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On Monday, March 7, 2022, workers packed cast iron cooking utensils at the Lodge Manufacturing Company factory in South Pittsburgh, Tennessee.Luke Charlett | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesWholesale prices fell surprisingly slightly in August, providing breathing rooms for the Federal Reserve to approve interest rate cuts at its meeting this month, according to a report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Wednesday.The producer price index, which measures the input costs of a wide range of goods and services, rose 0.7% down 0.7% in July, and fell 0.1% for the month after Dow Jones estimates increased 0.3%. On a 12-month basis,…

Opinion: Temujin Louie, CEO of WanchainThe agency’s capital is not crossing the bridge – waiting for a compliance gatekeeper. Cross-chain transactions have promised a seamless, boundless crypto economy, but regulatory barriers have risen across all chains. New standards such as the European Crypto Assets (MICA) market and Financial Action Task Force (FATF) travel rules are no longer optional hurdles. They define who survives in the competition for global liquidity. With increasing interest in cryptocurrency, compliance is becoming a more important differentiator than technology.AML blind spots last – Bridges are still my favorite tool for washingThe blind spot for cross-chain transactions…

“What if your first love is your greatest love – and your last love?” That is a question at the heart of “The History of Sound.” This is a new historic romantic drama starring Paul Mezcal and Josh O’Connor, which will premiere in theaters on Friday.Directed by Oliver Hermanus and adapted from a short story of the same name by author Ben Shattuck, the film explores the influence of a fleeting romance between Lionel (Mezcal) and David (O’Connor). A few years later, after serving in World War I, David asks Lionel to join him on an improvised trip through Maine…

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Beef is being prepared for grocery stores customers in Miami, Florida on July 22, 2025.Joe Raedle | Getty ImagesThis week’s major inflation report is expected to show prices have accelerated again in August, but it does not prevent the Federal Reserve from cutting benchmark rates at next week’s meeting.The Bureau of Labor Statistics is set to release its producer price index for August on Wednesday, followed by a more closely watched consumer price index the following day.Economists expect the report to show an overall 0.3% increase, including full-item indexes in the headline and key core readings that rule out volatile…

Construction workers will be shown on site on July 28, 2025 at the Multi-Unit Residential Housing Project in Encinitas, California, USA. Mike Blake | ReutersJob growth tanking and the economy wobbling put pressure on the Federal Reserve to begin cutting interest rates. The market is hoping to cuts at each of the remaining three meetings this year.The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday that the economy added 911,000 fewer jobs than previously reported in the year before March 2025. A downward revision of that report since the cut date suggests that the decline in salary growth is in fact about…

The labour market has produced far fewer jobs than previously thought, according to a report by the Labor Department on Tuesday, which added to concerns about both the health of the economy and the status of data collection.According to a preliminary report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the annual revision of non-farm pay data for the year prior to March 2025 showed a 911,000 decrease from the initial estimate. The total revision was the high end of Wall Street’s expectations, ranging from around 600,000 to 1 million people.The revision was more than 50% higher than last year’s adjustment, and…

The hepatitis B vaccine has emerged as the latest flashpoint as health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. continues to question the safety of the vaccine.Vaccines are given to babies on a daily basis right after birth. This is because hepatitis B can be transmitted from mother to child, an incurable infection that can lead to liver disease, cancer and death during childbirth.During a Senate Finance Committee hearing with Kennedy on Thursday, Sen. Roger Marshall of R-Kan said he would offer the hepatitis B vaccine “meaningless” to all newborns, especially if their mother tests negative for the virus.Marshall, OB-Gyn, who said…

(LR) US President Donald Trump and Rolex CEO Jean Frederic Dufou arrive at the Rolex Suite at the 2025 US Open at the Usta Billy Jean National Tennis Center on September 7th, before the final match of Italian Giannik Thinner and Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz men’s singles. Matthew Stockman | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump appeared at the US Open this weekend with Rolex CEO Jean Frederic Dufour.Trump watched the men’s singles final in New York on Sunday at the midcourt box run by Rolex, which sponsors the tournament. According to NBC News, the president was joined by well-known White House officials,…

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