Can Trump really influence interest rates?

President-elect Donald Trump and some of his allies have suggested, to varying degrees, that Trump should be allowed to meddle with the Federal Reserve’s decisions about US monetary policy. “I think I have the right to say, ‘I think you should go up or down a little bit,’” Trump said, referring to interest rates, which…

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2024 MLB Awards: Predictions, results on MVP, Cy Young, more

Bradford Doolittle, ESPN Staff WriterNov 18, 2024, 07:02 PM ET Close Sports reporter, Kansas City Star, 2002-09 Writer, Baseball, Baseball Prospectus Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus Member, Baseball Writers Association of America Member, Professional Basketball Writers Association Welcome to MLB Awards Week. November has become awards season in baseball, which increasingly serves as a way to…

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Best MacBook deals for November 2024

Apple currently sells MacBooks equipped with its own M-series chips in a wide range of sizes and price points. It discontinued the M1 MacBook Air to make room for the latest models, but some retailers are still selling the last-gen laptop starting at $649 — a far cry from the $2,499 starting price of the…

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