WORLDThe stakes for next week's inflation data just got higher. Here's what's aheadFriday's jobs report for July complicated the monetary policy outlook.CNBC·5d ago
WORLDTrump renews push to fire Fed Governor Lisa CookTrump is once again threatening to fire Cook over unproven allegations of mortgage fraud after an earlier effort to remove Cook was struck down by the Supreme Court.NPR·5d ago
WORLDAppeals Court Upholds Block on Trump Ballroom ConstructionA federal appeals court panel backed a lower court’s ruling, and made it likely that the Supreme Court will decide the case. But the decision does not mean construction will halt immediately.NY Times·5d ago
WORLDTrump's Smithsonian Attacks Are Attacks on America’s FutureThis is how we decide who we are and who we want to be.NY Times·5d ago
WORLDObesity rates have doubled in England since 1993 - what's going on?Around seven million more adults are living with obesity than would have been if obesity rates had stayed the same as 1993.BBC News·5d ago
WORLDTrump revives effort to fire Fed's Lisa CookTrump aide Dan Scavino told Cook there is "sufficient reason to believe that you made false statements on one or more mortgage agreements."CNBC·5d ago
WORLDWeekend Weather Is a Summer Stew of Heat, Humidity and HazeThe worst heat is expected out West, where most of the wildfire smoke may be trapped, while the East also swelters and faces a chance of thunderstorms.NY Times·5d ago
WORLDGold bugs spend $180 million betting all's clear for metal as bond yields stallDespite a 25% decline in gold from its high in January, proponents of the precious metal are storming into bullish call positions.CNBC·5d ago
WORLDBurger King overtakes Wendy's as the nation's second-largest burger chainBurger King is once again the second-largest burger chain in the U.S. by system-wide sales.CNBC·5d ago
WORLDTrump says he will appeal to Supreme Court after lower court blocks White House ballroomThe appeals court placed its ruling on hold for 14 days to allow the Trump administration to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.CNBC·5d ago
WORLDHere are three key takeaways from the disappointing July jobs reportNonfarm payrolls in the U.S. unexpectedly declined in July, but so did the unemployment rate, leaving investors with mixed signals.CNBC·5d ago
WORLDBook hidden in fireplace returned to Australian library 150 years overdueIt is thought an apprentice stonemason who worked on the Houses of Parliament in London borrowed it.BBC News·5d ago
