas agree to two-day extension of cease-fire
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel and Hamas agreed to extend their cease-fire for two more days past Monday, the…
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Hamas releases first group of hostages under truce agreement with Israel
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas released the first batch of hostages under a ceasefire deal that began Friday,…
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Kennedy assassination memories shared by surviving witnesses — including an AP reporter
DALLAS (AP) — Just minutes after President John F. Kennedy was fatally shot as his motorcade rolled through downtown Dallas,…
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