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The independence of central banks, which allows policymakers to operate free from political meddling, is considered sacrosanct by investors and economists.

Senator Ron Wyden has found that four banks waited until Mr. Epstein’s arrest on federal charges to flag $1.5 billion in suspicious transactions. Mr. Wyden wants the documents made public.

The House is set to vote on a series of high-stakes bills backed by the cryptocurrency industry, after top Republicans brokered a deal with a group of dissenters in their ranks.

Substack, originally a newsletter service, says its app now has millions of users interacting with its creators.

The House is set to vote on a series of high-stakes bills backed by the cryptocurrency industry, after top Republicans brokered a deal with a group of dissenters in their ranks.

With help from a longtime Silicon Valley investor turned White House insider, Mr. Huang got the administration to reverse course on restrictions.

President Trump has become more hostile to the Federal Reserve’s chair. Markets aren’t worried yet, but some on Wall Street are getting more concerned.

After President Trump announced that Coke will be made with cane sugar in the U.S., as it is in Mexico, foodies of Mexican heritage said in interviews that they weren’t excited.

Investors, not the Fed, control the interest rates that matter most to businesses and consumers. They might demand higher returns if the central bank’s independence comes into question.

Dr. Marty Makary, the agency’s commissioner, has said too many women avoid menopause treatments because the risks have been overstated.

With help from a longtime Silicon Valley investor turned White House insider, Mr. Huang got the administration to reverse course on restrictions.

Both operating systems introduce new designs, but the real story is what’s happening beneath with A.I.

Consumer groups say proposals by BlackRock and Blackstone to buy energy companies in Minnesota, New Mexico and Texas could hurt residents.

A thief swiped a traveler’s wallet at the Barcelona airport and later used her card to take out more than $1,100 in cash. Why was her fraud claim denied?

Shinjiro Koizumi has scrambled to cut soaring rice prices ahead of a high-stakes election this weekend. Will it be enough to buoy support for the Liberal Democratic Party?

A popular and contentious game, Revenge on Gold Diggers, sheds light on misogyny, inequality and the feeling among many men that they are economic victims.

Alimentation Couche-Tard’s $47 billion bid spurred changes at the chain’s Japanese owner. Now, the question is whether that momentum will carry forward.

There are multiple bills before the House that could redefine the way crypto is regulated in the U.S. Those in the crypto industry have been lobbying for the bills, which could lead to less oversight of the industry by the S.E.C. and to more widespread use of stablecoins. David Yaffe-Bellany, a technology reporter for The New York Times, explains.

Across the United States, cafes are serving jumbo-size coffee drinks in plastic buckets. The gimmick is working.

The price paid for the juvenile specimen of the 150-million-year old predatory dinosaur is the third-highest on record.

The crypto industry was headed for a landmark moment in the House with three bills that it helped push going to a vote. But a coalition of ultraconservative House Republicans staged a mutiny.

Bill Siemering, 91, says potential funding cuts put a “unique, invaluable cultural resource” at risk.

On assignment for U.P.I. in Cuba, he learned of the U.S.- backed effort to overthrow Fidel Castro and was imprisoned. He later worked for The New York Times.

The law is creating backlash from the gambling industry and bettors who could owe taxes even if they break even.

Tucked into the huge set of tax cuts that Republicans passed into law this month was the expansion of an unusually valuable tax break for start-up investors.

He won a Pulitzer Prize in 1993, and was a finalist four times while at The Arizona Republic. Some of his work rankled his own Mormon community.

The president waved a copy of a draft letter firing Jerome H. Powell at a meeting in the Oval Office with House Republicans. It remains to be seen whether he follows through with his threat.