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Stocks grind higher after Powell soothes inflation fears
U.S. equity markets were little changed Wednesday as investors continued to assess the Federal Reserve’s views on inflation.
Buffett gives $4.1B to charity, steps down from Gates Foundation's board
Warren Buffett on Wednesday reached the halfway mark in giving away all of his Berkshire Hathaway stock, more than 99% of his net worth, to charity and resigned from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s board.
Microsoft joins Apple in $2T market value club
Microsoft's rising stock price pushed the software giant to $2 trillion in market value.
Iranian election throws oil, nuclear deal into abyss
Iran's hardliner president-elect Ebrahim Raisi is sending oil prices higher and the nuclear accord to the trash bin.
US stocks trending higher after positive remarks by Fed Chairman Powell to Congress Tuesday
U.S. equity futures were trading higher ahead of the Wednesday session on Wall Street as encouraging words by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell before Congress Tuesday helped drive Asian stocks higher as well.
US seizes internet domains tied to Iran’s government
More than 30 web domains linked to the Iranian regime were seized by U.S. agencies on Tuesday, a U.S. government official said.
Federal court closes Dakota Access case, but allows for fresh challenges
A U.S. district court closed a long-running case against the Dakota Access oil pipeline on Tuesday, but allowed for Native American tribes and other opponents of the line to file additional actions against it, court documents showed.
Amazon’s planned purchase of MGM faces Federal Trade Commission scrutiny
The Federal Trade Commission will be the agency to review Amazon. com Inc.’s proposed acquisition of Hollywood studio MGM, according to people familiar with the matter, just as the commission gets a new chairwoman who has been critical of the online giant’s expansion.
Fast-food chains cut discounts, push pricy meals post-pandemic
NEW YORK - Restaurant chains including McDonald's Corp and KFC are paring back $5-and-under "value" items in favor of more expensive $10-to-$30 combination meals, a strategy employed to lift sales and profits and offset rising food costs as the U.S. economy reopens.
Kudlow rips Hunter Biden's $500K paintings as 'fraudulent', 'scam art'
Fox News Radio's Guy Benson sounded off Tuesday on first son Hunter Biden setting up a deal to market what “Kudlow” host Larry Kudlow qualified as “crap” paintings for $500,000 per piece.