What Forecasters Say About Interest Rates (and Why They Disagree)
Hopes for a steep drop in borrowing costs for consumers and businesses have been dashed. But some experts predict modest reductions in coming months.
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U.S. Awards $120 Million to Polar Semiconductor to Expand Chip Facility
The grant is the latest federal award in a series stemming from the CHIPS and Science Act meant to ramp up domestic production of vital semiconductors.
U.S. to Announce New Tariffs on Chinese Electric Vehicles
The administration could raise tariffs on electric vehicles from China to 100 percent in an attempt to protect American auto manufacturers.
How Jason Kelce built his personal brand and became a Philly legend
Jason Kelce is sticking with his underdog brand as his post-NFL career takes off. Tim Nwachukwu/Getty ImagesPhilly icon and former Eagles star Jason Kelce has continued to make headlines since he announced his retirement from the NFL on March 4, 2024.
Why Higher Fed Rates Are Not Totally Off the Table
Fed officials still think their next move will be to cut rates, but they are not entirely ruling out the possibility that they might have to raise them.
Why US offshore wind power is struggling – the good, the bad and the opportunity
The first U.S. offshore wind farm was built in 2016 off Rhode Island's Block Island. AP Photo/Michael DwyerAmerica’s first large-scale offshore wind farms began sending power
How 401(k) Drives Inequality
How an obscure, 45-year-old tax change transformed retirement and left so many Americans out in the cold.
Biden Announces $3.3 Billion Microsoft AI Center at Trump’s Failed Foxconn Site
The president’s visit to Wisconsin celebrated the investment by Microsoft in a center to be built on the site of a failed Foxconn project negotiated by his predecessor.
3 reasons the UAW is having success in organizing Southern workers – with two Mercedes plants in Alabama the next face-off
A Volkswagen autoworker waits for the results of a union vote on April 19, 2024, in Chattanooga, Tenn. AP Photo/George Walker IVWorkers at two Mercedes plants near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, will soon vote for the first time on whether they want to join a union.
Neediest areas are being shortchanged on government funds − even with programs designed to benefit poor communities
If you live in one of the most economically deprived neighborhoods in your city, you might think the government is directing a smaller share of public funds to your community. And you would typically be right.
This is the case even with programs that have been specifically designed to benefit low-income communities. Over the long run, federal funds tend to flow toward areas that are relatively better off.
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