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Currency traders work near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index…
September 16, 2025 9:26 PM ET

Global benchmarks are mixed as market focus turns to the Federal Reserve

Global shares are trading mixed after U.S. stocks edged down from record highs and as market focus turned to expectations for the Federal Reserve’s first interest rate cut of the year

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A cashier rings up groceries in Dallas, Thursday, August 28, 2025. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
September 16, 2025 6:45 AM ET

Retail sales up 0.6% in August from July even as tariffs hurt jobs and lead to price hikes

Shoppers increased their spending at a better-than-expected pace in August from July, helped by back-to-school shopping, even as President Donald Trump’s tariffs are starting to hurt the job market and lead to price increases

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September 16, 2025 6:33 AM ET

Retail sales up a better than expected 0.6% in August from July even as tariffs start to impact jobs and hike prices

Retail sales up a better than expected 0.6% in August from July even as tariffs start to impact jobs and hike prices

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September 16, 2025 5:05 AM ET

Target steps up next-day parcel delivery as discounter tries to narrow gap with rivals

Target is expanding its next-day delivery of parcel shipments to 35 of the nation’s top 60 metropolitan markets by the end of next month, marking 22 new cities this year, as the discount retailer aims to narrow the gap with the likes of Amazon

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A Target sign is shown on a store in Upper Saint Clair, Pa
September 16, 2025 5:05 AM ET

Target steps up next-day parcel delivery as discounter tries to narrow gap with rivals

Target is expanding its next-day delivery of parcel shipments to 35 of the nation’s top 60 metropolitan markets by the end of next month, marking 22 new cities this year, as the discount retailer aims to narrow the gap with the likes of Amazon

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A long line of unsold 2024 R1S electric utility vehicles sits at a Rivian service center November 2…
September 16, 2025 5:05 AM ET

It's 'do or die' for electric vehicle maker Rivian as it breaks ground on a $5 billion plant

Rivian Automotive is starting to build a long-delayed electric vehicle plant in Georgia, despite tough challenges in the U.S. market

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A long line of unsold 2024 R1S electric utility vehicles sits at a Rivian service center November 2…
September 16, 2025 5:05 AM ET

It's 'do or die' for electric vehicle maker Rivian as it breaks ground on a $5 billion plant

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September 16, 2025 4:26 AM ET

Ford to drop up to 1,000 jobs at German plant as demand for electric cars in Europe lags forecasts

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In this July 27, 2021 file photo, a view of a Ford logo on signage at Country Ford in Graham, N
September 16, 2025 4:26 AM ET

Ford to drop up to 1,000 jobs at German plant as demand for electric cars in Europe lags forecasts

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September 16, 2025 2:56 AM ET

Zelenskyy calls for a European air defense system as Russian strike wounds 20

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President Salva Kiir of South Sudan looks on during the inauguration of the Grand Ethiopian Renaiss…
September 16, 2025 1:32 AM ET

UN report cites huge government corruption in South Sudan as its food crisis worsens

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Construction workers gather at Michigan's statehouse in Lansing, Mich
September 15, 2025 10:10 PM ET

Michigan Gov. Whitmer calls on state lawmakers to finish budget as shutdown creeps closer

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September 15, 2025 6:21 PM ET

Senate approves White House economist Miran to serve on Federal Reserve board, just as central bank nears rate cut

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September 15, 2025 6:29 AM ET

Trump suggests deal reached over future of TikTok as he announces call with Xi; no confirmation from China

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Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk speaks at the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition, March 9, 2020, in…
September 15, 2025 5:38 AM ET

Tesla's stock is rising as Elon Musk buys more than 2.5M shares worth about $1B

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FILE- In this February 5, 2018, file photo, the seal of the Board of Governors of the United States…
September 15, 2025 3:34 AM ET

The Fed faces economic uncertainty and political pressure as it decides whether to cut rates

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September 14, 2025 10:06 PM ET

Wall Street rises to more records as Tesla vrooms higher

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A woman and a child walk past a market in Zomba, Malawi, Wednesday, Sept
September 14, 2025 1:26 AM ET

Weary Malawians look to this week's presidential election as nation grapples with an economic crisis

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September 12, 2025 6:07 PM ET

Fed Governor Lisa Cook claimed 2nd residence as 'vacation home,' undercutting Trump fraud claims

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September 12, 2025 8:02 AM ET

Russia cuts interest rate to 17% as strains show in wartime economy

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September 12, 2025 6:00 AM ET

A United Airlines passenger plane makes emergency landing in Osaka as cargo fire is suspected

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Casey Cuny, an English teacher at Valencia High School, works on his computer as he prepares for cl…
September 11, 2025 10:03 PM ET

The rise of AI tools forces schools to reconsider what counts as cheating

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September 11, 2025 11:58 AM ET

FTC launces inquiry into AI chatbots acting as companions and their effects on children

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September 11, 2025 9:00 AM ET

US official sees Greece as hub to boost American natural gas exports

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September 11, 2025 6:33 AM ET

US inflation rose last month as gas, food costs jumped

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September 11, 2025 6:15 AM ET

European Central Bank leaves rates unchanged as economy weathers Trump's tariffs

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September 11, 2025 4:06 AM ET

European Central Bank leaves rates unchanged as economy weathers Trump's tariffs

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Journalists work outside Haberturk and ShowTv news broadcasters offices, both part of Turkish Can H…
September 11, 2025 1:12 AM ET

Leading Turkish broadcaster seized by state as part of fraud and tax investigation

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A currency trader passes by a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index…
September 11, 2025 12:22 AM ET

Wall Street rallies as a cut to interest rates next week looks more certain

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Larry Ellison, chairman and chief technology officer of Oracle Corporation, sits in the Oval Office…
September 10, 2025 11:36 AM ET

Musk loses crown as the world's richest person to Larry Ellison and then snatches it back

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