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Yesterday — 9 December 2025Main stream

Supreme Court Struggles With How to Insulate the Federal Reserve From Politics

9 December 2025 at 18:04
The president seemed poised for a big Supreme Court win letting him remove officials without cause. But the justices appeared to struggle with how to insulate the Federal Reserve from politics.

© Caroline Gutman for The New York Times

President Trump has mused about trying to fire Jerome H. Powell, the Fed chair, but he has not followed through. Indeed, no president has sought to remove a member of the Fed board without cause.

A Key Question for the Supreme Court: What About the Fed?

9 December 2025 at 18:04
The president seemed poised for a big Supreme Court win letting him remove officials without cause. But the justices appeared to struggle with how to insulate the Federal Reserve from politics.

© Caroline Gutman for The New York Times

President Trump has mused about trying to fire Jerome H. Powell, the Fed chair, but he has not followed through. Indeed, no president has sought to remove a member of the Fed board without cause.

Todd Combs Leaves Berkshire Hathaway for JPMorgan Chase as Buffett Nears Retirement

8 December 2025 at 23:33
The departure of the senior stock picker was one of several leadership changes ahead of Mr. Buffett’s planned departure as chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway.

© Brian Losness/Reuters

Todd Combs joined Berkshire Hathaway in 2010 to become one of the managers of the trillion-dollar conglomerate’s vast stock portfolio.
Before yesterdayMain stream

Powell Faces Pressure From Multiple Fronts as Fed Prepares to Cut Rates

8 December 2025 at 18:03
The chair of the central bank is dealing with internal divisions while being besieged by President Trump and front-runners jockeying to replace him.

© Caroline Gutman for The New York Times

The conundrum Jerome H. Powell faces in his final months as the Federal Reserve chair is unlike anything he has experienced in his eight-year tenure.
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