Federal Reserve chair signals interest rate cuts may be delayed, cites stubborn inflation The Federal Reserve is signaling it won’t be cutting interest rates as it had planned. Fed Chair Jerome Powell said they’re focusing on bringing down inflation. We discuss what that means for your ... 04/18/2024 - 6:33 am | View Link
Fed's Powell: Elevated inflation will likely delay rate cuts this year WASHINGTON — (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell cautioned Tuesday that ... Fed officials have responded to recent reports that the economy remains strong and inflation is undesirably high by ... 04/16/2024 - 7:22 am | View Link
Record Wage Demands for Job Changes Emerge Among American Workers, NY Fed Study Reveals According to the survey, the average reservation wage—defined as the lowest wage at which workers are willing to accept a new job—reached an unprecedented level of $81,822 in March. This substantial ... 04/15/2024 - 9:35 pm | View Link
When will Fed cut rates? As US economy flexes its muscles, maybe later or not at all “It’s much too soon to think about cutting interest rates,” Lorie Logan, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, said in a speech ... As a result, the government's upcoming reports on ... 04/5/2024 - 8:26 pm | View Link
Triumph the Insult Comic Dog hits the Trump trials in New York City and reports like only he can. He interviews many people from a crowd of true diversity, which is practically a rainbow of all the different mental illnesses. There are too many zingers to repeat them all here, but it is so funny that even Trump would fill his Depends five times over from laughing so hard.
But seriously, who do you think will win, the bleach blonde with the big jugs or Stormy Daniels?
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“Israel, early Friday morning local time, launched missiles in a retaliatory strike against Iran,” ABC News reports.
“The missile launches follow Iran’s attack last Saturday, where the country sent a volley of more than 300 uncrewed drones and missiles toward targets throughout the country, Israeli military officials previously said. All but a few were intercepted by Israel and its allies, including the United States.”
CNN: “Iran’s air defense systems have been activated in several provinces of the country.”
Bloomberg reports Israeli officials notified the U.
“In its first week, Donald Trump’s criminal trial is forcing the former president, a man who famously surrounds himself with sycophants, to sit quietly and listen to the unfiltered opinions of those typically kept at arm’s-length: People he might call his ‘haters,'” Politico reports.
“During jury selection, Trump has heard himself described by those under consideration as racist and sexist and a narcissist.
Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura (I) said he could beat both President Biden and former President Trump in a hypothetical match-up Thursday, The Hill reports.
Said Ventura: “If I had ballot access in all 50 states and I were allowed to debate, I could beat these two major party candidates.”
Colorado will distribute $24 million in one-time funding to public school districts and charter schools impacted by the unprecedented influx of immigrant students who arrived after the annual October headcount that determines districts’ state funding.
Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday signed the bipartisan bill, HB24-1389, authorizing that money to be distributed this fiscal year from the State Education Fund.
The Colorado Department of Education now will determine how much school districts receive using a multi-tiered funding model that’s based on how many new-to-the-country students they enrolled following the count.
“What is going on now really has been quite substantial and unusual in terms of scope, and these thousands of new students coming require services,” said Rep.