Business Update

A divided Fed is meeting with incomplete data. Source link

Midpriced steakhouses and fine-dining establishments are trying to figure out how to cover their rising costs without scaring away customers. Source link

Discount and higher-end retailers have reported stronger sales from consumers who are hunting for the best deals and long-lasting items. Source link

See how the central bank’s interest rate stance influences car loans, credit cards, mortgages, savings and student loans. Source link

The end of Jerome Powell’s term as Fed chair will give President Trump his biggest opportunity yet to reshape the central bank. Source link

He replaces John Dickerson and Maurice DuBois in one of the most high-profile decisions of Bari Weiss’s early tenure as the network’s editor in chief. Source link

Writing under a pseudonym, Madeleine Wickham cultivated an international following for her series centered on a young woman addicted to shopping. Source link

The central bank is widely expected to lower its benchmark lending rate on Wednesday. But investors are worried about what comes afterward. Source link

The central bank is poised to lower interest rates on Wednesday even as a growing chorus of officials urge caution. Source link

Caught between Beijing and the Trump administration, the International Monetary Fund offered mild criticism of China for relying too heavily on exports. Source link