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The Fed just ‘Trump-proofed’ itself with a unanimous move to preempt a potential leadership shakeup

The Federal Reserve’s early reappointment of its regional bank presidents took markets by surprise and eased concerns the central bank would soon lose its independence

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‘Fodder for a recession’: Top economist Mark Zandi warns about so many Americans ‘already living on the financial edge’ in the K-shaped economy 

Mark Zandi is worried that the labor market no longer has a buffer. So many Americans are “already living on the financial edge,” the chief

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Apple rocked by executive departures, with chip chief at risk of leaving next

Apple Inc., long the model of stability in Silicon Valley, is suddenly undergoing its biggest personnel shake-up in decades, with senior executives and key engineers

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Bitcoin bounces back more than 10% after brutal week

Bitcoin is known for its volatility—and lately it’s living up to that reputation. After a weeks-long stretch of decline, Bitcoin’s price jumped around 11% in

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The housing crisis is also a crisis of hopelessness as young Americans are giving up

The mere hope of maybe becoming a homeowner someday is such a potent motivator that it affects how people work, consume and invest, but many

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Mark Carney says Canada’s trading relationship with the U.S. was ‘once a strength,’ but ‘now a weakness’

TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and the premier of Canada’s oil rich province of Alberta agreed Thursday to work toward building a pipeline to

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Syfe CEO: Fintech founders need to focus on trust if the sector is to reach its full potential

The fintech industry moved into the modern era from something deeper than just better technology. The Global Financial Crisis of 2008 triggered a crisis of

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Farmers remain unsettled on trade, even after China’s biggest U.S. soybean purchase in 2 years

China just placed its largest order of U.S. soybeans in two years, offering a sign of improving trade conditions after months of China snubbing American

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House votes 427-1 to release Epstein files in remarkable rebuke to Trump

The House voted overwhelmingly in favor of a bill Tuesday to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey

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‘The system’s about to break’ — Thousands of court-appointed lawyers and staffers haven’t been paid since June

The longest U.S. government shutdown in history is officially over, but the fallout will continue to hit two groups particularly hard for months to come: federally funded