Official Email Tells Federal Workers to Find More Productive Jobs in the Private Sector
On Thursday, vast numbers of the government work force received an “F.A.Q.s” e-mail on how to leave their “lower productivity...
Month: January 2025
The Fed Is Sitting on the Sidelines, but for How Long?
The relative calm in the markets may not survive upheaval in the A.I. sector and a deluge of disruptive Trump...
You Can No Longer Buy Paper Inflation Bonds With Your Tax Refund
The Treasury Department has also eliminated the option of buying as much as $5,000 in extra inflation bonds, beyond the...
Homelessness in NYC at a record high despite decrease in migrant population: report
Homelessness is at a record high in New York City with shelter occupancy growing even as the migrant population is...
Family of 6 killed by Upstate New York house fire
A family of six, including three children, died this week in a house fire near the Saint Lawrence River in...
Inflation Ticked Up in December, Fed’s Preferred Measure Shows
The central bank needs to see further progress on inflation or weakness in the labor market to resume interest rate...
Kalshi, an Online Prediction Market, Will Open Up to Brokerages
The platform, which recently hired Donald Trump Jr. as an adviser, is seeking to tap Wall Street to expand its...
Why There’s Nowhere to Hide From Trump’s Tariffs
President Trump’s long-promised trade war could start as soon as Saturday, leaving companies scrambling for a workaround for their global...
Boomers Could Cause a ‘Silver Tsunami.’ Is It a Crisis or an Opportunity?
The impending wave of an aging U.S. population is either a crisis or an opportunity … depending on whom you...
High Inflation and New Tariffs Will Make the Fed’s Job Tougher
Fresh tariffs amid high inflation are making the Fed’s job uniquely difficult and feeding uncertainty about what to expect for...