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Fifty Four Seats Secured: What the Final Two Races Mean for the Senate
Democrats have secured at least 54 Senate seats, flipping seven Republican held seats, and the two uncalled races will decide whether the majority reaches 55 or 56.
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Homebuilder Confidence Sinks to a 14-Year Low as Mortgage Rates Climb Past 7.4 Percent
Homebuilder Confidence Sinks to a 14-Year Low as Mortgage Rates Climb Past 7.4 Percent America’s homebuilders are losing faith in the market. Confidence among…
Business
Prices Up, Paychecks Down: September’s Inflation Double-Hit Squeezes US Households
September brought a double inflation hit — CPI at 3.7% and wholesale prices up 6.3% — while real paychecks fell for the first time since May.
Business
Social Security’s 3.6% COLA Is the Biggest in Four Years — and Still Might Not Cover the Bills
Social Security's 3.6% COLA for 2027 is the biggest in four years — about $75 a month on average — but Medicare premiums and the 2032 trust-fund cliff loom over the raise.
Business
Your 401(k) Just Had Its Worst Week Since June: What the Market Selloff Means for Ordinary Savers
If you opened your retirement account this week, you felt it. The Nasdaq fell 2.15 per cent on Friday, closing at 26,140.03 — capping…
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Not Only America: The Global Rate Decisions Inside Fed Week
With the Bank of England expected to raise rates and Australia facing a rise to 4.85 percent, the Fed December decision sits inside a global tightening week.
Politics
Three Historic Firsts: Kansas, Texas and South Carolina Rewrite the Map
Democrats won Senate seats in Kansas for the first time since 1932, in Texas for the first time since 1988, and in South Carolina for the first time since 1998.
Business
The December Hike in Numbers: 85 Percent, Two Dissents and One Inflation Print
Markets priced a December Fed hike near 85 percent after the October 28 hold, then trimmed that pricing as traders weighed two dissents against a patient chair.
Technology
Who Controls AI Once It Enters a Classified Network? DeepMind Exits Raise the Question
Google DeepMind researcher Andreas Kirsch quit arguing the company has no real control or veto over how the Pentagon uses its AI in classified settings, raising a governance question for the whole industry.
Sports
Ravens Beat the Cowboys on a 56-Yard Field Goal as Time Expires
Baltimore beat Dallas 34-31 in Week 3 on a 56-yard field goal with one second remaining, a finish assembled in about seven seconds of…
Entertainment
Halloween Spending Heads Toward $13.5 Billion as Shoppers Start Early
Americans are expected to spend about $13.5 billion on Halloween this year, according to the National Retail Federation’s annual survey, with roughly three in…
Health
The DuPage Breakthrough: What a Vaccinated Measles Case Tells Us
A vaccinated DuPage County resident has tested positive for measles after returning from an international trip, in what health officials call a “rare breakthrough…
Science
A Spacecraft Photographs a Complete Auroral Oval From Above the Pole
You cannot see a complete auroral oval from the ground, it is simply too large, a ring of light encircling a magnetic pole. A…
