Powell Faces Pressure From Multiple Fronts as Fed Prepares to Cut Rates
The chair of the central bank is dealing with internal divisions while being besieged by President Trump and front-runners jockeying to replace him.
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Have Trump’s Tariffs Gone as High as They Can Go? Businesses Hope So
A wave of companies are petitioning for exemptions from the Trump administration’s high levies on foreign-made goods, saying they are hurting business and raising prices.
Groups Express Anixety as Trump Threatens to Derail U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Pact
Hearings that began Wednesday in Washington reflected anxiety over the future of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade pact and whether the president could end up scrapping it.
Higher Prices, Less Coverage: Your Stories of the Home Insurance Crunch
Readers told us how insurers are raising premiums and, in some cases, cutting back coverage, as climate change shakes up the real estate market.
Nature Retracts Study Predicting Catastrophic Climate Toll
While growing evidence shows that carbon emissions are harming the economy, the journal Nature found that an outlier paper had deep flaws.
Zillow Removes Climate Risk Scores From Home Listings
The scores aimed to predict a property’s risk from fires, floods and storms, but some in the real estate industry as well as homeowners have called them inaccurate.
U.S. Black Friday Sales Defy Tariffs and Economic Woes
Data on spending this week shows that consumers are shopping big for the holidays despite inflation and economic worries.
U.K. Budget Plan Calms Markets and Labour Faithful. Will It Appeal to Voters?
The plan presented by the chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, called for spending increases and higher taxes on the wealthy and the middle class.
Market Volatility Underscores Epic Buildup of Global Risk
Some experts see a dangerous combination of factors reminiscent of practices that led to previous financial crises.
Trump Administration Is Taking Billions in Stakes in Firms Like Intel
The Trump administration is spending billions of dollars on deals with ownership stakes in companies. The unusual practice shows no sign of slowing.
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