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European Central Bank raises rates by 50 basis points, promises another hike in March

Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank speaks at an event. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The European Central Bank on Thursday confirmed expectations of an interest rate hike of 50 basis points, taking its key rate to 2.5%. In a statement, he pledged to “stay the course by raising interest rates significantly …

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Stock futures fall as traders await latest Federal Reserve rate hike decision

Traders on the NYSE floor Source: NYSE Stock futures fell on Wednesday as investors anticipated Wednesday’s Federal Reserve meeting. Futures contracts linked to the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 140 points or 0.4%. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq Composite futures fell 0.4% and 0.3%, respectively. The Fed will announce at 2:00 p.m. (ET) how much …

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Google is testing the ChatGPT-like ‘Apprentice Bard’ chatbot with employees

A man walks through Google’s offices on January 25, 2023 in New York. Leonard Munoz | Corbis News | Getty Images Google is testing new AI-powered chat products that are likely to influence a future public product launch. They include a new chatbot and a potential way to integrate it into a search engine. The …

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