China's industrial push risks destabilizing the global economy and watering down green-energy exports, Janet Yellen warns

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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks to reporters during her trip to China.

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We're entering the age of AI BS

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A sparkling cardboard robot

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What everyone's getting wrong about the housing market

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Photo illustration of a house with a for sale sign and alarm.
While it may be uncomfortable right now, there's a good chance that homebuyers' prospects won't get better anytime soon.

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A Fed rate cut could actually mean bad news for stocks, analyst says

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U.S. Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks at a news conference at the headquarters of the Federal Reserve on December 13, 2023 in Washington, DC. The Federal Reserve announced today that interest rates will remain unchanged.

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Why investors aren't betting against Trump's Twitter clone — yet

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Former President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at 40 Wall Street after a pre-trial hearing on March 25, 2024 in New York City
Donald Trump's social media company has soared so far on the stock market.

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There's no reason why the Fed should cut rates right now, JPMorgan market strategist says

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Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference after a Federal Open Market Committee meeting on July 26, 2023 at the Federal Reserve in Washington, DC. The Federal Reserve announced that it will raise the interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point, bringing the benchmark borrowing rate to a range of 5.25% and 5.5%.

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The Fed is going to make inflation worse with rate-cut promises, former central banker says

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Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell arrives to testify before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on 'The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress', at Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday, July 17, 2018.

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Housing affordability has improved, but not by much

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US homebuyers need to make $114,000 a year to afford a median-priced home, Redfin says.

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3 things America can do to solve its retirement crisis, according to BlackRock chief Larry Fink

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Many Americans nearing retirement age have nothing set aside to pay for their lives after they stop working.

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Ripple Labs accuses the SEC of trying to 'punish and intimidate' by seeking $2 billion in penalties from XRP developer

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In this photo illustration of the ripple cryptocurrency 'altcoin' sits arranged for a photograph on April 25, 2018 in London, England. Cryptocurrency markets began to recover this month following a massive crash during the first quarter of 2018, seeing more than $550 billion wiped from the total market capitalisation. (Photo by )
Ripple Labs is behind the XRP cryptocurrency.

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