His declaration requires congressional approval to become law and could restrict some consumers' credit availability.

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a ¼-point yesterday, as expected. The stock market rallied and Treasury yields fell. Fed Chair Jerome Powell suggested the central bank would stay cautious on ...

Wharton School of Finance Professor Emeritus Jeremy Siegel gives his take on Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell's interest-rate cut and sets the record straight on the effect of tariffs on 'The ...

Most homebuyers and homeowners hoping to refinance are well aware that mortgage interest rates are far from the lows that were readily available in 2020 and 2021. What some buyers and owners may not ...

In a major shift, the market odds of a December interest rate cut have dropped to 53% from 95% a month ago Fed officials are divided on the best path for policy, with some favoring more cuts and ...

Maine voters on Tuesday approved a law creating a new path to temporarily take guns from dangerous people following a referendum campaign inspired by the deadliest mass shooting in state history. The ...

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Concerns about policies under a second Trump administration, inflation concerns and worries about Treasury supply are likely factors in driving up longer-duration Treasury yields, even as the Federal ...

AUSTIN, Texas — A federal judge has permanently blocked the State of Texas from enforcing a law that restricts the content of school library books. Passed and signed into law in 2023, House Bill 900 – ...

President Donald Trump slammed Reuters White House correspondent Jeff Mason as a “third-rate reporter” on Wednesday, after Mason asked the president to respond to critics who have said “you haven’t ...

A new report by Thomson Reuters shows that Big Law rates continued to increase through the second quarter of 2025, and there appears to be no slowdown at this point, with rates projected to go up even ...