The Federal Reserve’s decision to cut interest rates on Wednesday for the second time this year could have wide-ranging implications for consumers’ wallets. The Fed cut its benchmark rate by one quarter of a percentage point to a range of 1.75% to 2%, in a move that was widely expected as the Fed attempts to […]
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Image copyright Jon Enoch A London photographer has been taking portraits of musicians rehearsing outdoors this summer, as rent for creative spaces continues to rise. London is one of the most expensive city in the world for commercial rents and practising in parks is one of the ways musicians can creatively fit in their daily
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Saudi Arabia’s defence ministry has shown off what it says is wreckage of drones and cruise missiles that prove Iranian involvement in weekend attacks on two oil facilities. It said 18 drones and seven cruise missiles were fired from a direction that ruled out Yemen as a source. Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels had said they
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As big entertainment companies prepare to launch new streaming services, Comcast is trying to bolster its Flex streaming TV device by giving it away. As with Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and Roku, Flex lets viewers watch streaming services over a regular TV, though they have to subscribe to Netflix and others on their own.
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Getting swept in the first round wasn’t enough to knock the Tampa Bay Lightning off the mountaintop. After finishing 21 points ahead of everyone else during the 2018-19 regular season, the Lightning are again Stanley Cup favorites and the team to beat in an ever-improving Eastern Conference. With a stacked roster that includes goaltender Andrei
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In a BBC exclusive, Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel said it was never his intention to humiliate Boris Johnson on Monday by holding a press conference without him. Mr Bettel strongly denied his press conference next to an empty podium with a union flag behind it – was an ambush or planned in any way.
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WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point on Wednesday, its second move since late July, as it tries to insulate the United States economy against rising political risks and fallout from a global slowdown. A growing number of Fed officials expect one more cut this year, based
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Louisiana’s Democratic governor, John Bel Edwards, moved quickly to expand Medicaid when he took office in 2016, making his state the only one in the Deep South to embrace that signature piece of President Barack Obama’s health care law. And in a conservative state that solidly supports President Donald Trump, the $3 billion-plus Medicaid expansion
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Celine Dion’s heart isn’t quite ready to go on. The Canadian singer spoke to the “Today” show in an interview that aired Wednesday, talking candidly about life after her husband, René Angélil, died battling throat cancer in 2016. “I don’t date. I’m not ready to date. I’m very lucky and happy to have so many people
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Image copyright AFP/Getty Image caption Chairman Jerome Powell voted in favour of the cut The US central bank has cut interest rates for the second time since 2008 amid concerns about slowing global growth and trade wars. The Federal Reserve lowered the target range for its key interest rate by 25 basis points, to between
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