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Centerview Partners Senior Counselor Richard Haass gives us a lesson in civics and tells us what it means for society today. (Source: Bloomberg)

Stocks have struggled ahead of the holidays despite Friday’s rally.

Bond traders have rarely suffered so much from a Federal Reserve easing cycle. Now they fear 2025 threatens more of the same.

“It was generous of our mom to offer.”

“I have zero debt, no upcoming tax liabilities and no inheritance on the horizon.”

Statistical agencies in the US, including the one that publishes the monthly jobs report, are under financial pressure that jeopardizes the data. The ripple effects hit everything from investment decisions to funding for local developments. (Source: Bloomberg)

The rise of ChatGPT sparked fears about artificial intelligence roiling businesses of all kinds. Two years after the chatbot’s release, the results haven’t been nearly as cataclysmic as some investors predicted. But there’s still plenty of anxiety.

Emerging markets-focused investors have had little to celebrate over the past year. Or for that matter, over the past decade. Now the prospect of Donald Trump’s tariffs and trade wars has some considering abandoning them altogether.

“We have been bringing in $60,000 a year for the last couple years, until this October, when I was laid off.”

“I read that the bank discourages people from storing jewelry and coins in the boxes, so I did not rent one.”