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Teamsters union declines to endorse Trump or Harris for president

By JOSH BOAK and TOM KRISHER
Sep 18, 2024 4:41 pm - WASHINGTON — The International Brotherhood of Teamsters declined Wednesday to endorse Kamala Harris or Donald Trump for president, saying neither candidate had sufficient...
What the Fed’s rate cut means for consumers, businesses and investors

Taylor Telford, Julie Zauzmer Weil
Sep 18, 2024 2:01 pm - The Federal Reserve cut interest rates this week for the first time in four years, putting an end to its longest cycle of rate increases in roughly a decade. “This will i...
Citadel Securities pulls back on plan to trade directly with Fed

By Liz Capo McCormick and Katherine Doherty
Sep 18, 2024 10:56 am - Citadel Securities has quietly shelved plans to join one of Wall Street’s most prominent clubs: The ranks of bond dealers that trade directly with the Federal Reserve. Fo...
Harnessing the power of glimmers at work

By Mary Lynn Fayoumi
Sep 18, 2024 9:15 am - I recently returned from an industry conference on Hilton Head Island. My spirits are high as I savor the afterglow of listening to inspiring presenters, connecting with ...
Senate Republicans again block legislation to guarantee women’s rights to IVF

By MARY CLARE JALONICK
Sep 18, 2024 9:10 am - Republicans have blocked for a second time this year legislation to establish a nationwide right to in vitro fertilization, arguing that the vote is an election-year stunt after Democrats forced a vote on the issue.
‘I want it to be an experience’: Independent bookstore to open in downtown Libertyville

By Mick Zawislak
Sep 18, 2024 9:08 am - Ingleside native Delanie Dochelli is opening About Time Bookstore in downtown Libertyville to share her passion for reading and books.
Longshoremen at key US ports threatening to strike over automation and pay

By TOM KRISHER
Sep 18, 2024 8:12 am - Determined to thwart the automating of their jobs, about 45,000 dockworkers along the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts are threatening to strike on Oct. 1, a move that would shu...
Federal Reserve cuts key rate by sizable half-point, signaling end to its inflation fight

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
Sep 18, 2024 8:06 am - The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut its benchmark interest rate by an unusually large half-point, a dramatic shift after more than two years of high rates helped tame inflation but that also made borrowing painfully expensive for American consumers.
Speaker Johnson takes another crack at spending bill linked to proof of citizenship for new voters

By KEVIN FREKING
Sep 18, 2024 8:03 am - WASHINGTON — The House is scheduled to vote Wednesday on Speaker Mike Johnson's proposal that links the funding of the federal government for the new budget year with a m...
Gurnee hosting electronics recycling event Friday

Daily Herald report
Sep 18, 2024 7:07 am - Gurnee is hosting an electronics recycling event from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, at the Gurnee Public Works facility, 1151 Kilbourne Road.

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