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Here’s everything to expect from Fed Chair Powell’s speech Friday in Jackson Hole

For all the attention being paid to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s policy speech Friday, the chances of it containing…

This was the schedule of speakers on the final night of the DNC

Vice President Kamala Harris formally accepted the Democratic Party’s nomination for president in a speech on the final night of…

Josh Shapiro blasts Trump for calling him ‘overrated Jewish Governor’

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro on Thursday accused Donald Trump of peddling antisemitism after the Republican presidential nominee called him a…

Mike Lynch, man once dubbed ‘Britain’s Bill Gates,’ dies at age 59

LONDON — British technology entrepreneur Mike Lynch has been found dead in the wreckage of his superyacht, which sank off…

This small-cap fund is outperforming the Russell 2000. Here’s how it works

The Russell 2000 may have a profitability problem. Though the small-cap index gained 10.1% in July, it’s dropped roughly 4%…

Philadelphia Fed President Harker advocates for interest rate cut in September

Philadelphia Federal Reserve President Patrick Harker on Thursday provided a strong endorsement to an interest rate cut on the way…

China’s self-driving startup WeRide delays U.S. IPO as deadline looms

Self-driving technology company WeRide delayed its plan for an initial public offering in the U.S., citing its need for more…

What a Harris election victory could mean for Europe and the trans-Atlantic relationship

Vice President Kamala Harris is poised to take the stage at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday and deliver what…