Fed meeting recap: Central bank cuts rates for a 3rd time — and shows its biggest split in years

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The Fed cut rates at its last meeting of 2025.

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4 key takeaways from Powell as the Fed cuts interest rates

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What the Fed's December interest rate cut means for your wallet

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The federal funds rate will affects mortgages for American homebuyers.

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Meet the highest-paid White House staffers — and see how much they make

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Karoline Leavitt is one of the highest-paid staff members at the White House.

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Women at the top are exhausted and burned out, according to a McKinsey and Lean In report

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Burnout among senior-level women is at its highest level in the past five years, according to a report from McKinsey and LeanIn.org.

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Trump defends tariffs as he launches economic tour: 'You can give up certain products. You could give up pencils.'

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President Donald Trump launched an economic tour, defending his tariff policies and record.

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Elon Musk says DOGE was 'a little bit' successful — but he wouldn't do it again

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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 11: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, accompanied by U.S. President Donald Trump (R), and his son X Musk, speaks during an executive order signing in the Oval Office at the White House on February 11, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Trump deals a final blow to a key student-loan repayment plan. Millions of borrowers may soon have to resume repaying their debt.

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Trump's administration announced a proposed settlement to end the SAVE student-loan repayment plan.

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Tell us what you think about the future of capitalism

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Surveys indicate that Americans now hold a more negative view of capitalism than they did in years past.

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What to expect from the last Fed meeting of 2025 — and what a rate cut could mean for your wallet

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Chair Jerome Powell will announced the Fed's last interest rate decision of the year December 10.

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