While the move to "average inflation targeting" is in a respect historic for the Fed, market participants remain largely skeptical that the central bank can achieve its newly defined goal.
"My only hope is that Dr. Hahn and the political appointees in the FDA stand up and basically say, 'No, we cannot have political pressure lead the FDA into making a decision,'" said Dr. Carlos del Rio of Emory University.
FBI Director Christoper Wray described Russian efforts as a "steady drumbeat of misinformation" that he said could undercut American voters' confidence in the democratic process.
"We won't allow any entity or individual to dictate how our investigation will proceed or allow anyone to evade a lawful subpoena," New York Attorney General Letitia James said in response to the Trump move.
A former aide to Vice President Mike Pence slammed the Trump administration's response to the coronavirus pandemic and said she will vote for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court extended the state's absentee ballot deadline and approved of the use of mail-in ballot drop boxes, a legal win for Democrats in the key battleground state.
The automaker on Thursday touted its American jobs and recent investments of about $1.5 billion as it launched a new ad campaign called "Built for America."
The announcement marks the first time the governor has forged ahead with reopening businesses since allowing a number of them to reopen at limited capacity in May.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday outlined to employees a new set of principles to guide debates and conversations within Workplace, the company's internal social network.
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