Jerome Powell Suggests Fed Will Soon Cut Interest Rates in Jackson Hole Speech

Jerome H. Powell said the “balance of risks” across the economy had started to shift, raising the odds the central bank lowers borrowing costs at its next meeting in September.

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Behind Powell’s Big Gamble in Final Jackson Hole Speech

Jerome Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, is managing a high-stakes balancing act as he grapples with a cooling labor market, rising inflation and White House pressure to cut interest rates.

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Fed Officials Split Over How to Read Economic Signals

Minutes from the Federal Reserve’s July meeting showed policymakers grappling with a slowing labor market and inflation that remains above the central bank’s target.

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Stephanie Shirley, Who Created a Tech World for Women, Dies at 91

In 1962, she started a software company at her dining room table with a revolutionary idea: to create a place where women could find a work-life balance.

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Why Were Air Canada Flight Attendants Striking? Boarding Pay Was a Central Issue

The strike, which ended on Tuesday, focused attention on why many airlines don’t start paying flight attendants until the plane doors are shut.

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Economic Data Has Taken a Dark Turn. That Doesn’t Mean a Crash Is Near.

Inflation is up and job creation down, but the U.S. economy could still pull through without too much pain.

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Air Canada and Striking Flight Attendants’ Union Reach Tentative Deal

Thousands of flight attendants must still approve the agreement. The walkout, which began Saturday, has disrupted half a million travelers’ plans, the airline said.

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Have You Been Unemployed for Six Months or More? We’d Like to Hear From You.

The long-term jobless rate recently hit its highest point in more than three years. Please tell us how this has affected you.

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As Trump’s Policies Take Hold, Springfield, Ohio, Loses Its Haitian Work Force

Springfield faced a crisis after Donald Trump falsely claimed Haitians were eating pets. Now his policies are driving out workers like Wilford Rinvil, who left for Canada.

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Air Canada Flight Attendant Strike Declared Illegal by Labor Board

The Canada Industrial Relations board ordered the flight attendants union to call off the job action by midday.

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