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Atlanta Fed President Bostic says officials can’t wait for inflation to hit 2% before cutting

Atlanta Federal Reserve President Raphael Bostic signaled Wednesday that he is ready to start lowering interest rates even though inflation…

Job openings fell more than expected in July in another sign of labor market softening

Job openings slumped to their lowest level in 3½ years in July, the Labor Department reported Wednesday in another sign…

Robinhood lets Brits lend shares for extra income in bid to grow international footprint

Online brokerage platform Robinhood on Wednesday launched a share lending program in the U.K. that would allow consumers there to…

Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba resigns amid the country’s largest wartime cabinet shake-up

Ukraine’s wartime Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba tendered his resignation, Ukrainian Parliament Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk said Wednesday, amid the…

The latest hiccup in Trump’s crypto launch: Deleted posts and a hacking claim

The X accounts of two family members of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump appeared to have been hacked Tuesday in…

China hits Canada with anti-dumping probe on canola imports, Ottawa deeply concerned

China said on Tuesday it planned to start an anti-dumping investigation into canola imports from Canada, after Ottawa moved to impose tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, lifting prices of domestic rapeseed oil futures…

Nvidia $279 billion wipeout — the biggest in U.S. history — drags down global chip stocks

Global semiconductor and associated stocks fell on Wednesday, following a steep plunge in Nvidia’s share price in the U.S. overnight.…

3 swing states where RFK Jr.’s plan to help Trump is in trouble

When Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dropped his independent White House bid and endorsed former President Donald Trump in August, he…

Harris to propose $50,000 tax deduction for small business startup expenses, ahead of Trump debate

Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday will unveil a new proposal to provide small businesses with a $50,000 tax deduction…