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Christian Science Monitor - Business

Balancing act for new Fed chair: Taming inflation amid rate-cut pressures -- New Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh must navigate surging inflation, making it hard for the central bank to reduce interest rates as President Trump wishes. -- Laurent Belsie

2 days ago

Stocks might be soaring, but US economy is feeling Iran war shocks -- Laurent Belsie

5 days ago

Congress eyes action on prediction markets amid corruption concerns -- Laurent Belsie

2 days ago

From the Magazine - 'It's a lot for me': Inside the challenge of soaring food costs - By - Laurent Belsie - , Victoria Hoffmann - / 5 min

2 days ago

Despite tariffs, global trade keeps growing – just with new partners

2 days ago

Fed nominee faces Senate questions over his wealth, pressure from Trump

6 days ago

Anthropic's new Mythos AI tool signals a new era for cyber risks and responses

12 days ago

Energy dominance? Trump's strategy hits a wall in Iran.

14 days ago

From liberation to limbo: A year after 'Liberation Day' tariffs, what difference have they made?

18 days ago

With Iran war squeezing global energy, nations look to nuclear and renewables

26 days ago

The Explainer -- AI's new frontier: When business, government interests collide

1 month ago

US postpones strikes on Iran, but a global energy crisis is deepening

1 month ago

Fed keeps interest rates on hold, cautious about the war, jobs, and oil prices

1 month ago

The Explainer -- How to open the Strait of Hormuz? It's hard – and the world is waiting.

1 month ago

Will war end soon? Oil prices and stocks swing with the shifting signals.

1 month ago

US lost 92,000 jobs in February, prior to war-related oil price surge

1 month ago

In remote northern Philippines, a local solution to the global energy shock -- Conflict in the Middle East has brought an energy crunch to the Philippines. But this Indigenous community has found a way to insulate itself with a small-scale, renewable, and reliable source of electrical power. -- Mark Saludes

4 days ago