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Note block concert: Stick figures rock Minecraft

The biggest concert yet—the sound of chaos perfected. Missing Kentucky teen found after two month search, man arrested Harris draws fire over sealed Epstein files Marlon Brando and Zsa Zsa Gabor's ...
Eagle-Tribune

Fed judge blocks move to cut FEMA funds

BOSTON — A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from slashing counterterrorism funding for Massachusetts and other Democratic-led states deemed uncooperative with federal immigration ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Fed Officials Split Over Risks to US Economy Going Into 2026

Federal Reserve officials — including two who will become voters in 2026 — offered strongly opposing views Friday on what to do with interest rates, continuing a debate that will grip the US central ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Hassett Says Trump Can Offer Fed Advice But Won’t Set Its Action

National Economic Council head Kevin Hassett said he’d consider President Donald Trump’s policy opinions if picked to lead the Federal Reserve, but that the central bank’s interest rate decisions ...
National Review

Not Great, Fed

President Trump Says He Wants ‘Nice, Thin Blood’ Running Through His Heart My Criticism of Lawrence Masek’s Bioethics Article Stands Addressing the Ethical Challenges of Organ Donation John Puri doesn ...
MarketWatch

Bybit and Block Scholes Report Finds Fed Outlook Fails to Lift Crypto Derivatives Sentiment

DUBAI, UAE, Dec. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Bybit, the world's second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume has released its latest Crypto Derivatives Analytics Report in collaboration with ...
Reuters

Fed says it will start technical buying of Treasury bills to manage market liquidity

WASHINGTON, Dec 10 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve on Wednesday said it would imminently start buying short-dated government bonds to help manage market liquidity levels to ensure the central bank ...
Reuters

Ahead of Trump meeting, Waller says he 'absolutely' would defend Fed independence

NEW YORK, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller, on the short list to succeed Fed Chair Jerome Powell next year and scheduled to be interviewed for the job by President Donald ...
CoinDesk

Federal Reserve Cuts Rates 25 Basis Points, With Two Voting for Steady Policy

The U.S. Federal Reserve delivered a widely expected 25 basis point rate cut on Wednesday, lowering the range on its benchmark fed funds rate by 25 basis points to 3.50% to 3.75%. This marks the third ...
CoinDesk

Bitcoin Swings Wildly as Fed's Powell Straddles Labor Market and Inflation Issues

Bitcoin BTC $94,258.22 spiked above $94,000 and then quickly retreated as Fed Chair Jerome Powell sounded both dovish and hawkish after the central bank delivered a 25 basis-point rate cut on ...
Morningstar

The Fed cut rates, but bitcoin didn't budge. What gives?

Bitcoin traded 26% away from its record high Thursday, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 closed at record highs. Bitcoin was mostly unchanged on Thursday, even as the Federal Reserve ...