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  • New Starbucks CEO plans to pull barista shifts in stores every month

    New Starbucks CEO plans to pull barista shifts in stores every month

     

    Starbucks’ new CEO Laxman Narasimhan teased his plan for the company in a letter to employees. It includes working in Starbucks stores as a barista once a month.

    ​Starbucks’ new CEO Laxman Narasimhan teased his plan for the company in a letter to employees. It includes working in Starbucks stores as a barista once a month. 

  • Five big takeaways from the Fed’s extraordinary meeting

    Five big takeaways from the Fed’s extraordinary meeting

     

    The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter percentage point on Wednesday as it attempts to fight stubbornly high inflation while addressing risks to financial stability.

    ​The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter percentage point on Wednesday as it attempts to fight stubbornly high inflation while addressing risks to financial stability. 

  • Antisemitic incidents in the US are at the highest level recorded since the 1970s

    Antisemitic incidents in the US are at the highest level recorded since the 1970s

     

    Antisemitic incidents in the US reached their highest level last year since the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), a civil rights non-governmental organization, began recording them in 1979.

    ​Antisemitic incidents in the US reached their highest level last year since the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), a civil rights non-governmental organization, began recording them in 1979. 

  • Bank of England hikes interest rates following inflation shock

    Bank of England hikes interest rates following inflation shock

     

    [Breaking news] The Bank of England hiked interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point Thursday, extending its long-running fight against inflation, which rose unexpectedly in February.

    ​[Breaking news] The Bank of England hiked interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point Thursday, extending its long-running fight against inflation, which rose unexpectedly in February. 

  • Too big for Switzerland? Credit Suisse rescue creates bank twice the size of the economy

    Too big for Switzerland? Credit Suisse rescue creates bank twice the size of the economy

     

    The last-minute rescue of Credit Suisse may have prevented the current banking crisis from exploding, but it’s a raw deal for Switzerland.

    ​The last-minute rescue of Credit Suisse may have prevented the current banking crisis from exploding, but it’s a raw deal for Switzerland. 

  • House GOP faces long odds in effort to overturn Biden investment rule veto

    House GOP faces long odds in effort to overturn Biden investment rule veto

     

    The House of Representatives is expected to vote Thursday to try to override President Joe Biden’s veto of a measure to overturn a retirement investment rule — an effort that faces long odds in the narrowly divided chamber.

    ​The House of Representatives is expected to vote Thursday to try to override President Joe Biden’s veto of a measure to overturn a retirement investment rule — an effort that faces long odds in the narrowly divided chamber. 

  • First person tried under New York terror laws passed in the wake of 9/11 set to be sentenced Thursday

    First person tried under New York terror laws passed in the wake of 9/11 set to be sentenced Thursday

     

    Abdullah el-Faisal believed every word in a speech by Osama bin Laden was “like a gem,” and thought images of the coffins of US service members were laughable, New York prosecutors say.

    ​Abdullah el-Faisal believed every word in a speech by Osama bin Laden was “like a gem,” and thought images of the coffins of US service members were laughable, New York prosecutors say. 

  • FTC wants to make it easier for consumers to cancel free trials and subscriptions

    FTC wants to make it easier for consumers to cancel free trials and subscriptions

     

    New rules from the US government could soon let Americans more easily cancel free trials and subscriptions they no longer want, according to the Federal Trade Commission.

    ​New rules from the US government could soon let Americans more easily cancel free trials and subscriptions they no longer want, according to the Federal Trade Commission. 

  • Biden to highlight US-Canadian unity in first presidential trip to Ottawa

    Biden to highlight US-Canadian unity in first presidential trip to Ottawa

     

    President Joe Biden will make a long-awaited trip to America’s northern neighbor Thursday evening, a 24-hour whirlwind visit where he will press to elevate a concerted effort to repair a bilateral relationship as the two nations confront growing geopolitical challenges.

    ​President Joe Biden will make a long-awaited trip to America’s northern neighbor Thursday evening, a 24-hour whirlwind visit where he will press to elevate a concerted effort to repair a bilateral relationship as the two nations confront growing geopolitical challenges. 

  • Michigan GOP faces backlash for tweet tying gun reform to Holocaust

    Michigan GOP faces backlash for tweet tying gun reform to Holocaust

     

    The Michigan Republican Party sparked criticism Wednesday after the organization used imagery from the Holocaust to argue against what it says are Democrats’ restrictive gun proposals.

    ​The Michigan Republican Party sparked criticism Wednesday after the organization used imagery from the Holocaust to argue against what it says are Democrats’ restrictive gun proposals.