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ATHENS– A burgeoning population and sustained job growth will keep Georgia's economy growing in 2025— just a bit more slowly than in 2024, according to economic forecasters at the University of Georgia Selig Center for Economic Growth. Georgia's economy is projected to grow by 2.4% in 2025, a slowdown from the 3.1% the state saw in 2024. As the Federal Reserve…

—U.S. stocks are drifting around their records Monday, ahead of a week that could cement expectations for a coming cut to interest rates by the Federal Reserve. Interpublic Group rose 8.5% after rival Omnicom said it would buy the marketing and communications firm in an all-stock deal. Economists expect Wednesday’ s report to show the inflation that U.S….

With a recession deepening and the 1982 midterm elections approaching, Federal Reserve chair Paul Volcker was summoned to the Oval Office, where Ronald Reagan was sitting with his chief of staff, James Baker. John H. Cochrane and Amit Seru of the Hoover Institution think the hyperactive Fed has become too ambitious in its interventions in the economy and social…

NEW YORK– December 07, 2024- Kaplan Fox& Kilsheimer LLP is investigating potential securities laws violations in connection with investments in Western Asset Management Company’s U.S. Core strategy and U.S. Core Plus strategy, including investors in mutual funds Western Asset Core Bond Fund and Western Asset Core Plus Bond Fund. On November 25, 2024, the U.S….

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—U.S. stocks rose to records Friday after data suggested the job market remains solid enough to keep the economy going, but not so strong that it raises immediate worries about inflation. The quiet trading came after the latest jobs report came in mixed enough to strengthen traders’ expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates again at its next…

PIONEER MUNICIPAL HIGH INCOME ADVANTAGE FUND, INC. UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM N-CSR CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES Investment Company Act file number 811-21409 Pioneer Municipal High Income Advantage Fund, Inc. 60 State Street, Boston, MA 02109 Christopher J….

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Weekly applications for jobless benefits are considered a proxy for U.S. layoffs. The Federal Reserve jacked up rates in 2022 and into 2023 in an attempt to squelch the sky-high inflation that developed when the U.S. economy rebounded from the brief but sharp pandemic recession. The Fed has cut its benchmark rate at its last two meetings in response to receding…

With a recession deepening and the 1982 midterm elections approaching, Federal Reserve chair Paul Volcker was summoned to the Oval Office, where Ronald Reagan was sitting with his chief of staff, James Baker. John H. Cochrane and Amit Seru of the Hoover Institution think the hyperactive Fed has become too ambitious in its interventions in the economy and social…

Companies related to the crypto market, such as MicroStrategy and Coinbase Global, saw their stocks rise, too, before falling back in trading early Thursday. The surge in price for the decentralized form of payment coincided with Mr. Trump's decision to select Paul Atkins, viewed as crypto-friendly, as chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Joe Barker at CHS Hedging said " Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said," The U.S. economy is in very good shape and there is no reason for that not to continue… the downside risk appears to be less in the labor market, growth is definitely stronger than we thought, and inflation has come in a little bit higher. So the good news is that we can afford to be a little more…

With a recession deep-ening and the 1982 midterm elections approaching, Federal Reserve Chair Paul Volcker was summoned to the Oval Office, where Ronald Reagan was sitting with his chief of staff, James Baker. John H. Cochrane and Amit Seru of the Hoover Institution think the hyperactive Fed has become too ambitious in its interventions in the economy and…

—President-elect Donald Trump campaigned on the promise that his policies would reduce high borrowing costs and lighten the financial burden on American households. But what if, as many economists expect, interest rates remain elevated, well above their pre-pandemic lows? Trump could point a finger at the Federal Reserve, and in particular at its chair, Jerome…

—Bitcoin has topped the $100,000 mark as a massive rally in the world's most popular cryptocurrency sparked by the election of Donald Trump rolls on. The milestone comes just hours after the President-elect signaled a lighter regulatory approach to the crypto industry with his choice of Paul Atkins to be the next chair the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from Johns Hopkins University,“ This paper applies theories of descriptive and substantive representation to understand how these shifts are likely to impact the popular legitimacy of the Federal Reserve. We hypothesize that greater Black descriptive and substantive representation improves…

Healthcare Realty Trust board member Thomas Bohjalian has purchased 11,750 shares of the company's stock in three transactions, according to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing. The trades follow Bohjalian's having acquired 9,000 shares of Healthcare Realty Trust stock in August in a deal valued at $156,510. It is unclear if Bohjalian, who…