With inflation finally seeming to be heading toward the Fed’s 2% target, the central bank is widening its focus to include keeping the economy humming.
Patricia Washburn
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‘Off the charts’: How Trump tariffs would shock U.S., world economies
Companies and governments around the world have begun preparing contingency plans for the potential Trump tariffs.
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Amazon, Google make dueling nuclear investments to power data centers
Tech giants Amazon and Google are investing in the next generation of nuclear reactors.
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What’s behind the widening gender wage gap in the U.S.?
Many women have paid a price for leaving the workforce at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, either because they lost their jobs or because they quit because of caretaking responsibilities.
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Trump urges using military to handle ‘radical left lunatics’ on Election Day
The former president repeated falsehoods about migrants and sought to portray the country in apocalyptic terms.
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Hurricane recovery officials in N.C. relocated amid report of ‘armed militia’
The actions underscore growing concerns about safety and security of federal emergency personnel in western North Carolina amid a raft of misinformation.
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This threat hunter chases U.S. foes exploiting AI to sway the election
Ben Nimmo confronting the dramatic boost that artificial intelligence can provide to foreign adversaries’ disinformation operations.
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Federal flood maps underestimated risk in areas hit hardest by Hurricane Helene
The agency’s maps fall short when assessing current risks in a wetter, hotter world.
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Captured documents reveal Hamas’s broader ambition to wreak havoc on Israel
Electronic records and papers that Israeli officials say were recovered from Hamas command centers show advanced planning for attacks using trains, boats and even horse-drawn chariots.
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Trump-aligned group attacked by hackers
Federal authorities believe are Chinese hackers are behind the attack.