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European stocks get boost from rising dollar

Asian stock markets turned mostly lower on Wednesday as investors awaited the outlines of U.S. tax overhaul plans by President Donald Trump while news headlines on geopolitical tensions surrounding North Korea have quieted.

European stocks get boost from rising dollar

Asian stock markets turned mostly lower on Wednesday as investors awaited the outlines of U.S. tax overhaul plans by President Donald Trump while news headlines on geopolitical tensions surrounding North Korea have quieted.

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___ Equifax CEO steps down in the wake of damaging data breach NEW YORK (AP) — Equifax CEO Richard Smith is stepping down as the credit reporting agency attempts to clean up the mess left by a damaging data breach that exposed highly sensitive information about 143 million Americans.

Business Highlights

___ Equifax CEO steps down in the wake of damaging data breach NEW YORK (AP) — Equifax CEO Richard Smith is stepping down as the credit reporting agency attempts to clean up the mess left by a damaging data breach that exposed highly sensitive information about 143 million Americans.

Yellen: Fed is perplexed by chronically low inflation

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen is acknowledging that the Fed is puzzled by the persistence of unusually low inflation and that it might have to adjust the timing of its interest rate policies accordingly.

Yellen: Fed is perplexed by chronically low inflation

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen is acknowledging that the Fed is puzzled by the persistence of unusually low inflation and that it might have to adjust the timing of its interest rate policies accordingly.

Dudley sees Fed rate hikes; inflation weakness 'fading'

The Federal Reserve is on track to gradually raise interest rates given the recent inflation weakness is fading and the U.S. economy's fundamentals are sound, an influential Fed policymaker said on Monday.

7 ways the Fed can affect your pocketbook

When the Federal Reserve raises interest rates -- which it did most recently in June, with one final rate hike predicted before the end of 2017  -- it's palpable in how it influences everyday life.

Yellen's stock rises as she leads Fed from crisis-era policy

From her early days as Federal Reserve chair, Janet Yellen has been the target of criticism from Republicans worried that the central bank's massive bond-buying programs and near-zero interest rates engineered by her predecessor would be the ruin of the country.