Sep 23 WATCH: Trump attends roundtable with farmers and manufacturers in Pennsylvania By Adriana Gomez Licon, Will Weissert, Associated Press Donald Trump sat in a large barn in rural Pennsylvania on Monday, asking questions of farmers and offering jokes, but, in a rarity for his campaign events, mostly listening. Continue reading
Sep 20 Crossroads: A Conversation with America – A PBS News Special By Judy Woodruff Two years ago, PBS News special correspondent Judy Woodruff and her team set out to better understand the growing political polarization in America. That project is America at a Crossroads. Continue reading
Sep 20 Trump Media plunges to new low on the first trading day big stakeholders can sell shares By Matt Ott, Associated Press Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group slumped to their lowest level ever at the opening bell Friday, the first trading day that former President Donald Trump and other company insiders are free to sell their stakes in the company behind… Continue reading
Sep 19 Wall Street soars to record highs in a global market rally after Fed’s interest rate cut By Stan Choe, Associated Press The S&P 500 jumped 1.7 percent for one of its best days of the year and topped its last all-time high set in July. The Dow Jones Industrial Average leaped 522 points, or 1.3 percent, to beat its own record set… Continue reading
Sep 19 WATCH: Biden lauds Fed’s rate cut in speech at Economic Club of Washington, D.C. By Colleen Long, Chris Megerian, Associated Press Biden said Thursday the Federal Reserve's decision to lower interest rates was “an important signal” that inflation has eased as he poked at Donald Trump's economic policies as a failure in the past and sure to “fail again” if revived. Continue reading
Sep 19 Weekly applications for U.S. unemployment benefits fall to the lowest level in 4 months By Matt Ott, Associated Press Jobless claims slid by 12,000, to 219,000, for the week of Sept. 14, the Labor Department reported Thursday. That's fewer than economists' expectations for 230,000 new filings. Continue reading
Sep 18 Watch 5:52 What the first interest rate cut in 4 years means for the Fed’s fight against inflation By Amna Nawaz, Azhar Merchant The Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the first time in four years with an aggressive move that lowers its benchmark rate by a half percentage point. The Fed also said it intended to lower interest rates by a full… Continue watching
Sep 18 WATCH: Federal Reserve Chair Powell speaks after Fed announces interest rate cut By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The unusually large half-point rate cut, the Fed’s first in more than four years, reflects its new focus on bolstering the job market, which has shown clear signs of slowing. Continue reading
Sep 18 Wall Street ticks slightly higher ahead of presumed Fed interest rate cut By Yuri Kageyama, Matt Ott, Associated Press Wall Street ticked slightly higher as markets awaited an expected interest rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve, the first in more than four years. Continue reading
Sep 16 LISTEN: Court hears arguments in TikTok’s challenge to law forcing sale or ban of social media app By Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press TikTok faced off with the U.S. government in federal court on Monday, arguing a law that could ban the platform in a few short months was unconstitutional while the Justice Department said the measure is critical to eliminate a national… Continue reading