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

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Fed Chair Jerome Powell could announce the first rate cut of the year.

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The Fed cuts interest rates by 25 basis points after disappointing job growth — and mounting political pressure

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Chair Jerome Powell announced The Fed's latest interest rate decision.

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A former high school art teacher makes thousands of extra dollars a month by customizing Labubus. He says this side hustle has changed his life.

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Ellis Stephens' customized Labubus are a hot commodity.

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I dined at a Chicago hotel designed for Gilded Age elites. It felt like being inside a painting.

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The preserved hotel lobby and bar nod at its Gilded Age history.

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A 90-year-old Supreme Court precedent protecting Fed independence is on its deathbed

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Lisa Cook is suing President Donald Trump after he tried to fire her from the Federal Reserve's board of governors. The legal challenge leans on a 90-year-old Supreme Court case that is on its last legs.

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A YouTube exec breaks down its plans to take on Disney and Netflix in the living room

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YouTube CEO Neal Mohan at Made on YouTube.

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YouTubes paid creators $100 billion in four years

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There's a reason creators often try to migrate their audience to YouTube: It pays.

I got a discounted premium economy seat by bidding. It made my 10-hour flight better, but I wouldn't pay full price for it.

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I bid for a seat upgrade on Scandinavian Airlines.

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A new way to spot tremors in prediction markets

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A scene from the 1990 movie, "Tremors"

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Ukraine is betting on this Western country to build thousands of its interceptor drones

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Roman Shemechko, cofounder of Besomar company, launches an interceptor drone on February 21, 2025 in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine. Ukrainian Besomar company has developed a fixed-wing UAV interceptor to shoot down Russian drones.
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