While President Trump and New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani both campaigned on affordability, the issue is amorphous and poorly defined, WSJ’s @greg_ip writes

President Trump and New York Mayor-elect Mamdani both campaigned on affordability, but the issue is amorphous and poorly defined. 2025-11-23 12:00:00 Greg Ip

Continue ReadingWhile President Trump and New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani both campaigned on affordability, the issue is amorphous and poorly defined, WSJ’s @greg_ip writes

Susan Collins said that she sees no strong need for another interest-rate cut next month, underscoring the challenge that Chair Jerome Powell faces in building consensus

The remarks come a day after another another Fed official said there is room for a cut, and show the challenge Fed Chair Jerome Powell faces in trying to build…

Continue ReadingSusan Collins said that she sees no strong need for another interest-rate cut next month, underscoring the challenge that Chair Jerome Powell faces in building consensus

An MIT graduate student rocketed to fame with an intriguing paper on AI in the workplace. Soon his mentors were asking: Had he made it all up?

Aidan Toner-Rodgers shot to academic fame in a field hungry for new insights and revelatory research. But a computer scientist thought something seemed off. 2025-11-22 02:00:00 Kevin T. Dugan

Continue ReadingAn MIT graduate student rocketed to fame with an intriguing paper on AI in the workplace. Soon his mentors were asking: Had he made it all up?

Trump said this week he expects lower interest rates once he can install a new Fed chair in May, but rising opposition to a December rate cut inside the central bank suggests he might not get his way

The president expects his next Fed chair to lower rates, but growing internal opposition shows the limits of a leadership change—and threatens to end decades of consensus. 2025-11-22 01:00:00 Nick…

Continue ReadingTrump said this week he expects lower interest rates once he can install a new Fed chair in May, but rising opposition to a December rate cut inside the central bank suggests he might not get his way