Your Cheddar hosts Kristen Scholer and Tim Stenovec recap the day's biggest news stories.
The Federal Reserve will wrap up its two-day policy meeting Wednesday afternoon. The central bank is likely to raise short-term interest rates by a quarter percentage point. This would be the 5th such increase since the Fed began raising rates from near zero two years ago.
Plus, as more investors rushed to buy Bitcoin this week, two top U.S. regulators reiterated their warnings about the potential risks associated with investing in cryptocurrencies. Both the SEC and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission issuing a similar message: buyer beware.
A stark disagreement over regulating AI in Republicans’ tax cut and spending bill is the latest tension among conservatives about whether to let states continue to put guardrails on emerging technologies or minimize such interference.
Mark Hamrick of Bankrate discusses the jobs market, AI's growing impact on employment, and how markets are reacting to today’s surprising payroll data.
Amanda Chu of POLITICO reveals how lawmakers are betting millions on pharma stocks even as Trump threatens tariffs and demands steep drug price cuts. Watch!
Hayley Berg, Hopper’s lead economist, previews soaring summer 2025 travel: record international flights, cheaper fares for Europe & Asia, plus booking hacks.
NerdWallet Senior Economist Liz Renter shares what she's tracking in economic data, with a focus on U.S. household debt and rising credit card balances. Watch!
At some 940-pages, the legislation is a sprawling collection of tax breaks, spending cuts and other Republican priorities, including new money for national defense and deportations.