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How the Fed’s move affects your finances.
The Federal Reserve is widely expected to increase its key rate by a quarter of a percentage point, but mortgages and other consumer loans have already trended higher.
Trump’s Latest Threats Loom Over Fed’s Interest Rate Decision
This month, the president threatened to halt a broad swath of trade if interest rates were not cut, once again putting pressure on the independent central bank.
Minneapolis driverless car ordinance would require human monitors
The proposal would require autonomous vehicle companies to put a paid "safety monitor" in the driver's seat of every car.
'You can't trust anything' from Anthropic, OpenAI leaders, lawyer says
Attorney Jay Edelson slammed the heads of the leading artificial intelligence companies Tuesday, declaring “you can’t trust anything” they say. Appearing on News Nation with Leland Vittert, Edelson – who is currently leading lawsuits against OpenAI, Anthropic and other major technology companies – was asked if he had ever seen leaders within an industry abdicate...
Amazon increases minimum starting pay, adds new discount for employees
The move bumps the company's average hourly wage to almost $24 an hour.
Senate Republican on Trump claim AI threat is 'hoax': 'Come on'
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) on Tuesday criticized President Trump’s dismissal of rising concerns about the dangers of artificial intelligence technology. “Come on, it’s not a hoax. It’s a real thing,” Tillis, who is not running for reelection, told reporters at the Capitol. “This is something that I’ve spent a lot of my professional career in,...
EU chief wants Canada as bloc's first associate member
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday she wants Canada to join the European Union as an associate member, as the North American nation is embroiled in a trade war with the U.S. “I would like to work with you on opening the door for Canada to being the first associate member of...
Federal employees were paid nearly $7B not to work under DOGE effort: GAO
The Trump administration paid outgoing employees an estimated nearly $7 billion to not work as it encouraged them to leave the federal service, a government watchdog found in a Tuesday report. Federal workers' use of paid leave increased 435 percent under the first two years of the Trump administration, a dynamic the Government Accountability Office...
Almost 3 in 4 teachers want screen time limits in schools: Gallup
A new Gallup poll highlights teachers' mixed feelings toward devices in schools, but ultimately most say they would like to see some limits on how much screen time students receive in classrooms. Seventy-three percent of teachers say they strongly or somewhat support setting a maximum amount of time a student can spend using devices...