Asia markets trade mixed after Wall Street declines as investors await Fed decision
Investors expect the U.S. Federal Reserve to cut interest rates at the end of its two-day meeting Wednesday stateside.
Day: September 17, 2025
Justice Department says it’s suing Oregon and Maine as it seeks voter data in multiple states
The Justice Department says it has sued Oregon and Maine for failing to provide their voter registration lists.
Thousands of Palestinians flee as Israeli bombs rain down on Gaza City
At least 91 were killed in the city on Tuesday as Israel intensifies its offensive, forcing thousands to flee.
Bondi prompts broad backlash after saying she’ll target ‘hate speech’
The attorney general also said she could investigate businesses that refused to print Charlie Kirk vigil posters.
Former BLS chief recounts shock of getting fired over jobs data
Erika McEntarfer, who was fired as commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics last month, said official notice of her dismissal came as a complete surprise in a short email from the White House.
Astros’ Yordan Alvarez out indefinitely with ankle sprain
Houston slugger Yordan Alvarez has a “pretty significant” ankle sprain that is going to keep him out indefinitely, manager Joe Espada said Tuesday.
US issues new Iran-related sanctions
The United States has announced new Iran-related sanctions, targeting a network of “shadow banking” that has facilitated financial transactions resulting from Tehran’s oil sales and other activities.
Sources: StubHub is pricing its US IPO at $23.50/share after marketing a range of $22-$25, giving it an $8.6B market cap, and will trade under the ticker STUB (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg:
Sources: StubHub is pricing its US IPO at $23.50/share after marketing a range of $22-$25, giving it an $8.6B market cap, and will trade under the ticker STUB — StubHub Holdings Inc. is pricing its initial public offering…
U.N. commission says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza as IDF launches new offensive
Independent experts commissioned by the United Nations’ Human Rights Council accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza. Israel called the report “distorted and false.” Elizabeth Palmer reports.
Bob Woodward remembers Robert Redford
In Robert Redford’s hands, Bob Woodward became known to generations of movie fans in the 1976 film “All the President’s Men” as a swashbuckling truth teller.