The fog from the Iran was is obscuring the Federal Reserve’s view of the U.S. economy. Investors were rattled on Wednesday, when the central bank said it is holding interest rates steadyafter Fed Chair Jerome Powell repeatedly underlined the mounting uncertainty caused by the escalating Middle East violence. Stocks slumped during his afternoon press conference, …
It could pay off to invest in certain gold assets while the price is still lower than normal. PeilingLeeCopyright/Getty Images Gold has been one of the most closely watched investment assets in recent months — and for good reason. Gold prices have surged to multiple record highs over the past year and have hit numerous …
“There was nothing supernatural about it. No ‘tunnel of light.’ No feeling of rising out of my body,” says Salman Rushdie, describing his near-death experience in 2022 in his book “Knife.”
A 19-year-old member of the Iranian national wrestling team, Saleh Mohammadi, was executed along with three other men in Iran on Thursday, two sources confirmed to CBS News. CBS News Middle East contributor Courtney Kealy has more.
“There was the knife in the eye. That was the cruellest blow, and it was a deep wound. The blade went in all the way to the optic nerve, which meant there would be no possibility of saving the vision. It was gone,” says Salman Rushdie.
Early details on Israel’s attack on Iran’s South Pars natural gas field – CBS News Watch CBS News Israel has carried out a strike on Iran’s South Pars natural gas field. Sebastian Usher with BBC News joins CBS News to discuss.
Rushdie’s first thought before a near-fatal attack – CBS News Watch CBS News Salman Rushdie says he thought “So it’s you. Here you are” as a man with a knife brutally attacked him.
Salman Rushdie’s Assailant – CBS News Watch CBS News “I do not want to use his name in this account,” author Salman Rushdie said of his assailant. In his book “Knife” he refers to the attacker as “the A.”
Interest earnings on a $30,000 money market account could be significant by the end of the year. GK Hart/Vikki Hart/Getty Images While another interest rate pause from the Federal Reserve may not have been the news American borrowers were hoping for this week, it may have led savers to contemplate their next moves. After all, …
Washington — Two former FBI agents who helped investigate President Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results sued the federal government on Thursday, alleging they were wrongfully terminated simply because they worked on the probe. The lawsuit, filed against FBI Director Kash Patel, Attorney General Pam Bondi and their respective agencies, is the …