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Janet Yellen Says Trump’s Moves Against Powell Are Backfiring

In this episode of Everybody’s Business, the former Treasury secretary argues the criminal probe of the Fed Chair is “akin to shooting oneself in the foot.”

By Stacey Vanek Smith and Max Chafkin 

 

 

 

 

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Trump Voices Reluctance About Hassett as Fed Chair

He has been seen as a top contender to succeed Fed Chair Jerome Powell.

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Bonds Fall as Trump Shakes Fed Chair Bets

The S&P 500 struggled to gain much traction and was heading toward a weekly decline despite a rally in giant chipmakers.

Bowman Wants Fed Ready to Cut Rates for Still-Fragile Job Market

The Turbulent Forces Reshaping The Fed This Year

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Trump Pushes for Emergency Power Auction to Support AI Boom

Judge Says Dominion Energy Can Resume Wind Project US Halted

Trump to Announce 401(k) Home Investment Plan at Davos

Iran Protests

What Happens Next?Trump’s OptionsDeath Toll Jumps

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Iran's Exiled Prince Is Buoyed by Nation Desperate for Change

Reza Pahlavi, a polarizing figure for Iranians for years, has become a focal point for the biggest ever popular rebuke of the Islamic Republic. That underscores just how exasperated Iranians have become.

The Big Take

What Happens Next in Iran: Strongman, Coup, Collapse?

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The GOP Is Running Out of Time

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Great Robot Takeover Has Some Limits

Xi Jinping wants robotics to lift China’s economy. The benefits aren’t showing.

By Howard Chua-Eoan, Columnist

Tillis Is Loud Quitting. He Shouldn’t Have To

By Mary Ellen Klas, Columnist

McConnell Is GOP’s Voice in the Wilderness on Greenland

By Andreas Kluth, Columnist

Klobuchar Could Cost Minnesota Republicans Their Shot

By Patricia Lopez, Columnist

Plunging US Birth Rates Leave Too Many Colleges With Too Few Kids

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Trump Floats Tariffs Over Greenland as Denmark Lobbies Congress

He steps up his rhetoric while Denmark hosted US lawmakers on its home turf following meetings in Washington this week.

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Jeanne Shaheen Says US Is Built on Compromise

US Attacks on Venezuela

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Norway Stunned After Machado Gifts Nobel Peace Prize Medal to Trump

Venezuela Envoy in Washington After CIA Chief Visits Caracas

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Trump Says He’ll Forgo Sending US Troops to Minnesota for Now

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Trump Pardons Convicted Fraudster After Earlier Clemency Grant

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CD&R, TPG Look to Blue Owl to Finance $2.5 Billion Covetrus Debt

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Howard Silverblatt Retiring After Nearly 49 Years at S&P Global

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Newsletter: Odd Lots

Investors Are Going to Have to Start Pricing Loyalty

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Direct Lenders Sacrifice Safeguards to Beat Banks

Newsletter: Morning Briefing: Americas

Trump Wants Big Tech to Pay for Surging Power Costs

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Microsoft and Meta Kick Off Data Center PR Blitz

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Amateur Traders Chase Elusive Profits in Simulated Markets

Customers complain about high fees and the slim chance of payouts. Companies say they offer valuable experience.

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