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Stocks fall after Trump confirms Mexico, Canada tariffs are set to begin

Stocks fell after President Trump confirmed 25% tariffs on nearly all goods from Mexico and Canada are set to begin. CBS MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly O'Grady reports.

CBS News - 1d

Oil Prices Fall After OPEC Plus Affirms Plan to Raise Production

The Saudi-led cartel said its members would start gradually pumping more oil in April.

The New York Times - 1d

Stock markets fall after US tariffs spark trade war fears

Stock markets in the US, Asia and the UK dip after Trump tariffs kicked in and spark retaliation.

BBC News - 9h

Kings’ Fall from Grace: What It Means for the Trade Deadline

After a five-to-nothing loss to the rebuilding Chicago Blackhawks and a point-dry three-game road trip, is this a new season low for the Los Angeles Kings? While closing the gap in the Pacific ...

Yahoo Sports - 8h

Airline stocks fall as possible economic 'soft patch' raises demand concerns

Signs of a weakening consumer have emerged ahead of the peak spring and summer travel season.

CNBC - 4h

Fiancée of Faster Pussycat's singer dies after falling overboard on an '80s cruise

Kimberly Burch died after falling overboard on a Royal Caribbean cruise liner, where Faster Pussycat was slated to perform on the '80s Cruise.

Los Angeles Times - 1h

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

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

Fed’s Barkin says interest rates may have to rise to combat inflation headwinds

Barkin said he understands that the fight against inflation has been long, but that “it is critical that we remain steadfast.”

MarketWatch - 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

Baby bump in South Korea as fertility rate rises for first time in 9 years

Surge in marriages after pandemic spurs hopes country’s demographics may have turned a corner

Financial Times - 6d

Birth rate in South Korea, the world's lowest, rises for first time in 9 years

South Korea’s fertility rate rose in 2024 for the first time in nine years, preliminary data showed Wednesday, in a sign that the country’s demographic crisis might have turned a corner.

NBC News - 6d

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 - 6d

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 - 5d

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 - 5d

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 - 5d

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 - 4d

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 - 1d

Reporter Becomes Victim of Robbery While Reporting on Rising Crime Rates at Shopping Mall

Yahoo News - 1d

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 - 1d

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 - 1d

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 - 4h

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 - 5h

Americans’ confidence in air travel falls after string of plane crashes, poll shows

Survey indicates 64% of Americans believe flying is safe, down from 71% who said so last year. Americans’ confidence in aviation has slipped following a string of plane crashes in 2025, according ...

The Guardian - Feb. 20

Martin Bakole to face Joseph Parker on short notice after Daniel Dubois falls ill days before event

The heavyweight showdown was expected to produce the next challenger to unified king Oleksandr Usyk

CBS Sports - Feb. 20

How do we defend free speech – without falling prey to extremism? | Kenneth Roth

JD Vance says Europe should not shun far-right parties. He seems to have forgotten 1933, but hits a key conundrum. In his speech last week at the Munich Security Conference, JD Vance pressed ...

The Guardian - Feb. 21

Bracketology: Tennessee faces Texas A&M in battle of No. 2 seeds who could move up if a top-line team falls

This weekend could see some movement in Jerry Palm's NCAA Tournament bracket projection

CBS Sports - Feb. 21

Knicks aren't just falling short against NBA's elite teams, they're getting absolutely bludgeoned

New York is 0-6 against Cleveland, Boston and OKC with a 21-point average margin of defeat

CBS Sports - Feb. 22

College basketball rankings: Michigan falls to rival Michigan State, but day not all bad for Wolverines

The Spartans took the lead in the Big Ten, but Michigan made sure coach Dusty May won't be leaving anytime soon

CBS Sports - Feb. 22

Women’s college basketball power rankings: Who’s the new No. 1 after Notre Dame falls?

Given how much I respect my colleague Sabreena Merchant’s knowledge of women’s basketball, even I had to take a step back this weekend and wonder if it were truly happenstance that she handed off ...

Yahoo Sports - Feb. 24