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10-, 30-year yields fall to new 2025 lows on risk of all-out war in Middle East
Treasurys rallied into Wednesday morning on flight-to-safety trades triggered by concerns about further Middle East instability after President Donald Trump proposed that the U.S. take ownership of ...MarketWatch - 2h -
Job openings fall close to 4-year low. Finding work gets harder.
It’s gotten harder for the unemployed to find work. Job openings in the U.S. fell at the end of 2024 to the second-lowest level since the end of the pandemicMarketWatch - 1d -
ECB decision: Interest rates cut to nearly 2-year low — and more easing likely
The European Central Bank on Thursday cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point, saying it expects inflation to fall back to its target later in the year and signaling that further ...MarketWatch - 5d -
Weekly Jobless Claims Drop More Than Expected
While job opportunities are becoming harder to find, the low layoff rate meant better results than the Labor Department’s forecast.Inc. - 6d -
Trump officials closing immigration offices Biden set up in Latin America
The offices were designed to give migrants legal immigration options and dissuade them from crossing the U.S. southern border illegally.CBS News - Jan. 23 -
Weekly Jobless Claims See Slight Uptick
Harsh winter weather and the Los Angeles area fires may push claims up further in the next few weeks.Inc. - Jan. 23 -
California wildfires boost U.S. jobless claims to six-week high
The number of people who applied for U.S. unemployment benefits in mid-January climbed to a six-week high, but a temporary surge in California because of the massive wildfires was one of the chief ...MarketWatch - Jan. 23 -
Oil ends at a nearly 2-week low as traders weigh Trump tariff threats, energy policy
Oil futures ended Wednesday at their lowest in almost two weeks, with U.S. benchmark prices notching a fourth straight session decline as investors weighed the potential impact of President Donald ...MarketWatch - Jan. 22 -
New Zealanders vexed by Trump claiming one of their proudest historical moments for America
President Donald Trump’s false declaration that Americans “split the atom” has vexed New Zealanders who say the achievement belongs to one of their scientists.NBC News - Jan. 22 -
Why Biden pardoned Mark Milley ahead of Trump taking office
Former President Biden's preemptive pardon for retired Gen. Mark Milley, the former chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will give the retired military official a shield against any action that ...The Hill - Jan. 20 -
Tuesday Briefing: Trump Takes Office
Plus, exploring Indonesia’s spiritual hub.The New York Times - Jan. 20 -
Immigration raids expected as Trump takes office
Americans are awaiting President Trump's next steps on immigration and border security as he begins his second term in the White House. CBS News' Lilia Luciano and Omar Villafranca report.CBS News - Jan. 20 -
Trump to issue 10 executive orders on immigration upon taking office
An incoming White House official said President-elect Donald Trump plans to declare a national emergency at the border, end birthright citizenship and reinstate the "Remain in Mexico" policy.NBC News - Jan. 20 -
Trump takes presidential oath of office
Watch as President Trump is sworn in to serve as the 47th president as he takes the presidential oath administered by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts.NBC News - Jan. 20 -
Trump Will Take Office as a Crypto Billionaire
The Trump family’s new crypto tokens, which went on sale over the weekend, have soared in value — along with crypto markets in general.The New York Times - Jan. 20 -
What happens with TikTok ban law after Trump takes office
The law requiring Chinese parent company ByteDance to divest from TikTok to keep the app online in the U.S. is still on the books as President-elect Donald Trump takes office Monday. CBS News ...CBS News - Jan. 20 -
Inside Elon Musk’s growing influence as Trump takes office again
Elon Musk, who is routinely praised by Donald Trump, has growing influence in Washington as he pledges to cut the annual federal budget as part of his role in the Department of Government ...NBC News - Jan. 20 -
Inside Trump's foreign policy plans as he takes office again
President-elect Donald Trump is being sworn in with a ceasefire taking effect between Israel and Hamas and war continuing to rage between Russia and Ukraine. Andrew Mumford, professor of war ...CBS News - Jan. 20 -
What to know as Trump prepares to take office again
President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn in Monday to once again take control of the White House. CBS News political reporter Olivia Rinaldi reports on what to expect from Trump's inaugural ...CBS News - Jan. 20 -
Trump Takes Office, and the TikTok Roller Coaster
Plus, women’s history on the National Mall.The New York Times - Jan. 20 -
Davos agenda turns to dealmaking and growth as Trump takes office
US financiers look to revival of ‘animal spirits’ despite concerns over threat of trade tariffsFinancial Times - Jan. 20 -
Capitol riot memories linger on the ground where Trump will take the oath of office
No matter what path Donald Trump takes to the Capitol rotunda before saying his oath of office, he’s guaranteed to pass sites of chaos, violence and destruction wrought by supporters who stormed ...NBC News - Jan. 18 -
‘It’s an absolute travesty’: fears for border wildlife as Trump takes office
Environmentalists are braced for new construction on the president’s signature border wall – and the damage that would wreak. During Donald Trump’s first presidential term, he began an ambitious ...The Guardian - Jan. 18 -
How U.S. immigration policy could change once Trump takes office
President-elect Donald Trump has promised a massive overhaul of the U.S. immigration policy once he takes office on Monday. Some of those promises include the largest deportation operation in ...CBS News - Jan. 17 -
I.R.S. Commissioner to Quit as Trump Takes Office
Mr. Trump has said he plans to nominate Billy Long, a former Republican congressman, to the role.The New York Times - Jan. 17 -
Jobless claims rise in latest week, in part due to California wildfires
Still, the labor market remains resilient.MarketWatch - Jan. 16 -
Gaza Hostage Deal Could Come as Trump Takes Office, in Echoes of 1981
Dozens of American hostages held at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran for more than a year were freed just as Ronald Reagan was inaugurated.The New York Times - Jan. 15 -
Inflation report shows upsurge days before Trump takes office
Prices rose 2.9% in December compared to a year ago.ABC News - Jan. 15 -
China’s $1 Trillion Trade Surplus: What to Know as Trump Takes Office
Only a third of China’s trade surplus was with the United States, and only a third of the U.S. deficit was with China. That makes for tricky math for the president-elect.The New York Times - Jan. 14 -
Ukraine doubles down on Kursk ahead of Trump taking office
Ukraine is leaning into its efforts to hold onto the Russian territory of Kursk amid intense pressure from Russian and North Korean forces to take it back, apparently gambling that the region could ...The Hill - Jan. 11 -
Temperature falls to -18.9C in north Scotland, a 15-year low for UK
Altnaharra in Highlands recorded -18.9C on Friday night, the coldest January overnight temperature since 2010. Friday was the coldest January night in the UK in 15 years after temperatures ...The Guardian - Jan. 11 -
Biden Issues Sweeping Deportation Protections Before Trump Takes Office
The move allows hundreds of thousands of people from Sudan, Ukraine, El Salvador and Venezuela to stay in the country temporarily.The New York Times - Jan. 11 -
Trump’s Sentence Comes With No Penalty, but He Will Take Office as a Felon
Justice Juan M. Merchan gave Donald J. Trump a symbolic punishment. The judge said that leniency was due the office of the president, not the man who will soon hold the title.The New York Times - Jan. 10 -
Nearly half of credit card users are carrying debt — it may take months, or years, to pay off
Nearly half of Americans are starting off the new year in the red. And of those carrying credit card balances, many say it could take years to pay off.CNBC - Jan. 8 -
US applications for jobless claims fall to 201,000, lowest level in nearly a year
U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell to their lowest level in nearly a year last week, pointing to a still healthy labor market with historically low layoffsABC News - Jan. 8 -
Jobless claims fall to a nearly one-year low as Trump set to take office
The number of people who applied for unemployment benefits in the first week of the new year fell to an 11-month low, the latest sign layoffs remain extremely low even as businesses cut back on ...MarketWatch - Jan. 8 -
CFTC chair to step down when Trump takes office
The chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is slated to resign on Jan. 20, coinciding with President-elect Trump’s inauguration, leaving a vacancy for the federal regulatory ...The Hill - Jan. 7 -
Virginia special elections test Democratic enthusiasm as Trump takes office
Virginia is holding the first special election of the year in what is being billed as a test for Democratic enthusiasm ahead of the state’s gubernatorial race later this year. Democrats are widely ...The Hill - Jan. 7 -
Inside Trump's White House: a new occupant in one of the prime offices
West Wing office space has long been a status symbol in official Washington where proximity and access to the president can equate to influence.CBS News - Jan. 6