President Joe Biden and Democrats cannot win the debate over the economy without fundamentally reframing the terms of the choice they are offering voters, an extensive new research study by one of the partys prominent electoral-strategy groups has concluded. The study, scheduled to be released today, seeks to mitigate one of the partys most glaring
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit recently upheld New York’s requirement that applicants for handgun carry permits demonstrate “good moral character,” deeming it consistent with the Second Amendment. But the appeals court enjoined enforcement of the state’s demand that applicants submit information about their social media accounts, deeming it inconsistent with the
Computational Photography — Guidemaster: A cheat sheet for comparing the iPhone 15 lineups cameras Most folks don’t need the Pros, but there are some use cases where it matters. Samuel Axon – Dec 14, 2023 12:08 am UTC Enlarge / The iPhone 15 lineup. reader comments 27 Over the past couple of years of reviewing
On December 8, the federal government made two seemingly disconnected but inexorably linked announcements that do not bode well for America’s future. First, the Department of Transportation hyped an $8.2 billion grant for passenger rail projects. Second, the Congressional Budget Office revealed that the federal government racked up a $383 billion deficit in just the
PLEASE STAND BY — Ukrainian cellular and Internet still out, 1 day after suspected Russian cyberattack Hackers tied to Russian military take responsibility for hack on Ukraine’s biggest provider. Dan Goodin – Dec 14, 2023 1:33 am UTC Enlarge / A service center for “Kyivstar”, a Ukrainian telecommunications company, that provides communication services and data
The Supreme Court announced this morning that it would take up a pair of cases concerning access to mifepristone, the first pill in a two-pill regimen commonly used to induce abortion. Mifepristone has been the subject of a high-profile legal battle throughout the past year. Crucially, the Court will not consider whether the U.S. Food
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the UK interest rates myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The Bank of England kept rates steady at 5.25 per cent on Thursday as governor Andrew Bailey warned there was “still some way to go” before inflation hit its target. The BoE’s Monetary Policy
Triple-A municipal bond yields fell a few basis points Wednesday following the Federal Reserve’s decision to hold rates and signal that only three rate cuts were likely in 2024, which sent U.S. Treasury yields plummeting down more than a quarter point on the short end while equities rallied and the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed
Federal highway officials Wednesday defended the seemingly slow rollout of a high-profile federally funded program to create a national network of electric vehicle chargers. Ohio last week opened what is so far the nation’s first — and only — electric vehicle charging station funded through the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. New York is
The Federal Reserve announced it will leave interest rates unchanged Wednesday, in a move that many believe will conclude the central bank’s rate hike cycle and set the stage for rate cuts in the year ahead. The Fed has raised interest rates 11 times since March 2022 — the fastest pace of tightening since the early 1980s. The
Loading… Loading… The Wikimedia Foundation disclosed that in 2023, ChatGPT was the most viewed article on Wikipedia, attracting 79 million views across its various language editions. What Happened:In 2023, the English language version of Wikipedia amassed over 84 billion views. Of these, the ChatGPT article alone accounted for more than 49 million views. During the
Loading… Loading… Speaking at BenzingasFintech Deal Day event in New York in November, panelists discussed data-driven decision-making and risk management in FinTech. Andr Beganski, a journalist at Decrypt Media, moderated the discussion, which featured panelists Antonio Goncalves from Devexperts and dxFeed, Paul Fahey of Northern Trust Asset Servicing, and Traci Mabrey from Dow Jones. Fahey
Place your bets — Blue Origin sure seems confident it will launch New Glenn in 2024 Does Jeff Bezos’s heavy-lift rocket really have a shot at launching next year? Stephen Clark – Dec 13, 2023 2:25 am UTC Enlarge / This picture, taken several months ago, shows different parts for Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket
Loading… Loading… The financial services industry has seen some ground-breaking changes in the past year, with fintech innovations driving the sector forward and fast-paced developments in artificial intelligence. Participants in the fintech sector expect 2024 to be another transformative year as further investment by financial services companies reshapes the banking landscape. Marius Galdikas, CEO at
hittin’ that ol’ dusty trail — Deep into the Kuiper Belt, New Horizons is still doing science Designed to study Pluto, the spacecrafts instruments are being repurposed. Diane Hope – Dec 12, 2023 12:27 pm UTC Enlarge / Artist’s impression of the New Horizons spacecraft at Arrokoth. This astronomical body is the most distant object
An aerial view of existing homes near new homes under construction (UPPER R) in the Chatsworth neighborhood on September 08, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images Homeowners looking to refinance are finding savings after mortgage rates dropped again last week. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming
Two big Illinois issuers have scheduled refunding deals with planned pricings on Thursday, with the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority to issue $900 million of series 2024A senior revenue refunding bonds and Chicago’s Midway Airport to sell $393 million of series 2023C senior revenue refunding bonds. Rising interest rates had made refundings thin on the
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The UK economy unexpectedly contracted in October, driven by falls in every sector and fuelling concerns that high interest rates could push the country into a downturn. Gross domestic product fell 0.3 per cent between
Municipals were mostly steady to a touch softer in secondary trading while newly upgraded gilt-edged Ohio upsized its general obligation refunding deal and repriced to lower yields. U.S. Treasuries improved on the day following cooler inflation data that many participants said would not move the needle on the Federal Reserve’s rates decision Wednesday. Triple-A yields