A group of U.S. officials are in Syria’s capital for the first time in more than 10 years seeking information on American citizens who disappeared under the Assad regime, among other things. The team visiting Damascus consists of US Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs Roger Carstens, Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs (NEA) Barbara Leaf and NEA Senior ...
Analytical dashboards have become game-changers for professionals navigating today’s data-driven landscape. These tools simplify the process of visualizing complex datasets, extracting actionable insights, and making informed decisions. Yet, creating a dashboard that is both intuitive and powerful demands a mastery of UX/UI principles. By using frameworks like the vue dashboard framework, developers can craft dynamic, responsive, and visually engaging dashboards ...
Are we nearing the end of remote work? The debate about returning to the office continues to dominate headlines as companies evaluate productivity, collaboration, and employee satisfaction. With 2025 just around the corner, many are asking: is remote work a fleeting pandemic-era trend, or is it here to stay? Recent announcements from major corporations suggest a shift back to office-centric ...
A bill to avert a partial government shutdown that was backed by President-elect Trump failed to pass the House of Representatives on Thursday night. Congress is inching closer to the possibility of a partial shutdown, with the deadline coming at the end of Friday. The bill needed two-thirds of the House chamber to pass, but failed to even net a ...
House Republicans have struck a deal on a backup plan for averting a government shutdown by Friday’s deadline. Multiple sources told Fox News Digital the deal would extend current government funding levels for three months and also suspend the debt limit for two years, something President-elect Trump has demanded. Trump praised the deal minutes after Fox News Digital reported its ...
When running my StockCharts Technical Rank (SCTR) scan on Thursday, I was a little surprised to find that 75 exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and large-cap stocks made the cut, especially after Wednesday’s selloff. It was a little ray of hope. A quick sweep of the list didn’t reveal a particular sector or asset class to be dominant. The stocks and ETFs ...
The Yield Curve The RRG above shows the rotations of the various maturities on the US-Yield Curve. What we see at the moment is that the shorter maturities like BIL, SHY, and IEI are in relative uptrends against GOVT which means that the accompanying yields are being pushed lower. The longer maturities, all inside the lagging quadrant, are in opposite ...
Alex, a 31-year-old from Australia, had been working as a delivery driver for a local logistics company. Despite working long hours and navigating busy city traffic daily, Alex’s income barely covered his bills. He felt stuck, with little opportunity to improve his financial situation. However, Alex always had a keen interest in technology and finance, and he spent his spare ...
Romina Boccia and Ivane Nachkebia As part of the Cato Institute Report to the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), we submitted the following recommendations to address the looming Social Security insolvency and its impact on the federal budget. Social Security is not a savings system but a pay-as-you-go scheme, where taxes collected from today’s workers fund the benefits of today’s ...
Vanessa Brown Calder A variety of Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) programs could use immediate attention from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), and public housing and other supply-side housing subsidies are high on the list. Public housing has a history of failure, and over the years, government spending on public housing has declined in favor of other programs, ...