Jay Powell’s speech at the Federal Reserve’s August summit in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, is always a high-stakes moment. This year, the central bank’s chair takes the podium under fire — facing fierce attacks from Donald Trump and a growing insurgency within his own institution.

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Wall Street will be listening closely to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's speech Friday at the Jackson Hole economic policy summit, where he could signal whether the central bank is ready to cut borrowing costs at its next meeting in September.

Markets bet on a September Fed rate cut at Jackson Hole, but sticky inflation, Trump tariffs, and Powell’s framework review could derail expectations.

Palo Alto Networks jumped 6.3% overnight after the cybersecurity company beat Wall Street’s sales and profit forecasts. The California company also announced the retirement of Nir Zuk, its founder, chief technology officer and board member.

Jerome Powell has the ideal platform Friday to deliver a clear signal the Federal Reserve is about to resume cutting interest rates. But the economy isn’t giving him an equally clear signal that now is the time.

By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Fed Chair Jerome Powell used the central bank's annual Wyoming research conference to promise inflation-fighting rigor when it was needed in 2022, then last year he came to the defense of the job market with promises of lower interest rates when the unemployment rate seemed on a steady rise.

Powell, 70, has offloaded a "sporting retreat" in Bullock, NC, two years after she pled guilty for attempting to overturn the 2020 election.

Bindi Irwin’s daughter, Grace Warrior, is the star of the show in these super-sweet family photos; and one of the pics shows that she’s her papa, Chandler Powell’s, mini-me. In case you missed it, on Aug 16,

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