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10-year Treasury yields hit 24-year high

The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury bond hit a 24-year high during Thursday trading, forecasting higher borrowing costs for Americans. The 10-year bond yield topped 5.34 percent early Thursday morning, the note’s highest mark since April 2002. That month, the yield reached a closing peak of 5.48 percent. The note has since decreased to...

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Trump Dangles Alaska Gas Project as Part of Korean Investment Package

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Trump economic approval hits new low: Survey

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With gasoline prices hovering near an average of $4.50 a gallon amid the Iran war, calls to suspend federal and state gas taxes are gaining momentum. Multiple states, including Indiana and Georgia this week, have either suspended or reduced their own fuel taxes to ease prices at the pump, which have been elevated by the...

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GOP wrestles with rising data center backlash weeks before midterms

Republicans are growing increasingly worried that data centers are a liability in the midterms, as concerns over higher power bills tied to the facilities turn into a pocketbook issue for voters. The debate over the issue was on full display Wednesday, after Senate Democrats blocked legislation championed by Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) — who is...

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Fed's Warsh seeks to avoid forward guidance. His colleagues aren't listening

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GOP wrestles with rising data center backlash weeks before midterms

Republicans are growing increasingly worried that data centers are a liability in the midterms, as concerns over higher power bills tied to the facilities turn into a pocketbook issue for voters. The debate over the issue was on full display Wednesday, after Senate Democrats blocked legislation championed by Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) — who is...

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Indiana governor extends gas tax suspension

Indiana Gov. Mike Braun (R) said Wednesday he is extending his state’s gas tax suspension as fuel prices elevate due to the ongoing war in Iran “Today I announced another gas tax extension with additional relief for farmers,” Braun said in a post to social platform X. “Our farmers have the hardest job in America.”...

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Paul blocks push to unanimously pass Kids Online Safety Act

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) blocked an effort from Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) on Wednesday to pass by unanimous consent the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), a long-sought bill that intends to protect kids in the digital space. KOSA, which aims to hold accountable social media companies for the alleged harms their...

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Jeffries knocks Trump opposition to AI guardrails

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