Author: Liam Porter

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said Friday that he doesn’t expect tariffs to boost inflation significantly so policymakers should be looking to lower interest rates as early as next month.In a CNBC interview, the central banker said he and his colleagues should move slowly but start to ease as inflation is not posing a major economic threat, which he expects to continue.”I think we’re in the position that we could do this as early as July,” Waller said during a “Squawk Box” interview with CNBC’s Steve Liesman. “That would be my view, whether the committee would go along with it…

Meta is expanding beyond its popular Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses with a new lineup of frames created in collaboration with Oakley. The Oakley Meta HSTN (pronounced HOW-stuhn, apparently) will be available in several variants, not unlike Meta’s other smart glasses. Meta first teased that it had a new partnership on the way earlier in June, and rumors that the company was expanding beyond its current frames were reported by Bloomberg back in January.Despite rumors that the Oakley glasses would feature a camera embedded in the bridge of the frame, these first models keep the lens on one side and an LED…

An enormous rococo sofa dominates the stage. Great artworks jostle for space on the walls – Picasso, Velázquez, a handful of impressionists, and a banner reads “Happy birthday boss”. Guests pour in from a pinging elevator: a maelstrom of big skirts in Disney princess colours, high-rise hair, three-piece suits and pork pie hats. Out of the window: skyscrapers.In singer turned director John Savournin’s latest production for Opera Holland Park – a collaboration with Scottish Opera and D’Oyly Carte Opera – Franz Lehár’s hit operetta The Merry Widow switches fictional Pontevedro and Le Gai Paris for New York’s mafia underworld and…

Week 4 of the 2025 Premier Lacrosse League season is on tap, with Whipsnakes homecoming weekend in Baltimore.Four games are on the docket Saturday and Sunday, with the Whipsnakes playing one game each day.Read on for details on each game including how to watch, storylines and key stats courtesy of the PLL.Power RankingsPLL home | StandingsNew York Atlas vs. Philadelphia WaterdogsSaturday, 4 p.m. ET | ESPN/ESPN+Injury report:Atlas: Danny Logan questionable (medical), Jeff Teat questionable (left Achilles tendon tightness), Max Krevsky questionable (right groin strain), Gavin Adler questionable (right groin strain)Waterdogs: Liam Byrnes out (physically unable to perform list), CJ Kirst…

Georgina RannardClimate and science correspondentGetty ImagesBasking shark is one of the species that could find a home in new parts of the UKThe UK could see a boom in endangered sharks, rays and native oysters as species move habitats to respond to rising ocean temperatures, according to scientists.But some, including a clam that is the world’s longest living animal, could struggle to adapt.Researchers at the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science mapped for the first time how 19 threatened marine species will respond to climate change in UK seas.Many creatures could find new homes in parts of the North…

Though Emma Roberts is a busy actress (American Horror Story, “Madame Web”), producer (Hulu’s hit series Tell Me Lies), and mother to 4-year-old son, Rhodes, you will often find her with her head in a book, especially when she is traveling. She says books are what get her through those pesky flight delays we all experience. “I always prepare for them with books and good stuff downloaded to watch,” she told Travel + Leisure recently. She has a slew of other clever travel hacks up her sleeve, including skincare tips, the best travel uniform ever, and what she always has…

British nationals who want to leave Israel will be offered charter flights from Tel Aviv as soon as airspace reopens, the government has said.With the conflict with Iran continuing, Whitehall officials have been working to organise escape routes for the thousands of British and dual nationals in Israel.Those who are holidaymakers, on business trips, visiting relatives or are otherwise temporary residents are most likely to be prioritised, but the Foreign Office said flights would be provided based on demand and the safety of all British nationals was its top priority.David Lammy, the foreign secretary, said: “The UK will provide charter…

Autumn tax rises ‘increasingly likely’Despite UK government borrowing slightly undershooting forecasts so far this financial year, tax rises in the autumn are likely.That’s the view of City consultancy Capital Economics, who told clients this morning: Despite the overshoot in May, public borrowing was £2.9bn below the OBR’s forecast in the first two months of the fiscal year. That said, the OBR may still revise up its borrowing forecasts from March in the Autumn Budget. That and already-tight spending plans mean tax hikes later this year appear increasingly likely. Last week, ther was a flurry of predictions of tax rises after…

Over the last several years, fusion power has gone from the butt of jokes — always a decade away! — to an increasingly tangible and tantalizing technology that has drawn investors off the sidelines. The technology may be challenging to master and expensive to build today, but fusion promises to harness the nuclear reaction that powers the sun to generate nearly limitless energy here on Earth. If startups are able to complete commercially viable fusion power plants, then they have the potential to upend trillion-dollar markets. The bullish wave buoying the fusion industry has been driven by three advances: more…

Would “Jaws,” the first blockbuster, be greenlit today? Probably not. Alissa Wilkinson, a New York Times film critic, breaks down why.