Feb 6, 2025

Which interest rates affect us the most?

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says he's more concerned about rates on the 10-year treasury yield than the ones the Fed controls.

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Protesters rally in support of USAID as Trump administration shuts it down

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

Feb 6, 2025

Former employees worry that infectious diseases will go unchecked as a result of the agency's closing.

Supporters of the U.S. Agency for International Development at a rally on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.

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Warmer winters, more extreme weather are making seasonal recreation harder to insure

by Daniel Ackerman

Feb 6, 2025

Premiums and claims for ski resorts and outdoor ice rinks — places that depend on cold weather to operate safely — have both gotten higher. Some insurers will no longer take chances on them.

Insurance premiums for ski resorts and skating rinks have skyrocketed as weather events become more extreme.

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