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The Fed doesn’t just set interest rates. It needs to be able regulate banks independently too, to make sure the financial system keeps running in good and bad economic times.

As Paramount and Netflix compete for Warner Bros. Discovery, the outcome could reshape how movies are made, released, and watched.

Owner Jessie Dean says sales have been strong this year — even without a new manufacturing and retail space.

The percentage of Americans out of work for 27 weeks or longer hit 26% in December. It's more evidence of a low-hire, low-fire economy — and that AI is starting to replace certain jobs.

Alexandra Petri at The Atlantic spent five months attempting to do federal work targeted for cuts — including forecasting the weather and collecting price data.

These “perfect waves” attract kayakers, river surfers, and plenty of visitors.

Employers announced 8% fewer layoffs in December than a year earlier.

Two year-olds in “high-need” areas will be the first to benefit from free child care that older preschoolers already receive.

The Labor Department’s shutdown-delayed report shows third quarter productivity grew at the fastest pace in two years — a 4.9% annualized gain.

A new working paper finds that the actual average tariff rate is about half of what the Trump administration has announced — with big implications for U.S. businesses and consumers.