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Stock market today: Dow closes at a record as market bets on Trump after assassination attempt

US stocks hit records on Monday with the Dow Jones closing at all-time highs. The stock market surge follows a…

Trump lauded at Republican convention, his first public appearance since assassination attempt

Former President Donald Trump was cheered and celebrated when he arrived at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee Monday, his…

RFK Jr. to receive Secret Service protection after Trump assassination attempt

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will receive Secret Service protection at the direction of President Joe Biden as…

3 reasons the Fed should cut interest rates this month instead of waiting for September

The Fed should cut interest rates at its meeting this month, according to Goldman Sachs. Economist Jan Hatzius highlighted three…

Sulfur was key to the first water on Earth

A chemical element that’s not even in H2O — sulfur — is the reason Earth first got its water, a…

Powell indicates Fed won’t wait until inflation is down to 2% before cutting rates

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Monday that the central bank will not wait until inflation hits 2% to cut…

Looser regulation would allow business-led growth to relieve the ‘massive’ deficit burden, BlackRock chief Larry Fink says

The US needs to ease business regulation to escape rising deficit trend, Larry Fink said. He told CNBC that Washington’s…

Watch Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s remarks on interest rate policy and the economy

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Secret Service director rejects calls to resign after Trump assassination attempt

Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle does not plan to resign, she told ABC News on Monday, rejecting calls from lawmakers…