by Alicia Tang | Feb 1, 2024 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve on Wednesday left its key interest rate unchanged for the fourth consecutive meeting, with Chair Jerome Powell quashing hope of rate cuts in March. The unanimous vote by the 12-member, rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee called...
by Charlotte Ehrlich and Clare Zhang | Jan 25, 2024 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON – Lawmakers on Thursday stressed the urgency of renewing the National Flood Insurance Program, with reforms to rein in ever-increasing premiums that are becoming harder for homeowners to afford. The Senate Banking Committee is working to reauthorize the...
by Zachary Miller | Mar 8, 2022 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON — Last Thursday, President Biden signed into law a bipartisan bill to bar companies from contractually forcing sexual assault and harrassment complaints into arbitration. Now, the change has reinvigorated efforts to pass similar legislation in the financial...
