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India likely to cut benchmark rates for the first time in nearly five years as economy slows, inflation eases
India is widely anticipated to cut its benchmark policy rate at the policy meeting concluding this Friday.CNBC - 10h -
What It’s Like to Be a Football Fan in Antarctica
Research scientists in remote locations need to get creative in order to follow their favorite teams, even when they don’t like the outcomes.The New York Times - 18h -
Monster Hunter Wilds Gets PC Benchmark Tool -- See How Your System Stacks Up
Between the giant creatures, multiple on-screen characters, and a large map to explore, there's no question that Capcom's Monster Hunter Wilds is going to demand a lot of power from PCs. Now, ...GameSpot - 16h -
Women behind the lens: ‘I fish like a woman, not like a man’
A photograph of Milagros ‘Corito’ Molina and her sons is part of a project exploring how a group of Venezuelan women went from weaving nets to using them. A woman on board a boat is a sign of bad ...The Guardian - 1d -
U.S. benchmark oil prices end lower as China trade dispute fuels demand concerns
U.S. oil prices on Tuesday gave back most of their gains from a day earlier after the U.S. implemented an additional 10% tariff on Chinese imports and Beijing retaliated with measures of its own, ...MarketWatch - 1d -
Snip, snip: Spending cuts are coming
The federal debt has exploded to $36 trillion and annual deficits now approach $2 trillion fThe Hill - 1d -
Cuts to maths are a national miscalculation
I was lucky to be taught the power of mathematics but threats to the subject now endanger the UK’s AI ambitionsFinancial Times - 2d -
Beyond benchmarks: How DeepSeek-R1 and o1 perform on real-world tasks
o1 is slightly better at reasoning, but DeepSeek-R1 provides much more details about its reasoning, which is very useful to the user.VentureBeat - 5d -
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 - 6d -
European Central bank cuts benchmark rate by a quarter percentage point to boost stagnant economy
The European Central Bank is cutting its key interest rate, a step to boost an economy that’s struggling to grow as consumers burned by inflation warily eye price tags and businesses try to chart a ...ABC News - 6d -
Steinbrenner: 'Difficult' to spend like Dodgers
Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner said it is "difficult" for other teams to keep up with the Dodgers' offseason spending.ESPN - Jan. 29 -
What are Parliament's bars really like?
Westminster's drinking culture is in the spotlight after a bar was closed over an alleged spiking incident.BBC News - Jan. 25 -
Trump cuts Fauci's security detail
President Trump on Friday defended the removal of Dr. Anthony Fauci’s security detail, suggesting former government officials should not get indefinite security, even as Fauci and others whose ...The Hill - Jan. 24 -
What Republicans Could Cut to Pay for Trump’s Tax Cuts: Medicaid and More
President Trump wants a massive tax cut and immigration crackdown bill. Now Republicans must decide what to cut to help pay for it.The New York Times - Jan. 23 -
Turkey's central bank lowers benchmark interest rate to 45%
Turkey’s central bank has lowered its key interest rate by 2.5 percentage points to 45%ABC News - Jan. 23 -
Is bipartisan reform of the clemency process likely?
Sen. Chris Coons suggested that there might be common ground with Congress and the attorney general to institutionalize reforms to the clemency process.The Hill - Jan. 21 -
Musk Is Likely to Get a West Wing Office for His Cost-Cutting Project
The world’s richest man had been expected to be situated in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, but a West Wing office would give him closer access to President Trump.The New York Times - Jan. 20 -
China keeps benchmark lending rates unchanged as it contends with a weakening yuan
Beijing contends with a weakening yuan while awaiting policy clues from the incoming Donald Trump's administration.CNBC - Jan. 20 -
Starbucks’s turnaround plan under new CEO now likely includes job cuts
Coffee chain Starbucks’s promised overhaul may require cutting jobs as it tries to work more efficiently, CEO Brian Niccol said.MarketWatch - Jan. 18 -
Starbucks Expecting Job Cuts by March
Starbucks said it expects to eliminate jobs, without affecting in-store teams, as part of its broader effort to operate more efficiently.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 17 -
Mike Pence to Trump: cutting Taiwan support would ‘likely spark a new nuclear arms race’
Former vice-president makes surprise visit to Taipei and predicts that if China annexes its neighbour other Asia-Pacific countries will build nuclear arsenals. Mike Pence called on Donald Trump’s ...The Guardian - Jan. 17 -
Spirit Airlines cuts 200 jobs in bankruptcy cost-cutting scramble
Spirit Airlines cuts 200 jobs across the airline as it seeks to exit bankruptcy protection this quarter.CNBC - Jan. 16 -
BP to cut 4,700 jobs to reduce costs
The job losses at the oil giant will affect more than 5% of its global workforce.BBC News - Jan. 16 -
Missile Attack Prompts Emergency Power Cuts in Ukraine
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said air defenses had shot down at least 30 missiles from a “massive” barrage that had targeted gas and energy facilities.The New York Times - Jan. 15 -
Lloyds to cut 500 jobs and close two offices
UK bank to review more than 1,500 jobs across multiple departmentsFinancial Times - Jan. 15 -
Cutting aeroplane contrails is an easy climate win
Tackling these emissions should be simple, fast and cost-effectiveFinancial Times - Jan. 13 -
Europe Wasn’t Built to Be Like This
Schengen is now a symbol of the migration crisis driving the backlash against globalization and the ascendance of illiberalism.The New York Times - Jan. 13 -
A Mike Tomlin trade is possible, but it's not likely
The report came quickly, a day after the Steelers' season ended with another one-and-done postseason performance.Yahoo Sports - Jan. 13 -
U.S. Companies Cut Diversity Efforts as Challenges Mount
At least six major U.S. companies modified their DEI policies last year.Inc. - Jan. 10 -
Google DeepMind researchers introduce new benchmark to improve LLM factuality, reduce hallucinations
Based on a new benchmark, Google DeepMind found Gemini 2.0 Flash to be the most factual LLM, with a score of 83.6%.VentureBeat - Jan. 10 -
Trump's tax-cut obstacle course
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Senate GOP worries Trump’s tax agenda at risk Senate Republicans fear ...The Hill - Jan. 10 -
Meta cutting DEI team, programs in broad shift
Meta told employees Friday it will cut its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) team and roll back several related programs, marking another major shift in policy for the leading social media ...The Hill - Jan. 10 -
Self-invoking code benchmarks help you decide which LLMs to use for your programming tasks
LLMs are good at coding simple functions. But how good are they at calling their own functions to solve complex problems?VentureBeat - Jan. 10 -
The Fed Is in No Rush to Cut Rates
Fed officials have signaled that it will take more than one weak report to convince them that the labor market is deteriorating.The New York Times - Jan. 10 -
Cutting out alcohol for "Dry January"
Many Americans are starting off this new year by focusing on sobriety and giving up alcohol for Dry January. CBS News' Bradley Blackburn has more.CBS News - Jan. 9 -
Rate-Cut Decision Was Narrow, Fed Minutes Show
Stubborn inflation, and potential tariffs, make future rate cuts uncertain.The New York Times - Jan. 8 -
We Are Not Prepared for Fires Like This
A decade ago, this kind of disaster seemed unthinkably rare.The New York Times - Jan. 8 -
Active mutual funds struggle to beat large-cap stock benchmarks — again
Professional stock pickers in the mutual-fund industry had a tough time in 2024 beating indexes that passively track U.S. large-cap equities, according to BofA Global Research.MarketWatch - Jan. 8 -
Washington Post cutting 4 percent of workforce
The Washington Post plans to cut nearly 4 percent of its total workforce in the coming days, the company said Tuesday. A Post spokesperson said the cuts are part of plans to make larger changes ...The Hill - Jan. 7 -
Controversial Trump picks like Sebastian Gorka likely to bypass Senate scrutiny
Sebastian Gorka failed security screenings during Trump's first term, but could return as White House counterterrorism chief.CBS News - Jan. 7
