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The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday, despite no recent progress on getting inflation down to the central bank’s 2 percent target.Officials voted 10-2 to keep rates at the range of 3.75 percent to 4 percent. That range was reached in September after policymakers decided unanimously to raise rates for the first time since 2023.Lisa D. Cook, a Fed governor who President Trump has tried to fire, issued her first-ever dissent on the Fed’s monetary policy settings in favor of a quarter-point increase on Wednesday. She was joined by Beth M. Hammack, president of the Federal Reserve Bank…

The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday, despite no recent progress on getting inflation down to the central bank’s 2 percent target.Officials voted 10-2 to keep rates at the range of 3.75 percent to 4 percent. That range was reached in September after policymakers decided unanimously to raise rates for the first time since 2023.Lisa D. Cook, a Fed governor who President Trump has tried to fire, issued her first-ever dissent on the Fed’s monetary policy settings in favor of a quarter-point increase on Wednesday. She was joined by Beth M. Hammack, president of the Federal Reserve Bank…

Karla Guity and her family pay just $1,800 a month for a three-bedroom house with a yard in Shoreline, Wash., just north of Seattle. The modest rent meant she did not have to work when her two daughters were young. She loves the neighborhood and the local schools.She also worries she will never be able to leave.Although Ms. Guity, 33, and her husband want to own their own home in the area, buying would be too much of a financial stretch as long as mortgage rates remained high. The possibility that a monthly mortgage payment would exceed $6,000 was enough…

The decorated correspondent Christiane Amanpour said on Monday that she would depart CNN next year, exiting the network she has called home since 1983.Ms. Amanpour, 68, has most recently served as CNN’s chief international anchor, based in London. She rose to prominence for her on-the-ground reports beginning in 1990 from the Persian Gulf war, and she later broadcast from conflict zones around the world, including Bosnia, Rwanda and Afghanistan.In a statement, she said she had made her decision “after many months of thought and a few sleepless nights.” Her show on CNN International, “Amanpour,” will be scaled back to once…

Vialina Lemann, an internationally renowned model of Uzbek origin, received the Filming Italy Women Power Award during the 16th edition of the Charity Event, organized by Agnus Dei, founded by Tiziana Rocca, in collaboration with the Rome Film Festival and Sala Grande.  Alongside her professional career, Vialina Lemann promotes a vision of female empowerment rooted in self-awareness, freedom of thought, and every woman’s right to define her own identity and path. Through her personal story and international presence, she champions independence, authenticity, and the importance of embracing one’s cultural roots, encouraging women to recognize their own strength and freely express…

Golf club managers across the UK will have new opportunities to explore innovative practice technology through a partnership between Rapsodo and the Golf Club Management Association (GCMA). The collaboration is intended to help members understand how flexible driving range solutions can improve facilities, provide a more engaging experience for golfers and support clubs in developing their commercial offering. The agreement comes as Rapsodo Range continues to expand across the UK, with more than 10 installations completed in less than a year across England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The system has been developed for golf clubs and independent range operators, combining…

A new analysis of federal earnings data measures how much students who received federal financial aid earned four years after graduating. Our graphics reporter Arfa Momin studied the data to see when a graduate’s major and college mattered most to earnings.

The Keqiao district strengthens its presence in the fashion capital, renewing the synergy  between textile excellence, creativity and an international vision.   Great success at White Milano for the ribbon-cutting ceremony of  the Keqiao project, an event that confirms and further strengthens the bond between the  Chinese district and Milan, where it has been showcasing the collections of its talents since  2023. The celebration reaffirmed how fashion has become one of the strongest and most  dynamic bridges connecting Italy and China through creativity, design and innovation.  The event was attended by a high-profile institutional delegation from Keqiao, led by…

For many doctors, income is not limited to a regular NHS salary or predictable additional clinical work. During a tax year, a doctor may receive occasional payments for professional activities that sit outside their usual employment. These could arise from speaking engagements, educational sessions, advisory assignments, examinations, research-related activities or other professional contributions. Because such payments may be occasional rather than regular, they can be easy to overlook when preparing financial records. A payment that appears only once during the year can still need to be considered as part of the doctor’s overall tax position. Understanding how one-off professional income…

In May 2025, Dario Amodei, the chief executive of Anthropic, said artificial intelligence could wipe out half of entry-level white-collar jobs within five years, pushing unemployment higher than 10 percent.More than a year later, even as A.I. models have made leaps that prompted Mr. Amodei to warn of “catastrophic” consequences for humanity if the current pace of development goes unchecked, the unemployment rate remains low. In fact, it’s fallen, to 4.1 percent in August. So is A.I., despite the doomsaying, having no impact on the labor market after all?New research says that A.I. implementation by businesses is registering, in a…