Trump threatens to sue Fed’s Powell, will announce replacement next month

PALM BEACH, Florida, Dec 29 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday renewed his threat to bring a lawsuit against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for what he called “gross incompetence” related to Powell’s management of renovations at the Fed’s Washington headquarters. Speaking to reporters in Florida, Trump also said he plans to announce…

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US military says it carried out strikes on three vessels in eastern Pacific

WASHINGTON, ⁠Dec 15 (Reuters) – The U.S. Southern Command ⁠said on Monday that it carried out strikes on three vessels ⁠in international waters, killing eight men. “Intelligence confirmed that the vessels were transiting ​along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific ‍and were engaged in narco-trafficking,” the military said in a post on X. The…

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FAA to tell Congress it is taking action after fatal collision exposed safety gaps

By ⁠David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Dec 15 (Reuters) – The Federal Aviation Administration is taking action after a collision between an American ⁠Airlines regional jet and an Army helicopter that killed 67 people in January exposed flaws in safety oversight, the agency’s head will tell Congress on Tuesday. “The DCA (Reagan Washington National ⁠Airport) accident was a…

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Trump’s approval rating slips to 39%, economy weighs, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

By ⁠Jason Lange WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s approval rating ⁠slipped in recent days to nearly its lowest level of his current term as voters from his ⁠Republican Party soured on his handling of the economy, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll. The three-day survey, which ​concluded on Sunday, showed 39% of…

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Exclusive-Apollo explores $3 billion-plus exit of membership club operator Invited, sources say

By ⁠Abigail Summerville Dec 11 (Reuters) – Apollo Global Management is ⁠exploring options, including a sale or initial public offering, for Invited that could ⁠value the operator of golf and membership clubs at more than $3 billion including debt, ​according to sources familiar with the matter. Investment banks JPMorgan ‍and Wells Fargo are working on…

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Fed’s Powell says inflation overshoot caused by Trump tariffs

Dec ⁠10 (Reuters) – Federal ⁠Reserve Chair Jerome Powell ⁠said Wednesday that the ​current overshooting of ‍the central bank’s 2% inflation target is ​mostly the result of President Donald Trump’s ​import tax hikes. “It’s really ⁠tariffs that ‌are causing the most of ⁠the ​inflation overshoot,” Powell said ‌after the latest Fed meeting, ‍reiterating his expectation…

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