WASHINGTON — After three cuts to its key interest rate last year, Federal Reserve officials, led by Chair Jerome Powell, have signaled that they are […]
Month: February 2025
Starmer warns of ‘generational challenge’ of national security – and calls Ukraine ‘frontline’ of Europe | Politics News
Sir Keir Starmer has warned of a “generational challenge” when it comes to national security as he called Ukraine the “frontline” of Europe. The prime […]
Topps Tiles’ purchase of rival CTD could bring up prices and make service worse – CMA | Money News
The UK competition regulator has warned Topp Tiles’ purchase of 30 rival shops could make prices more expensive and services worse. On Monday the competition […]
Kemi Badenoch says failing to spend more on defence ‘is not peacekeeping, it is weakness’ | Politics News
Kemi Badenoch has said failing to spend more on defence “is not peacemaking, it is weakness” as Sir Keir Starmer and other European leaders face […]
China’s Xi meets with business leaders to boost economy
China’s President Xi Jinping has met with the country’s top business leaders, state media reported, including Jack Ma, the founder of Alibaba who had kept […]
South Korea Bans Downloads of DeepSeek, the Chinese A.I. App
The South Korean government said on Monday that it had temporarily suspended new downloads of an artificial intelligence chatbot made by DeepSeek, the Chinese company […]
One Fix for Ailing Movie Theaters? Becoming Nonprofits.
Nicki Wilson was shocked when her local newspaper reported in March 2023 that the Triplex Theater, an independent four-screen movie house in Great Barrington, Mass., […]
The Timeless Appeal of Puerto Vallarta
I first traveled to the Mexican resort town of Puerto Vallarta because of a decades-old, black-and-white movie. On a frigid winter night, as I was […]
Why Everyone Is Still Talking About ‘Paddington 2’
“Paddington 2 is the greatest film ever made,” one user posted on X in 2022. This tweet was not ironic. In the seven years since […]
US presented Ukraine with a document to access its minerals but offered almost nothing in return
MUNICH — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he directed his ministers not to sign off on a proposed agreement to give the United States access […]