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  • Interest rates will keep rising. How high will they go?

    Interest rates will keep rising. How high will they go?

     

    What will the Federal Reserve do at its meeting in December? Analysts can speculate all they want, but Fed officials say they will be using hard economic data to make their next decision.

    ​What will the Federal Reserve do at its meeting in December? Analysts can speculate all they want, but Fed officials say they will be using hard economic data to make their next decision. 

  • House January 6 committee gives Trump more time to turn over subpoenaed documents

    House January 6 committee gives Trump more time to turn over subpoenaed documents

     

    • Steve Bannon appeals contempt of Congress conviction
    • Amy Coney Barrett denies request to challenge Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan but program remains blocked

    ​• Steve Bannon appeals contempt of Congress conviction
    • Amy Coney Barrett denies request to challenge Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan but program remains blocked 

  • 5 people found dead in a Maryland home after a reported shooting, authorities say

    5 people found dead in a Maryland home after a reported shooting, authorities say

     

    Five people were found dead in a southern Maryland home Friday afternoon after gunfire was reported there, authorities said.

    ​Five people were found dead in a southern Maryland home Friday afternoon after gunfire was reported there, authorities said. 

  • Why Costco and Trader Joe’s stopped selling your favorite food

    Why Costco and Trader Joe’s stopped selling your favorite food

     

    Chances are, you’ve been there: You head to Trader Joe’s to buy caramel popcorn, churro bites and roasted gorgonzola crackers, or to Costco for its Kirkland Signature mini peanut butter cups and take-and-bake pizza.

    ​Chances are, you’ve been there: You head to Trader Joe’s to buy caramel popcorn, churro bites and roasted gorgonzola crackers, or to Costco for its Kirkland Signature mini peanut butter cups and take-and-bake pizza. 

  • Mixed bag for jobs: Employers keep hiring, but unemployment rises

    Mixed bag for jobs: Employers keep hiring, but unemployment rises

     

    The white-hot US labor market is showing signs of cooling, with the Labor Department reporting Friday a slower pace of hiring and higher unemployment.

    ​The white-hot US labor market is showing signs of cooling, with the Labor Department reporting Friday a slower pace of hiring and higher unemployment. 

  • Opinion: The US must free itself of political delusions about the border

    Opinion: The US must free itself of political delusions about the border

     

    During the recent political hysteria surrounding the US-Mexico border, I took a stroll around my new neighborhood in South Texas, near the Rio Grande. It was a nice day — not too hot or humid.

    ​During the recent political hysteria surrounding the US-Mexico border, I took a stroll around my new neighborhood in South Texas, near the Rio Grande. It was a nice day — not too hot or humid. 

  • Trump aides eye third week of November for 2024 announcement

    Trump aides eye third week of November for 2024 announcement

     

    Top aides to former President Donald Trump have discussed the third week of November as an ideal launch point for his 2024 presidential campaign if Republicans fare well in the midterm elections next week, sources familiar with the matter tell CNN.

    ​Top aides to former President Donald Trump have discussed the third week of November as an ideal launch point for his 2024 presidential campaign if Republicans fare well in the midterm elections next week, sources familiar with the matter tell CNN. 

  • Labor Secretary says Congress needs to block rail strikes without new deals

    Labor Secretary says Congress needs to block rail strikes without new deals

     

    Labor Secretary Marty Walsh says he hopes negotiators between railroads and some rail unions can reach new labor deals and avert a possible strike. But he said without a deal he expects Congress will step in and impose contracts on the unhappy rank-and-file union members.

    ​Labor Secretary Marty Walsh says he hopes negotiators between railroads and some rail unions can reach new labor deals and avert a possible strike. But he said without a deal he expects Congress will step in and impose contracts on the unhappy rank-and-file union members. 

  • Georgia shoe manufacturer lays off most of workforce after Adidas stops Yeezy production

    Georgia shoe manufacturer lays off most of workforce after Adidas stops Yeezy production

     

    Okabashi, an Adidas manufacturing partner and family-owned footwear company in Buford, Georgia, has laid off 142 employees as a result of Adidas ending its partnership with Ye, formerly known as Kanye West.

    ​Okabashi, an Adidas manufacturing partner and family-owned footwear company in Buford, Georgia, has laid off 142 employees as a result of Adidas ending its partnership with Ye, formerly known as Kanye West.