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Trump Says No Federal Rates Cuts Before 2024 Election, Republican Congress Members Say 'The Time Is Right'
Friday, September 13, 2024 - 3:57pm | 633If former President Donald Trump has his way, the Federal Reserve will leave rates unchanged ahead of the 2024 presidential election. That doesn't seem likely with investors and members of Congress anticipating a rate cut next week. What Happened: Trump recently said that presidents should have "at...
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Fed Chair Jerome Powell Sees 'Bumpy' Inflationary Road Ahead: Markets Tip Toward 0.5% March Rate Increase
Tuesday, March 7, 2023 - 11:46am | 836The SPDR S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY) is sliding Tuesday morning in the wake of the Federal Reserve's semiannual Monetary Policy Report, which appears to show the central bank has taken an incrementally more hawkish stance. Powell's Economic Observations: Fed Chair Jerome...
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Elizabeth Warren Demands Answers From Silvergate Over Links To FTX, Alameda
Tuesday, December 6, 2022 - 10:27pm | 410Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Sen.John Kennedy (R-La.) and Sen.Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) have questioned cryptocurrency-friendly bank Silvergate Capital Corp (NYSE: SI) about its possible involvement in enabling transfers between the now-bankrupt...
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This Day In Market History: JFK Signs Equal Pay Act Of 1963
Friday, June 10, 2022 - 10:53am | 273Each day, Benzinga takes a look back at a notable market-related moment that occurred on this date. What Happened? On this date, U.S. President John F. Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act of 1963. Where The Market Was: The Dow closed at 716.49. The S&P 500 traded at around 69.94. What Else...
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Want A Mile Of Private Atlantic Beachfront? Jackie O's Martha Vineyard Estate On Sale For $65M
Sunday, November 29, 2020 - 11:15am | 205Former first lady and style icon Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis will always be remembered for her chic outfits and gracefulness. She carried her impeccable taste into her property choices as well. In 1979, Kennedy, or Jackie O as she is still affectionately called, bought a 340-acre farm on...
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The Photo That Could Have Changed The World
Monday, December 28, 2009 - 3:00pm | 100According to TMZ, it has obtained a photograph that shows former American President John F. Kennedy in a boat filled with nude women. The photo was apparently taken in August 1956, when JFK, then a Senator, went on a 2 week boating trip to the Mediterranean with his brother Ted Kennedy and Senator...