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Trump's struggles to tame high prices send warning signs to GOP
Widespread discontent over inflation and the economy handed Democrats big wins in this year's election. While economists are urging patience, saying it takes time for prices to drop,…
Tame Impala Is an Obsessive, Not a Perfectionist
The magic of Parker’s music—what makes his records so restless, dithery, dynamic—hinges on the minuscule yet crucial difference between perfectionism (endlessly boring) and obsession…
Trump's tariffs helped tame deficit in 2025, brought in $118 billion in new money
President Trump's tariffs have helped to tame the federal deficit, the Treasury Department reported Thursday, with the extra $118 billion in customs revenue helping to limit the damage…
US: Wall St posts tame gains at open
— Wall Street’s main indexes opened modestly higher on Wednesday (Sep 24) as traders assessed measured comments from US Federal Reserve chair…
‘Driver’s Ed’ Review: Bobby Farrelly’s Tame Throwback Exhumes, But Can’t Revive, the ’90s Teen Comedy
Both an obvious product of ’90s nostalgia and the definitive cure for it, Bobby Farrelly‘s terminally innocuous “Driver’s Ed” can be described as a youth comedy, but whose youth? Though…
Linda Yaccarino was supposed to tame X. Elon Musk wouldn’t let her
Some news stories are gobsmackingly obvious in their importance. Others are complete nonstories. So what to make of the departure of Linda Yaccarino after two years as CEO of X, the social…
Linda Yaccarino Tried to Tame X. Now She’s Out as CEO
Linda Yaccarino, who has served as CEO of X since Elon Musk appointed her to the role in June 2023, announced Wednesday that she is stepping down. Her departure comes less than four months…
Visa, Mastercard race to tame a US$253 billion crypto threat
A turf war is breaking out in the vast world of digital payments – and the incumbents are suddenly on defence. Tech firms and crypto startups are moving in on territory long dominated by…
US: S&P 500, Nasdaq touch record highs after tame inflation data
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq opened at record highs on Friday (Jun 27) as a benign inflation report supported hopes for a dovish policy outlook from the US Federal Reserve this…
Balinese hope construction freeze can tame tourism
On Indonesia's beach-fringed resort island of Bali, fed-up locals want to slow the mass tourism that is their biggest money earner -- hoping a plan to freeze hotel-building can restore…
US: Dow closes at record high as tame inflation report also lifts small caps
THE blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at a record high as a subdued inflation report stoked hopes for more Federal Reserve rate cuts, which also boosted small-cap stocks and…