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Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A Federal Reserve announcement rallied all three major stock indexes to one-year highs on Wednesday — and the enthusiasm owed little to what the central bank actually did. In addition to pausing its benchmark interest rate, the Fed forecasted a series of rate cuts next year. The move would start […]
Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Coca-Cola has voluntarily recalled three soda products across multiple states, with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announcing in a report that the 12-ounce cans may have been contaminated with “potential foreign material.” The recall, which includes 12-packs of 12-ounce cans, affected 1,557 cases of Sprite, 417 […]
The Meta (formerly Facebook) logo marks the entrance of their corporate headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., Nov. 9, 2022. (Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — When Meta overhauled its policy toward election-denial claims in political advertising last year, many Republican midterm election candidates nationwide were espousing false claims of a stolen election in […]
Yulia Naumenko/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Amazon, Target and Walmart, three of the largest retailers in the U.S., have announced they will stop selling water beads amid growing pressure in recent years to remove the products following reports of injuries and deaths of children who have swallowed them or placed them in their noses or […]
Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Federal Reserve expects to begin cutting interest rates next year, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said at a press conference in Washington D.C. on Wednesday. Policymakers at the central bank believe interest rates likely stand at or near their peak, Powell added, voicing cautious optimism about the possibility that the Fed […]
Brand new Tesla cars sit parked at a Tesla dealership on Oct. 18, 2023 in Corte Madera, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Tesla will recall about twp million cars over a safety issue tied to its autopilot system, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Wednesday. The company’s autopilot system may put […]
Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Federal Reserve will announce an interest rate decision on Wednesday, unveiling its latest policy move amid a near-historic series of rate hikes deployed to fight inflation. That string of rate increases has coincided with a cooldown of inflation but also has elevated interest payments for everything from credit card […]
Javier Ghersi/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Consumer prices rose 3.1% in November compared to a year ago, cooling slightly from the previous month and indicating progress in the fight to reduce inflation, a report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released on Tuesday showed. The fresh data arrives a day before the Federal Reserve will decide […]
Javier Ghersi/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Washington, D.C. and Wall Street will closely watch the release of inflation data on Tuesday that’s set to show whether price hikes continued their cooldown in November or defied further progress. The fresh data will arrive a day before the Federal Reserve decides on a potential escalation of its near-historic […]
Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — GE Aerospace is taking another step towards its commitment to sustainable flights, completing testing with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on its 10th aircraft engine model. The company announced Monday its finished testing with 100% SAF on 10 aircraft engine models. Currently, GE Aerospace engines power three out […]