Lawmakers have until the end of the month to agree on legislation to fund federal agencies for the coming year.

Today, we’ll learn whether Federal Reserve policymakers cut interest rates and by how much.

From the BBC World Service: Microsoft has announced a $30 billion investment in the U.K.'s artificial intelligence sector, its largest outside of the U.S.

Quarterly earnings give investors and the public regular snapshots of how business is going. But President Trump wants to see fewer of those reports. Plus, the Federal Reserve kicks off a two-day meeting on interest rates.

President Trump wants companies to stop reporting earnings every quarter, and do it just twice a year instead. But he isn't the first to suggest a pared-down reporting schedule.

From the BBC World Service: Argentina’s president Javier Milei announced plans to increase spending on pensions, health and education. Plus, the drive in some African countries to create more AI products in different languages.

It’s all but certain the Federal Reserve will cut rates this week. What comes next? Plus: Refugee catering businesses and TikTok diplomacy talks.

The import price index, which keeps track of the price of imports before tariffs are applied, comes out tomorrow.

From the BBC World Service: The deadline is approaching for TikTok, which U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to ban over security worries.