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Intel and Commerce Department close to finalizing roughly $8 billion CHIPS Act grant, source says
Intel CEO Patrick Gelsinger speaks prior to President Joe Biden’s remarks at Intel Ocotillo Campus on March 20, 2024 in Chandler, Arizona. Rebecca Noble | Getty Images Chipmaker Intel and the CHIPS Act Office are close to finalizing a deal which would award the company a roughly $8 billion grant, according to a person familiar […]
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Donald Trump chooses hedge fund executive Scott Bessent for Treasury secretary
Scott Bessent, founder and chief executive officer of Key Square Group LP, during an interview in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, June 7, 2024. Stefani Reynolds | Bloomberg | Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump signaled Friday his intention to nominate hedge fund executive Scott Bessent as his Treasury secretary, in a move that puts a […]
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Trump might name Kevin Warsh as Treasury chief then Fed chair later, report says
Kevin Warsh Jin Lee | Bloomberg | Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump is considering naming Kevin Warsh as Treasury secretary then ultimately sending him off to serve as Federal Reserve chair, according to a Wall Street Journal report. A former Fed governor himself, Warsh would move over to the central bank after current Chair Jerome […]
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RFK Jr. is Trump’s pick to lead HHS — here’s what he could do with that power
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. makes an announcement on the future of his campaign in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. August 23, 2024. Thomas Machowicz | Reuters President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services – a selection that is raising fears in the public […]
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China’s top financial officials set to speak at Hong Kong summit
GUANGZHOU, CHINA – APRIL 6: Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng prepares for a meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on April 6, 2024 in Guangzhou, China. Ken Ishii | Getty Images News | Getty Images Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng and several other top financial policymakers are scheduled to speak Tuesday at a global […]
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Powell says the Fed doesn’t need to be ‘in a hurry’ to reduce interest rates
Key Points Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Thursday that strong U.S. economic growth will allow policymakers to take their time in deciding how far and how fast to lower interest rates. “The economy is not sending any signals that we need to be in a hurry to lower rates,” Powell said in Dallas. Source
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Watch Fed Chair Powell speak live to business leaders in the Dallas area
[The stream is slated to start at 3 p.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks Thursday to business leaders in the Dallas-Fort Worth area on monetary policy. Powell is delivering a speech followed by a Q-and-A session. The appearance […]
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Wholesale prices rose 0.2% in October, in line with expectations
Customers shop at a Costco Wholesale store in Miami on Dec. 15, 2023. Joe Raedle | Getty Images News | Getty Images Wholesale prices nudged higher in October, though largely in line with expectations and mostly consistent with the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates again in December, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Thursday. The […]
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Annual inflation rate hit 2.6% in October, meeting expectations
Inflation perked up in October though pretty much in line with Wall Street expectations, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday. The consumer price index, which measures costs across a spectrum of goods and services, increased 0.2% for the month. That took the 12-month inflation rate to 2.6%, up 0.2 percentage point from September. The […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Cava, Spotify Technologies, Rocket Lab and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Cava — The fast-casual restaurant chain surged nearly 19% after third-quarter results exceeded analysts’ expectations. Earnings of 15 cents per share topped the 11-cent consensus estimate from analysts polled by LSEG, while revenue of $244 million revenue was also above the $234 million estimate. EchoStar — […]
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