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How will Trump address rising prices as new tariffs take form?

President Trump's tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico and China are bound to increase prices for Americans. CBS News' Weijia Jiang reports as Mr. Trump prepares to address both chambers of Congress.

CBS News - 2d

Stagflation fears rise as Trump tariffs take effect, economy slows

Among consumers, long-run inflation expectations are at their highest level in almost 30 years while general sentiment is seeing multi-year lows.

NBC News - 1d

Animoca Brands reports a sharp 167% rise in books in Q4 to $108M

Animoca Brands reported Q4 bookings coming in at $108 milliion, up 167% times from $40 million a year ago.

VentureBeat - 1d

Inside St. John's rapid rise: Defense, relentlessness and the Rick Pitino effect

From a middling Big East team to their first outright title in 40 years, here's how the Red Storm have emerged as contenders.

ESPN - 1d

Jobless Claims Dip Despite Rising Fears of an Economic Slowdown

New data showing the number of new unemployment filings still dropping helped offset wider data and warnings from companies worried that Trump policies may be endangering GDP growth prospects.

Inc. - 2h

Why no home or business is safe from extreme weather — or rising insurance costs

We need to come to terms with climate change and find ways to share the cost of disaster.

MarketWatch - 27m

Interest Rate Cuts on Hold Till Inflation Improves, Fed Meeting Minutes Show

Officials are debating when to restart interest rate cuts, as high prices linger and Trump’s policies add to economic uncertainty.

The New York Times - Feb. 20

Where did the home buyers go? 7% mortgage rates sap any remaining energy from the housing market

Home buyers are still struggling with affordability, the National Association of Realtors said.

MarketWatch - Feb. 21

Stock investors stopped freaking out over interest rates. Now this threat is re-emerging.

Investors appear to be doing a lot less hand-wringing over higher interest rates lately, but plenty of market risks are still coming up on the horizon.

MarketWatch - Feb. 23

ECB faces risk of ‘sleepwalking’ into too many rate cuts, says top official

Rate-setters need to stand ready to pause further monetary easing, Belgian central bank governor says

Financial Times - Feb. 24

Column: With 2025 SAG Awards, Netflix proved it isn't solving awards season ratings crisis

The awards show with the largest percentage of famous faces failed to grow its audience in 2024 when it made its Netflix debut. It's tough to imagine it will do so this year.

Los Angeles Times - Feb. 24

Balatro and others re-rated by PEGI after successful appeal, prompting a rule revision

The popular deckbuilding game has won its most important hand yet with a victory over the European ratings board, which objected to its content.

VentureBeat - Feb. 24

Bank of Korea slashes rates to lowest since August 2022 on economic worries, cuts growth forecast

The Bank of Korea cut rates to 2.75% from 3%, in line with expectations from economists polled by Reuters, trimming rates for the third time in four meetings.

CNBC - Feb. 25

No ‘golden age’ is coming. Trump’s tariffs will hit Americans with higher interest rates and more inflation.

Protectionism won’t make us rich — especially if tariffs launch a trade war.

MarketWatch - Feb. 25

Mortgage rates drop to lowest since mid-December, but demand still falls short

Applications for a mortgage to purchase a home were flat for the week and 3% higher than the same week one year ago.

CNBC - Feb. 26

ElevenLabs’ new speech-to-text model Scribe is here with highest accuracy rate so far (96.7% for English)

ElevenLab's Scribe pricing makes it competitive for businesses that require high-volume transcription services with API-based integration.

VentureBeat - Feb. 26

Japan's birth rate fell for a ninth consecutive year in 2024 to hit a record low

The number of babies born in Japan last year fell for a ninth consecutive year to hit a record low, according to health ministry data

ABC News - Feb. 27

The Fed’s favorite tool to track inflation unlikely to offer ammo for reducing U.S. interest rates

The latest look at U.S. inflation is unlikely to ease the worries on Wall Street, but it probably won’t add to the jitters.

MarketWatch - Feb. 27

HELOC rates hit a two-year low: 3 reasons to open one now

HELOC rates dropped lower this week, easing costs for borrowers. That's not the only reason to open one, though.

CBS News - 6d

Bank of England rate setter warns of higher UK inflation risk driven by wages

Deputy governor Dave Ramsden says interest rate cuts must be gradual

Financial Times - 6d

Mortgage rates are falling. Here’s how much income you need now to buy a house for $250,000, $400,000 and $1 million.

Mortgage rates fell for the sixth week in a row, offering more financial relief to home buyers.

MarketWatch - 5d

Euro zone inflation dips to 2.4% in February as ECB bets point to sixth rate cut

Economists surveyed by Reuters had been expecting inflation to ease to 2.3% in February.

CNBC - 3d

LA Times to give op-eds AI-generated political rating, list of alternate views

The Los Angeles Times has launched an AI-driven "bias meter" to provide readers with alternative perspectives on opinion content.

The Hill - 2d

Darius Slay released: Examining Eagles' CB plans going forward, including bringing him back at reduced rate

As it stands now, Cooper DeJean is in line for a full-time role

CBS Sports - 2d

Oscars 2025's ratings get boost from people watching on their phones and computers

About 19.7 million people watched the 97th Academy Awards, a five-year high, according to Disney.

NBC News - 1d

Fed’s Williams signals he’s content to hold interest rates steady at March meeting

U.S. interest-rate policy is in a good place and there is no need “to change it right away,” New York Fed President John Williams said on Tuesday.

MarketWatch - 1d

European Central Bank to make 'last easy rate cut' as tariffs, higher fiscal spending loom

Disagreement among policymakers may be set to increase as the neutral rate swims into view.

CNBC - 1d

Weekly mortgage demand surges 20% higher, after interest rates drop to the lowest since last year

Mortgage demand rallied last week after interest rates dropped to the lowest level since December 2024.

CNBC - 1d

Weekly mortgage demand increases 20% after interest rates drop to lowest since last year

A sharp drop in mortgage interest rates finally lit a fire under loan demand.

NBC News - 1d

Trump said childhood cancer rates have risen 40% since 1975. Here's what data shows

During an address to Congress on Tuesday night, Trump said childhood cancer rates have increase by 40%. Data shows there may be some context missing.

ABC News - 22h

Japanese 10-year bond yields surge to near 16-year highs on rate-hike expectations, global sell-off

The 30-year bond also crossed the 2.5% mark for the first time since 2008.

CNBC - 17h

Most Voters Want Eric Adams to Resign as Approval Rating Hits Record Low

More than half of New York City voters surveyed in a Quinnipiac University poll said that Mayor Eric Adams should resign.

The New York Times - 19h

2-year Treasury yield slides as tariff worries linger, ECB cuts rates

Yields on U.S. government debt were mixed Thursday morning as the impact of tariffs weighed on broader sentiment, data showed weekly jobless claims receding from a three-month high, and the ...

MarketWatch - 5h

European Central Bank cuts rates again, says policy is becoming 'meaningfully less restrictive'

The ECB cut interest rates by 25 basis points and struck a more hawkish tone in its communication.

CNBC - 5h

ECB cuts rates again and warns trade war fears are hurting Europe’s economy

Quarter-point cut to deposit rate, to 2.5%, comes as Trump prepares to impose tariffs on EU exports to US. Business live – latest updates The European Central Bank has cut interest rates ...

The Guardian - 4h

Turkey cuts interest rates to 42.5% after inflation falls to 2-year low

Borrowing costs reduced for third month running after price rises ease to below 40% for first time since June 2023

Financial Times - 7h

ECB delivers another rate cut, but economists see little room for more easing

The European Central Bank cut interest rates by a quarter-point Thursday, responding to signs of deteriorating activity and weakening inflation despite bond-market turmoil over plans for a splurge ...

MarketWatch - 4h

Mortgage rates are falling. Here’s how much a typical homeowner can save if they refinance.

How much can the average homeowner saving by refinancing? It depends on where they are starting from.

MarketWatch - 3h

Work Has Given Me Tech Neck. This Device Is Helping Undo the Damage

Hours of screen time lead to stiffness, pain, and brain fog. I tested the Chirp Wheel to see if it could help—and the results were surprising.

Wired - Feb. 20

Nvidia helps launch AI platform for teaching American Sign Language

Nvidia has unveiled a new AI platform for teaching people how to use American Sign Language to help bridge communication gaps. The Signs platform is creating a validated dataset for sign language ...

VentureBeat - Feb. 20

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