Federal Reserve As It Happened Us Central Bank Cuts Growth Forecast and Boosts Inflation Outlook

Poll shows strong disapproval of Musk cost-cutting as US agencies end leases

‘Department of government efficiency’ to terminate 793 leases as poll says 60% of voters disapprove of Musk agency. US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump and Elon Musk face ...

The Guardian - Mar. 14

DOGE’s Cuts at the USDA Could Cause US Grocery Prices to Rise and Invasive Species to Spread

Thousands of US Department of Agriculture employees, including food inspectors and disease-sniffing-dog trainers, remain out of work, leaving food to rot in ports and pests to proliferate.

Wired - Mar. 17

3 people face federal charges in Tesla arson attacks

About 80 Tesla vehicles at a car dealership in Canada were damaged, authorities said, as the U.S. attorney general announced charges Thursday against three people accused of using Molotov cocktails ...

NBC News - 5d

Building homes on federal land could lower costs — if cities are held in check

Success will depend not only on how quickly and broadly the plan is implemented, but on making sure any newly opened land is not bogged down by the local land use regulations that make housing so ...

The Hill - 4d

Small business optimism falls at fastest pace in 5 years: NFIB

Small business optimism is faltering as stock markets are dropping and a range of macroeconomic and policy uncertainties are weighing on the business outlook. The National Federation of Independent ...

The Hill - Mar. 11

Del Jones, Clemson basketball reserve guard, enters transfer portal | Report

Del Jones is the second Clemson basketball player to enter the transfer portal. He was a key reserve who played crucial minutes in his freshman season.

Yahoo Sports - 1d

Consumer credit rose to $5 trillion in January — 'small cracks are starting to emerge,' analyst says

Revolving debt, which mostly includes credit card balances, jumped 8.2% in January, according to the Federal Reserve’s latest consumer credit report.

CNBC - Mar. 10

Treasury yields end higher Friday, but finish week largely unchanged ahead of Fed meeting

Bond yields ended higher Friday, but were nearly unchanged for the week, as traders awaited next week’s Federal Reserve policy meeting.

MarketWatch - Mar. 14

Here’s the real reason stocks rose after a do-nothing meeting, says this ex-New York Fed trader

There was some debate after the Federal Reserve’s press conference was over whether Chair Jerome Powell was trying to convey a hawkish message or a dovish one.

MarketWatch - 5d

Collin Morikawa needs to give back to golf, its legends and fans no matter what happens on course

When those really bad losses and moments pop up for a professional athlete, it’s incumbent upon the player - and all of us -- to read the room correctly.

Yahoo Sports - 6d

Democrats unveil bill to reinstate veterans fired in Trump workforce cuts

Democrats are proposing a measure to reinstate veterans who were recently fired from the federal government without cause, which has affected an estimated 6,000 veterans who make up about 30 ...

The Hill - Mar. 10

Wall Street suffers ‘ugly’ sell-off amid US recession fears, as Musk’s Tesla falls 50% from all–time high – business live

Volatility soars and shares slide after Beijing imposes tariffs on imports of agricultural goods from America. Analysts at investment bank Jefferies remain optimistic about the prospects for the ...

The Guardian - Mar. 10

Latest weather forecast as California deals with storms, fears of mudslides

California is dealing with more rain and threats of potential mudslides. CBS News meteorologist Zoe Mintz has the latest weather forecast.

CBS News - Mar. 12

Nvidia Omniverse Blueprint enables better Earth-2 weather forecasting

Nvidia announced the Omniverse Blueprint for Earth-2 weather analytics to accelerate the development of more accurate weather forecasting.

VentureBeat - Mar. 18

How DOGE cuts are jeopardizing our national parks

As part of the Trump administration's effort to shrink the size of the federal workforce, approximately 1,000 employees have been laid off by the National Park Service. In the weeks since, protests ...

CBS News - Mar. 16

Ukraine loses ground in Kursk as US cuts off support

Moscow’s troops gain territory around the Russian town of Sudzha ahead of crucial talks between Kyiv and Washington this week

Financial Times - Mar. 9

US education department plans to cut half its workforce

The mass layoffs will impact nearly 2,100 people who are set to be placed on leave from 21 March.

BBC News - Mar. 12

EU explores new military intelligence satellites to cut reliance on US

Donald Trump’s temporary withdrawal of sharing information with Ukraine has galvanised Brussels’s efforts

Financial Times - Mar. 15

A UN rights expert blasts the impact of US aid cuts on Myanmar

An independent human rights expert says Myanmar’s people are already feeling the “crushing impact” from the “sudden, chaotic withdrawal” of U.S. and other humanitarian aid

ABC News - Mar. 17

Trump funding cuts will ‘kneecap’ US innovation, universities warn

Academic institutions have frozen new hires and limited PhD places

Financial Times - 6d

US honeybee deaths hit record high as scientists scramble to find main cause

US Department of Agriculture calls in university to help study decline as Trump administration staff cuts sting. Honeybee deaths have hit record highs in the US, with the unprecedented loss of ...

The Guardian - 14h

'It's not quite happening' for Aston Villa

Fara Williams said "it is not quite happening" for Aston Villa, but believes they have the right structure in place to turn things around. Villa have lost five successive Women's Super League ...

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 17

Europe needs ‘big bang moment’ to boost investment, says Deutsche Börse chief

Stephan Leithner says EU should take advantage of investors switching into region’s markets away from US as tariff concerns grow

Financial Times - Mar. 16

Russia says US to ease sanctions as part of targeted ceasefire deal with Ukraine

Russia said Monday that it expects the U.S. to ease certain sanctions as part of an agreement for a limited ceasefire with Ukraine, lifting restrictions on certain banking sectors which are a major ...

The Hill - 6h

Trump CMS nominee Dr. Oz won't commit to opposing Medicaid cuts

President Donald Trump has promised to preserve Medicaid and other federal safety-net programs.

CNBC - Mar. 14

European telcos find growth elsewhere as Brussels mulls deregulation

Vodafone and Orange seek scale in emerging markets as continental growth stalls

Financial Times - Mar. 9

Trump Tries to Use White South Africans as Cautionary Tale

The president and his allies accuse South Africa of discriminating against and killing white people, and warn that it could happen in America if attempts to promote diversity aren’t stopped.

The New York Times - Mar. 15

‘We remember as true things that never even happened’: Julian Barnes on memory and changing his mind

The Booker-prize winning novelist reflects on the times in his life when recollection and imagination have intertwined, and wonders whether we can ever rely on our brains to provide us with the ...

The Guardian - Mar. 16

Judge incredulous in Trump deportation case as administration lawyers argue verbal court order isn’t binding – as it happened

This blog has now closed. You can read more of our US politics coverage here . White House denies violating judge’s order with Venezuela deportations What is the Alien Enemies Act and how is ...

The Guardian - Mar. 18

Federal Reserve As It Happened Us Central Bank Cuts Growth Forecast and Boosts Inflation Outlook

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