If there are any predictions for 2023 that look nearly certain to come true, it’s that the war in Ukraine wages on, Sam Bankman-Fried‘s situation becomes even more precarious, and political gridlock prevails on Capitol Hill. In just over a week, control over the House of Representatives will fall into Republican hands, putting the Biden…

An update you need to know on the proposed spending package meant to avoid a government shutdown, and could Google search engines be a thing of the past? These stories and more highlight your midday rundown, aimed straight down the middle, for Thursday Dec. 22, 2022.  $1.7 trillion spending bill gets green light Senate Majority…

Zelenskyy goes to Washington; Donald Trump’s tax returns released; and severe weather heading your way. These stories and more highlight the morning rundown for Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022.  Zelenskyy to visit Biden in Washington President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will be meeting with President Joe Biden and Congress today in his first foreign trip since Russia invaded…

U.S. inflation surprised below expectations in November, slowing for the fifth straight month to a 7.1% annual rate. But when President Joe Biden took to the podium to celebrate the feat, he made a claim that didn’t stack up against statistics. “In a world where inflation is rising in double digits in many major economies…

The Federal Reserve is seeing some progress in efforts to curb inflation, with consumer prices slowing to a lower-than-expected 7.1% increase in November. That didn’t stop the board from issuing its seventh interest rate hike of 2022, albeit a less aggressive increase than previous hikes. But what about long-term interest rates, such as the ones…

Wes Moore is combat veteran and author who ran to replace Maryland’s popular, term-limited Republican Governor Larry Hogan. Moore won by 30 points. “Everybody in the state needs to understand that we are going to focus on economics. That this is about how we are going to focus on pathways to work, wages, and wealth.…

The Federal Reserve hiked its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points Wednesday, marking the seventh hike of the year in the committee’s efforts to battle inflation. The federal funds target rate is now between 4.25% and 4.5%, the highest it has been since the start of 2008. The less aggressive half-point rise in December…

Three years in, people in China are finally feeling freedom from the country’s most rigorous COVID-19 protocols. But some worry that freedom is sending COVID-19 cases surging, putting pressure on subpar health care systems with the potential to stall growth. What then happens to the world’s second largest economy? For the first time, people in…

Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock wins his Senate runoff election; Trump organization found guilty; airlines pay for pollution; and San Francisco calls off its killer robots. These stories and more highlight the morning update for Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022. Raphael Warnock retains Georgia Senate seat Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock defeated Republican challenger Herschel Walker in the…

The labor market isn’t cooperating with Fed Chairman Jay Powell’s mission to bring down inflation. Employment in November held at 3.7%, remaining close to its 50-year low. But the consequences of such a tight labor market are higher wages. Hourly pay rose by a sharp 0.6% over October, to an average of $32.82. Year-over-year, wages…