Inflation’s harsh realities on display as Fed officials meet
JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. — A half-hour drive or so from the resort where the high priests of international finance — leading economists and central bank…
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S Korea signs $2.25 billion deal with Russia nuclear company
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has signed a 3 trillion won ($2.25 billion) contract with a Russian state-run nuclear energy company to provide…
Dollar General: Fiscal Q2 earnings snapshot
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. — Dollar General Corp. today reported fiscal second-quarter net income of $678 million. The company said it had net income of $2.98 per…
Hibbett: Fiscal Q2 earnings snapshot
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Hibbett, Inc. today reported fiscal second-quarter earnings of $24.7 million. On a per-share basis, the company said it had profit of $1.86….
SEC questions Twitter on how it counts fake accounts
DETROIT (AP) — U.S. securities regulators are questioning Twitter about the way it determines how many fake accounts are on its platform. The Securities and…
Student loan forgiveness could help more than 40 million
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 40 million Americans could see their student loan debt reduced — and in many cases eliminated — under the long-awaited…
Biden’s student loan plan: What we know (and what we don’t)
NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden said Wednesday that many Americans can have up to $10,000 in federal student loan debt forgiven. That amount…
IRS initiates safety probe after threats to workers
WASHINGTON — Responding to an increasing number of threats born of conspiracy theories that agents were going to aggressively target middle income taxpayers, the Internal…
Whistleblower accuses Twitter of cybersecurity negligence
A former head of security at Twitter alleged that the company misled regulators about its cybersecurity defenses, privacy protections and its ability to detect and…
Euro falls below parity with the dollar. What’s the impact?
The euro has fallen below parity with the dollar, diving to its lowest level in 20 years and ending a one-to-one exchange rate with the…