Economic News
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Stock market today: Wall Street hangs near records after Fed delivers a jumbo interest rate cut
Wall Street is hanging near its records after the Federal Reserve kicked off its efforts to prevent a recession with a bigger-than-usual cut to interest rates
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The Federal Reserve is finally lowering rates. Here's what consumers should know
The Federal Reserve has cut its benchmark interest rate from its 23-year high, with consequences for debt, savings, auto loans, mortgages and other forms of borrowing by consumers and businesses
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Federal Reserve cuts key rate by sizable half-point, signaling end to its inflation fight
The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by an unusually large half-point, a dramatic shift after more than two years of high rates helped tame inflation but that also made borrowing painfully expensive for consumers
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Federal Reserve cuts key interest rate by a sizable half-point, signaling an end to its inflation fight
Federal Reserve cuts key interest rate by a sizable half-point, signaling an end to its inflation fight
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Boeing CEO says the company will furlough employees soon to preserve cash during labor strike
Boeing’s CEO says the company will begin furloughing a large number of employees to save cash during a strike by union machinists
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Sri Lanka's plantation workers live on the margins. But politicians still want their votes
Both leading candidates in Sri Lanka's presidential election are promising to give land to the country’s hundreds of thousands of plantation workers, but the long-marginalized group has heard promises like these before
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For families of Key Bridge collapse victims, a search for justice begins
The families of the six construction workers killed in the collapse of Maryland's Francis Scott Key Bridge plan to file legal claims against the owner and manager of the container ship that lost power and struck the bridge
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US retail sales ticked up last month in sign of ongoing consumer resilience
Americans spent a bit more at retailers last month, providing a small boost to the economy just as the Federal Reserve considers how much to cut its key interest rate
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The Titan's former lead engineer says he felt pressured to get the submersible ready
The lead engineer for an experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreck of the Titanic says he felt pressured to get the vessel ready to dive and refused to pilot it for a journey several years earlier
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Boeing says it's considering temporary layoffs to save cash during the strike by machinists
Boeing says it’s considering temporary layoffs to save cash during the strike by machinists
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