The University of Chicago Law School has launched a mentorship program to increase interest and provide support for students seeking careers in the public interest field, an area in which it trails ...

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 30: Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell answers questions from reporters following the regular Federal Open Market Committee meetings at the Fed on July 30, 2025 in Washington ...

Separate Senate Republican contingents are floating competing proposals on health care, as the party struggles to unify behind a plan to stop looming premium hikes. GOP leaders are faced with a ...

The Constellation-class frigate will now go the same way as the Zumwalt-class destroyer and the Littoral Combat Ship—expensive programs canceled well before their time, at great cost to the taxpayer.

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If you've been looking at interest-bearing accounts like high-yield savings accounts or certificates of deposit (CDs), you may see the terms "interest rate" and "annual percentage yield" (APY) being ...

The Federal Reserve sets the federal funds target rate, also known as the fed funds rate, which is the interest rate at which commercial banks lend to each other overnight. Below, CNBC Select explains ...

In December, at its last meeting of the year, the Federal Reserve once again cut interest rates, marking the third time in a row it has done so after previously leaving rates untouched for months. The ...

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