by Hannah Webster | Nov 19, 2024 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON – A bipartisan group of senators grilled Visa and Mastercard executives in a Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday, revitalizing Washington’s efforts to inject competition into the credit card industry. Retailers pay a fee when consumers make a purchase with...
by Hannah Webster | Nov 6, 2024 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court appeared skeptical that companies should be required to include past events in their risk disclosure statements during oral arguments for Facebook, Inc. v. Amalgamated Bank Wednesday. The case considers whether a risk disclosure is...
by Hannah Webster | Nov 5, 2024 | Campaign 2024, Featured, Politics, Topics
Medill News Service reporters provide live updates from polling places across Maryland and Washington on Election Day. These reports are published in conjunction with the Washington Post. 6:07 p.m. – Few voters feel strongly towards Alsobrooks By Ananya Chag...
by Hannah Webster | Nov 3, 2024 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – As thousands converged on Freedom Plaza for the annual Women’s March to the White House Saturday afternoon, 38-year-old Robert Haswell walked hand in hand with his six-year-old daughter, Lorelei. The social worker from Connecticut made the trip with his...
by Hannah Webster | Oct 30, 2024 | Campaign 2024, Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Vice President Kamala Harris drew sharp contrasts between herself and former President Donald Trump during a speech dubbed her “closing argument” on Tuesday in an appeal to voters a week before the election. At the Ellipse in Washington, D.C., Harris...
by Hannah Webster | Oct 29, 2024 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON — Around 80 protesters gathered to criticize the World Bank and International Monetary Fund for climate and development policies on Friday. Representatives from various climate action groups met at Edward Murrow Park to hear from global advocacy leaders...
by Hannah Webster | Oct 24, 2024 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON – Only nine years after the signing of the Paris Agreement — a landmark treaty promoting international cooperation to combat climate change — global carbon emissions are out of line with Paris’ global warming targets, the International Monetary Fund (IMF)...
by Hannah Webster | Oct 22, 2024 | Business, Featured, Topics
WASHINGTON — The International Monetary Fund nudged its growth forecast for the United States upward Tuesday, amid steady economic growth and a global dip in inflation. The latest World Economic Outlook, released during the IMF annual meeting, projected the U.S....
by Hannah Webster | Oct 15, 2024 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller credited the Shadow Open Market Committee for “[elevating] the public debate about monetary policy” and added to the consideration of monetary policy rules, in a keynote address at the group’s 50th anniversary...
by Hannah Webster | Oct 8, 2024 | Business, Campaign 2024, Featured
WASHINGTON – Former President Donald Trump is endorsing a new crypto venture, fortifying his support for digital currency, which has evolved into a key campaign stance. The decentralized finance platform, World Liberty Financial, is founded by longtime crypto...
by Hannah Webster | Oct 8, 2024 | Business, Featured, Topics
WASHINGTON – The U.S. economy added 254,000 jobs in September, the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported Friday. The report dramatically surpassed economists’ projections; the Dow Jones consensus forecast, for instance, predicted a gain of only...
