3 reasons the Federal Reserve’s interest rate pause is worrying investors

The fog from the Iran war is obscuring the Federal Reserve’s view of the U.S. economy. Investors were rattled on Wednesday, when the central bank said it isĀ holding interest rates steady, after Fed Chair Jerome Powell repeatedly underlined the mounting uncertainty caused by the escalating Middle East violence. Stocks slumped during his afternoon press conference, … Read more

Texas’ Big Bend braces for border wall in national park, worrying local Republicans and Democrats

Two hours from the closest stoplight, the Rio Grande runs through rugged canyons under the darkest skies in the Lower 48 states, carving cliffs that drop 1,500 feet below the desert floor of the beautifully desolate Big Bend National Park. The few who call the region home feel a unique bond to the land. In … Read more