President Trump has nominated Kevin Warsh to succeed Jerome Powell as Federal Reserve Board chair when Powell's term expires in May. The president made the announcement in a post on his Truth Social platform on January 30. Warsh previously served as a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors from 2006 to 2011.

A Federal Reserve split over where its priorities should lie cut its key interest rate Wednesday in a 9-3 vote, but signaled a tougher road ahead for further reductions. The FOMC's "dot plot" indicated just one more reduction in 2026 and another in 2027 ...

More than 317,000 employees stopped working for the federal government in 2025, according to the Office of Personnel Management, giving a glimpse into how much the nation's largest employer has already changed its workforce. The majority of employees took ...

The federal government remains shut down, in what is now the longest shutdown in U.S. history. Many federal workers have missed paychecks, including air traffic controllers, who are working unpaid. One air traffic controller is warning over the upcoming ...

President Trump has declared that Christmas Eve and Dec. 26 will be federal holidays this year, meaning that federal departments and agencies will be closed. According to an executive order issued last week, agencies may require certain federal employees ...

A federal call is a margin call issued under Regulation T, requiring at least 50% cash to fund securities purchases. Learn how it works and its impact on your investments.

Some federal employees missed full paychecks Friday for the first time since the government shut down on Oct. 1, as the closure will last at least until Monday, the next time the Senate is expected to vote on a funding bill. The government shutdown ...

A few weeks ago, I wrote about the potential changes to federal retirement benefits that are included in proposed legislation that is moving through Congress. The key word is “proposed” because since that column, there have been some changes in the bill.