Feds charge eBay over employees who sent live spiders and cockroaches to couple; company to pay $3M

[ad_1] eBay’s headquarters in San Jose, California, U.S. Bloomberg |  Getty Images Online retailer eBay Inc. will pay a $3 million fine to resolve criminal charges over a harassment campaign waged by…

Stock market news today: Stocks clinch 8th-straight winning week as inflation nears Fed’s target

[ad_1] The latest signal of inflation’s retreat is in the books as the year comes to an end. Price increases cooled last month, adding credence to the belief that the…

Americans grow more confident about the economy, even as the Fed’s inflation fight continues

[ad_1] To many consumers, it probably doesn’t feel like a big improvement. But after two years of breakneck inflation that sent the cost of everyday goods and services surging, 2023…

Startup bubble fueled by Fed’s cheap money policy finally burst in 2023

[ad_1] Scooters take over SXSW in Austin, TX As the last decade came to an end, it was easy for a young engineer to hop on a Bird scooter and…

News updates from December 22: UK economy shrinks in Q3, Fed’s preferred measure of inflation falls

[ad_1] Inflation: The US Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation metric, the core personal consumption expenditures price index, which strips out volatile food and energy costs, is expected to have risen 0.2…

Strip club paid mayor of Illinois city for years to allow prostitution at the venue, feds say

[ad_1] The former mayor of Harvey, Illinois, allegedly turned a blind eye to prostitution operating out of a local strip club in exchange for money, a case that resulted in…

The Fed’s shrinking balance sheet is worrying a key corner of US financial markets

[ad_1] (Bloomberg) — As markets staged a monster rally following the Federal Reserve’s shift toward loosening monetary policy, one corner of the financial system had reason to remain on edge.…

Four charged by feds, accused of running an $80 million ‘pig butchering’ scheme

[ad_1] Four accused scam artists, three from Southern California and one from suburban Chicago, were charged in an alleged “pig butchering” scheme that bilked victims out of more than $80…

Stock Market Live: GIFT Nifty Hints At Lower Open Despite Feds Pivot; SBI, HDFC Bank, RIL In Focus

[ad_1] The December futures contract of the GIFT Nifty index indicated a cautious opening for the benchmarks in India. As of 7.44 am, the GIFT Nifty traded 0.08% lower at…

The Fed’s Yield-Curve Problem

[ad_1] For some forecasters, the inversion of the yield curve has been a sure sign a recession is coming. For the Federal Reserve, it could turn into a different kind…