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European Union

Fed holds rates steady as jobs slump, ‘Brexit’ looms

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve signaled Wednesday that it foresees an exceedingly slow pace of interest rate hikes — and is in no hurry to resume them. In explaining its decision to keep interest rates unchanged, the Fed expressed concern about a recent slump in U.S. job growth and about

fossil fuel

UMass dumping fossil fuels cheers greens but may prove costly

BOSTON – The University of Massachusetts became the first major public university system in America to completely divest fossil fuel-related investments, a decision that was received with glee by environmental activists on campus. "WE WON!!!!!" proudly declared a Facebook post from the driving force behind the movement urging the

china

Kerry wife’s trust invests in Chinese firm exploiting Tibetans

Secretary of State John Kerry's wife Teresa Heinz may benefit from investments in 12 companies in the People's Republic of China, including a firm that operates in the most repressed part of Tibet, according to a Daily Caller News Foundation investigation.

Massachusetts

Senate bill ties charter expansion to education investments

STATE HOUSE — An increase in the cap on charter school enrollment in Massachusetts would be tied to major new investments in all public schools starting in 2018 under a proposal released Thursday by Senate leaders that immediately worked to inflame the debate over charter schools. The bill would link a

Charlie Baker

Agency: Sustain Baker veto to preserve pension system reform

Written by Colin A. Young The agency charged with the oversight of the state's public employee pension systems is urging lawmakers to let stand a budget veto by Gov. Charlie Baker relating to retirement board private equity and real estate investments.