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The Marriner S. Eccles Building in Washington, headquarters of the Federal Reserve — the FOMC's rate decisions here ripple through mortgages, credit cards and savings accounts

November 3, 2026
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Business

How Does the Federal Reserve Affect Interest Rates? Mortgages, Credit Cards and Savings, Explained

On October 28, the Federal Reserve held its benchmark rate steady — and the next morning, the average 30-year mortgage rate fell anyway. That is not a contradiction; it...

Gantry cranes loading a container ship at a US port — every imported good in the terminal is assessed for customs duties when it enters the country

November 3, 2026
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Business

What Is a Tariff and Who Pays It? Tariffs Explained, With the Rates in Force Now

A tariff is a tax — but it is not paid by the country named in the headline. When the United States raises tariffs on Chinese, Canadian or European...

The US Capitol in Washington, where Congress must pass spending bills or a stopgap measure to prevent a government shutdown

November 3, 2026
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Politics

What Happens During a Government Shutdown? What Closes, What Stays Open, and What It Costs

When the money runs out in Washington, the federal government does not stop all at once — it splits in two. Benefit payments keep landing and planes keep flying,...

The Sun's corona shining around the Moon during a total solar eclipse — the next total eclipse is on August 2, 2027

November 3, 2026
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US News

Eclipse Calendar 2027–2028: Every Solar and Lunar Eclipse, and Where to See Them

The next two years of eclipses are already written in the sky — and two of them are genuinely spectacular. A total solar eclipse lasting more than six minutes...

The Social Security Administration headquarters — the agency that pays retirement, disability and survivor benefits on a monthly schedule

November 3, 2026
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Business

Social Security Payment Schedule 2026: Every Pay Date, Explained by Birth Date

Your Social Security payment day is not random — it is written into a birth date. Whether you collect retirement, disability (SSDI) or survivor benefits, the Social Security Administration...

An office worker using an AI assistant on a laptop, as UK business AI adoption doubles to 32% in a government study.

November 3, 2026
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Technology

UK Business AI Adoption Doubles in a Year, but Government Study Finds Returns Still Modest

British business has quietly crossed an AI tipping point — one in three firms now uses the technology — but the government’s own research suggests most are still dipping...

A British high street with discount retail shops, as Poundland moves towards administration with 12,000 jobs at risk.

November 3, 2026
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Business

Poundland Moves Towards Administration With More Than 12,000 UK Jobs at Risk

One of Britain’s best-known discount chains is fighting for its future weeks before Christmas — and the fate of more than 12,000 jobs now rests with administrators, creditors and...

A row of British terraced houses, as UK house price growth slows to its weakest rate since January 2024.

November 3, 2026
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Business

UK House Price Growth Slows to Weakest Since 2024 as Bank of England Rate Decision Looms

Britain’s housing market has effectively stood still for a month — and on Thursday the Bank of England is expected to make borrowing more expensive for the first time...

The Union Jack and the European Union flag side by side as the UK negotiates a food standards and student fees deal with Brussels.

November 2, 2026
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Politics

UK Nears EU Food Standards Deal as Student Fee Swap Emerges in Reset Talks

British food could soon follow Brussels rules again — no “not for EU” labels, no separate production lines — under a reset deal that also puts European students’ tuition...

Fibre optic cables carrying data as light inside a data centre, the technology at the heart of Marvell's $115 billion Lumentum deal.

November 2, 2026
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Business

Marvell to Buy Lumentum in $115 Billion Deal Betting AI Data Centres Run on Light

The biggest bottleneck in artificial intelligence is no longer the chips that think — it is the wires that connect them, and Marvell just spent $115 billion to own...

A view over Kabul, Afghanistan, as the Taliban government responds to planned US deportation flights.

November 2, 2026
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World News

Afghanistan Urges US to Act Responsibly as Afghan Deportation Flights Near

More than 150 Afghans who once bet their safety on America could be put on flights back to Taliban rule within days — and Kabul is publicly asking Washington...