Jerome Powell Speech Today: Fed Signals Rate Cuts, End to Balance Sheet Runoff

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaking at NABE meeting about the jerome powell speech today and interest rates.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell delivered crucial forward guidance, shifting the policy focus from inflation to job preservation and signaling the approaching end of the $6.5 trillion balance sheet reduction. On Tuesday, October 14, 2025, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell delivered a highly anticipated address at the 67th Annual Meeting of the National Association … Read more

LendingTree CEO Doug Lebda Dies in ATV Accident, Company Names Successor

LendingTree founder and CEO Doug Lebda in 2016.

LendingTree founder and CEO Doug Lebda unexpectedly died Oct. 12 in a North Carolina all-terrain vehicle accident. The board named COO Scott Peyree as the new CEO and vowed to honor Lebda’s vision. LendingTree, the online loan marketplace Lebda founded in 1996, announced Monday that its chairman and CEO, Doug Lebda, died Sunday at age … Read more

Braxton Berrios Joins Houston Texans on One-Year Contract

Braxton Berrios Joins Houston Texans on One-Year Contract

Veteran slot receiver Braxton Berrios has signed a one-year, $2 million deal with the Houston Texans (March 2025). The former Jets and Dolphins return specialist will bolster Houston’s offense as he recovers from a recent knee injury. Braxton Berrios, a 30-year-old wide receiver and return specialist, agreed to a one-year, $2 million contract with the … Read more

Tax Brackets 2025: Federal, State, and IRS Adjustments Explained

Cartoon tax consultant with coffee and books, illustrating tax brackets 2025 changes.

IRS Announces 2025 Tax Bracket Adjustments and New Tax Law Changes The IRS has raised 2025 tax-bracket thresholds to offset inflation, while the new “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” makes the 2017 tax cuts permanent. This means Americans will generally enjoy higher thresholds for federal tax rates in 2025. On October 22, 2024, the IRS … Read more