(Reuters) -China’s President Xi Jinping has delivered a speech at a symposium on private enterprises attended by tech entrepreneurs including Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma, official media reported on Monday. There were no specific details about the symposium. Reuters reported last week that the symposium is aimed at boosting private-sector sentiment, and Xi was expected to […]
The Federal Reserve is set to deliver its first interest rate decision of the year in what is the headline event on today’s central bank calendar. The Fed is widely expected to hold interest rates steady at 4.25-4.5 per cent, but central bank watchers will be paying attention to any potential discussion about Monday’s stock […]
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said next week as Wall Street launches into earnings season, he’ll be following the Federal Reserve’s meeting and earnings from a few tech giants. Investors should not to make any major moves, he advised. “Look it’s a sheer hell week. Our heads will be spinning, swivel-like, lazy Susan even, as each day […]
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Thursday a meeting was being set up between him and Russian President Vladimir Putin, but the Republican offered no timeline for talks between the two leaders. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT Trump’s return to the White House on Jan. 20 has sparked hope of a diplomatic […]
Figure 3. Dense time series of Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 (HLS) data at 30-m (98-ft) resolution revealing winter and summer crops across Southern Romania in 2018 [top] and 2023 [bottom]. Magenta areas indicate forests, green areas represent summer crops (e.g., maize, sunflower, soy), and blue areas show winter crops (e.g., wheat, barley, rapeseed). Yellow areas indicate […]
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A top Federal Reserve official has said the US central bank is “pretty close” to meeting its objectives on inflation and employment, underscoring investor expectations that policymakers will refrain from sharp interest rate cuts this […]
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., told Republican lawmakers on Saturday that President-elect Trump supports a conservative policy overhaul via a single large bill, three sources told Fox News Digital. Trump wants both the House and Senate to have such a bill on his desk by May, the sources said. The president-elect’s buy-in will likely end the […]
Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Monday that she had a “great meeting” with President-elect Trump. “Today, President Trump and I had a great meeting to discuss our shared priorities for the President’s second term,” Bowser said in a statement on X. “President Trump and I both want Washington, DC to be the best, most…
Alika Jenner/Getty Images Pete Carroll’s next destination could be the Windy City. Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated reported during the Amazon Prime broadcast of Thursday Night Football that the Bears and Carroll have mutual interest and that a conversation between the two could be happening soon. “Pete Carroll has interest in the Bears job, but […]
Two dozen scientists at the meeting gathered for lunch in the atrium of the National Portrait Gallery to talk about doing NASA science with volunteers. They discussed projects about asteroids, landslide hazard prediction, solar eclipse science, water quality, martian clouds, and more. Science done with volunteers is often called citizen science or participatory science – […]
