European Central Bank set to hold rates as market debates cut timeline

A man shelters from the rain under an umbrella as he walks past the Euro currency sign in front of the former European Central Bank (ECB) building in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany. Kirill Kudryavtsev | Afp | Getty Images The European Central Bank is set to hold interest rates at their current record high … Read more

Euro zone inflation rebounds in December, fueling rate-cut debates

Shoppers at delicatessen market stall in Milan, Italy, on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Headline inflation in the euro zone jumped to 2.9% in December, up from 2.4% the previous month, though core inflation continued to ease, according to data released Friday by Eurostat. The annual print was a little … Read more

As U.S. considers the 4-day work week, Mexico debates the 6-day week

Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave CANCÚN, Mexico — On a recent Friday, like nearly every day, Maricela de la Cruz woke up at 5 a.m. She caught two buses to get from her parents’ modest apartment on the outskirts of Cancún to the J.W. Marriott Resort & Spa. As tourists sunned on … Read more

Simone Biles Says She and Husband Jonathan Owens Have Debates Over Who’s the Better Athlete

What happens when a married couple who also happen to be athletes and have reached the pinnacle of their sport? Apparently they have ongoing debates about who is the better athlete in the family. And as is the nature of such accomplished athletes, these debates become competitive. Just ask Simone Biles. The seven-time Olympic medalist recently … Read more

RNC warns candidates that attending Iowa Christian group’s forum will disqualify them from debates

The Republican National Committee has warned some of the 2024 GOP presidential candidates about attending an Iowa Christian organization’s Thanksgiving forum, saying it would disqualify them from participating in future RNC presidential debates. Five candidates – former President Donald Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and South … Read more

Tucker Carlson Open to Moderating GOP Debates, But Only On X

Tucker Carlson is open to playing GOP candidate wrangler for a debate, but the Republicans would have to be down with the parameters he’d demand … TMZ has learned. In case you missed this week’s debate, Vivek Ramaswamy gave a full-throated endorsement for Tucker to moderate a future Republican debate, predicting it would spark a … Read more

Donald Trump wants future Republican debates to be canceled after refusing to participate in them

Donald Trump ‘s campaign is calling on the Republican National Committee to cancel all remaining presidential primary debates, saying the RNC must instead “refocus its manpower” on defeating Joe Biden next year. In a statement late Monday, top Trump advisers also repeated debunked falsehoods about election fraud, claiming without evidence that Democrats are working to … Read more