Thursday January 23rd, 2025 4:37AM

AP Business

A second wave of device explosions hits Lebanon a day after pager attack, killing at least 9
Hezbollah officials and Lebanon's state media say explosions went off in Beirut and multiple parts of Lebanon in an apparent second wave of detonations of electronic devices
2:12AM ( 4 months ago )
Sri Lanka's plantation workers live on the margins. But politicians still want their votes
Both leading candidates in Sri Lanka's presidential election are promising to give land to the country’s hundreds of thousands of plantation workers, but the long-marginalized group has heard promises like these before
1:06AM ( 4 months ago )
US military acknowledges Yemen's Houthi rebels shot down 2 MQ-9 Reaper drones
Yemen’s Houthi rebels have shot down two American MQ-9 Reaper drones in under a week, further highlighting the regional spread of the Israel-Hamas war
10:49PM ( 4 months ago )
Federal Reserve is set to cut interest rates for the first time in 4 years
Having all but tamed inflation, the Federal Reserve is poised to do something Wednesday it hasn’t done in more than four years: Cut its benchmark interest rate, a step that should lead to lower borrowing costs for consumers and businesses
10:23PM ( 4 months ago )
Federal Reserve cuts key rate by sizable half-point, signaling end to its inflation fight
The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by an unusually large half-point, a dramatic shift after more than two years of high rates that helped tame inflation but also made borrowing painfully expensive for consumers
10:23PM ( 4 months ago )
Federal Reserve signals end to inflation fight with a sizable half-point rate cut
The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by an unusually large half-point, a dramatic shift after more than two years of high rates that helped tame inflation but also made borrowing painfully expensive for consumers
10:23PM ( 4 months ago )
Stock market today: Asia shares rise moderately ahead of closely watched Federal Reserve meeting
Asian shares are trading mixed as investors focus on prospects for the U.S. Federal Reserve’s first cut to interest rates in more than four years
10:00PM ( 4 months ago )
Stock market today: Global shares trade mixed ahead of Federal Reserve rate decision
Global shares are trading mixed as investors await an expected interest rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve, the first in more than four years
10:00PM ( 4 months ago )
Stock market today: Wall Street inches modestly higher ahead of presumed Fed interest rate cut
Wall Street ticked slightly higher as markets awaited an expected interest rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve, the first in more than four years
10:00PM ( 4 months ago )
Stock market today: Wall Street is stuck as the countdown to a rate cut ticks closer to zero
U.S. stock indexes are stuck ahead of an announcement that’s expected to kick off a series of cuts to interest rates meant to prevent a recession
10:00PM ( 4 months ago )