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Record-high U.S. inflation looking a little more transitory as rate cooled
The U.S. inflation rate rose at its slowest pace in seven months in August, far less than economists were expecting and a hopeful sign that inflation pressures may be cooling. The U.S. consumer price index rose at 0.3 per cent in…
Bill Gates: Poor U.S. response is making pandemic picture ‘more bleak than
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“The global picture and the U.S. picture are both more bleak than I would have expected.”
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Stock market news live updates: Stock futures fall, Dow futures sink 300+ points after last…
Stock futures sank Sunday evening as investor jitters over rising coronavirus cases in key parts of the country stirred up an extension of last week’s pullback in equities.<p class="canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm…
Fed Should Resist Market Pressure To Do More; The Consequences Of
In listening to market chatter urging the Federal Reserve to do more, I'm reminded of two simple insights I was exposed to years ago that have stayed with me. They don't help predict what the Fed will end up doing, but they help shed…
Jon Stewart, on why police reform alone won’t solve 400 years of racial
Jon Stewart stepped down as host of “The Daily Show” five years ago, but he still has a lot to say about current events.
In a wide-ranging interview published Monday by the New York Times, Stewart gave his thoughts on…
‘The stock market had it right’
Workers back on the job at the construction site of new towers near Government Center in downtown Boston on May 19, 2020.Lane Turner | The Boston Globe | Getty ImagesAn astonishing pickup in payrolls during May has rekindled hopes that…
S&P 500 rises as Wall Street adds to its biggest quarterly gains in decades – CNBC
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite rose on Tuesday as Wall Street wrapped up its best quarterly performance in decades. The S&P 500 traded 0.7% higher while the tech-heavy Nasdaq advanced more than 1%. Shares of…
S&P 500 ends roller-coaster session lower, but ekes out gain for the week – CNBC
Stocks finished Friday lower, after swinging wildly throughout the session due to technical factors. A number of headlines also raised concern about a resurgence in the coronavirus and a slowdown in the economy's recovery.The Dow Jones…
My son is married to a selfish, passive-aggressive woman. How can I leave
Dear Quentin, My 42-year-old only child married a woman 12 years ago. She is selfish, a hermit, and extremely passive-aggressive. I don’t know why my intelligent son remains married. She has alienated ALL his…
Stock market news live updates: Stock futures flat after Fed decision, Nasdaq’s record high…
<p class="canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm" type="text" content="Stock futures were little changed Wednesday evening following the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy decision, in which…