by Desiree Luo | Oct 16, 2025 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON — Banking and finance representatives from the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund gathered this week for annual meetings. The event included panels, press conferences and a plenary session for the World Bank Development Committee....
by Desiree Luo and Avigna Ramachandran | Oct 14, 2025 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON – The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday projected the global economy to grow 3.2% in 2025, according to its latest World Economic Outlook. This figure represents a slowdown from 3.3% growth in 2024 but a 0.2% upward revision from the IMF’s July...
by Desiree Luo | Oct 9, 2025 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON — One day after questioning Attorney General Pam Bondi during a highly televised Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) attended a much quieter discussion before a smaller audience on Wednesday. “This is like a normal hearing,”...
by Avigna Ramachandran | Oct 9, 2025 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON – Lawmakers and witnesses emphasized the threat government censorship poses to First Amendment rights in a Senate Commerce hearing Wednesday, with Republicans referencing Biden officials’ censorship of social media and Democrats focusing on the current...
by Avigna Ramachandran | Oct 7, 2025 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON – From Washington to Wall Street, policymakers and economists await the release of the monthly jobs report, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on the first Friday of every month, commonly known as “jobs Friday.” This past Friday morning,...
by Avigna Ramachandran | Oct 2, 2025 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON – The Senate Finance Committee debated the fairness and transparency of current cryptocurrency tax policy on Tuesday, seeking to advance President Donald Trump’s agenda of global leadership in the industry. The hearing proceeded on the first day of the...
by Desiree Luo | Oct 2, 2025 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON — Tariff uncertainty and delays have become the norm under the Trump administration. President Donald Trump announced a 100% import tax on pharmaceutical drugs Sept. 25. He also proposed levies on select kitchen cabinets, upholstered furniture and trucks...
by Avigna Ramachandran | Sep 24, 2025 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON – Jimmy Kimmel returned to the air Tuesday night after Disney-owned ABC suspended the late-night show following his remarks on the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr’s threats to the...
by Sarah Serota | Mar 21, 2025 | Business, Featured
Before tax accountant Jack Hahne moved from Atlanta to New York City in 2022, the state and local tax deduction cap, commonly known as the SALT deduction cap, hardly concerned him. “I was making a little bit less money, so it wasn’t something I was particularly...
by Jeremy Fredricks | Mar 13, 2025 | Business, Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump proposed removing the penny from U.S. circulation in February. The one cent coin costs the U.S. Mint about 3.7 cents to make. Will discontinuing the coin contribute to higher costs and inflation or save the government millions of...
by Sarah Serota | Mar 13, 2025 | Business, Featured, Politics
On the campaign trail, President Donald Trump made a promise to the cryptocurrency entrepreneurs that they have not forgotten: a pledge to be the first “crypto president.” Last week, Trump took his latest in a string of actions to align himself with the digital asset...
by Jorge Martinez and Lenna Peterson | Feb 19, 2025 | Business, Featured, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of Labor backpedaled her previous support for repealing right-to-work laws. Senators pressed nominee Lori Chavez-DeRemer, a former GOP congresswoman, about a pro-union bill she co-sponsored during her time in...
