Federal Reserve officials are scheduled to release their first set of economic projections this year, alongside their interest rate decision, on Wednesday. Those forecasts will offer a fresh glimpse of the trajectory for monetary policy at a highly uncertain moment for the central bank. Policymakers paused interest rate cuts in January after reducing borrowing costs […]
Theo Leggett International Business Correspondent BBC “This has been our family car for three years, and it has been an absolute dream,” says Ben Kilbey as he shows me his gleaming pearl-white Tesla Model Y. Ben is a staunch electric car advocate. He runs a communications firm that promotes sustainable businesses in the UK. Yet […]
An international team of astronomers on Wednesday unveiled the most compelling evidence to date that dark energy — a mysterious phenomenon pushing our universe to expand ever faster — is not a constant force of nature but one that ebbs and flows through cosmic time. Dark energy, the new measurement suggests, may not resign our […]
K.W. Lee, a pioneering Asian American journalist whose reporting led to the release of a Korean immigrant on death row in California, and who covered the Koreatown community targeted in the Los Angeles riots of 1992, died on March 8 at his home in Sacramento. He was 96. His death was confirmed by his daughters, […]
The devastating wildfires that raged across Oklahoma on Friday claimed Governor Kevin Stitt’s ranch near Luther, he revealed in a social media post on Saturday. OKLAHOMA CITY – Aerial imagery is revealing the extent of destruction caused by deadly wildfires that have ravaged Oklahoma, damaging at least 400 homes statewide and resulting in four confirmed […]
As the college basketball world gears up for March Madness, this is the last chance for seniors to make an impression on WNBA talent evaluators ahead of the 2025 WNBA Draft, which will be held eight days after the national championship. Unlike on the men’s side, tournament risers aren’t as prevalent, thanks to four years […]
Getty Images Policymakers at the Bank of England will study the latest economic data The Bank of England is expected to keep interest rates on hold when policymakers announce their latest decision on Thursday. The Bank rate heavily influences the cost of borrowing for households, businesses and the government, as well as returns for savers. […]
A British bomb disposal expert has been injured in an attack on a UN facility in the Gaza Strip, the charity he works for has said. The 51-year-old, who was not named, was one of five people injured in an explosion that also killed a UN worker at the facility in Deir al-Balah on Wednesday […]
About 14 hours before the Eaton fire started on Jan. 7 on the hills above Altadena and Pasadena, Calif., power lines in the area had signs of being under strain from intensifying winds. New data from a company that maintains electrical sensors suggests that the transmission network of Southern California Edison was stressed long before […]
Mar 19, 2025, 08:51 PM ET Manchester United remain in the race to sign RB Leipzig attacker Xavi Simons, while Liverpool have identified Feyenoord right back Givairo Read as a potential Trent Alexander-Arnold replacement. Join us for the latest transfer news, rumors and gossip from around the globe. Transfers homepage | Done deals | Men’s […]