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In brief Bitcoin dropped 2.8% to $109,882, with $940 million in long liquidations. Trump’s firing of Fed Governor Lisa Cook rattled markets, briefly sinking the dollar index. Investors await Q2 GDP revisions and core PCE inflation for clues on September rate cuts. Bitcoin is extending its weekend losses ahead of key macroeconomic events this week that could influence the U.S. …

DOGE Put Critical Social Security Data at Risk, Whistle-Blower Says  The New York Times Source link

“The ultimate test of climate projections is to compare them with what has played out…” says earth sciences professor Torbjörn Törnqvist, lead author on a new study published in the open-access journal Earth’s Future (published by the American Geophysical Union). But after “decades of observations,” he says his researchers “were quite amazed how good those early projections were, especially when …

President Trump looks on in November of 2017 at his announcement of Jerome Pwowell to be the Chairman of the Federal Reserve. This year, he has been pressuring Powell to cut interest rates, belittled him and threatened to fire him. (Photo by Drew Angerer) Getty Images Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell signaled Friday that the first rate cut of 2025 …

Bond Market’s Big Powell Rally Needs Supportive Data to March On  Bloomberg Powell’s Rate Cut Signal Reflects Economy’s Delicate Position  The Wall Street Journal Fed’s Jackson Hole Exposes Hard Road Ahead for Central Bankers  Bloomberg Mortgage rates fall, real estate stocks jump after Fed speech  Real Estate News by RealEstateNews.com Fed Chair Powell faces fresh challenges to Fed independence amid potential rate cuts  AP News …

Satellite data, as revealed in a 2025 study published in Earth’s Future, confirms that sea levels are rising faster than expected, validating decades-old climate projections. Since the 1990s, satellites have provided precise measurements, showing an accelerating rise that underscores the growing risks for coastal areas. This data supports early climate models, proving that our understanding of sea-level rise was more …

Four papers from a team of researchers in Japan have received expressions of concern for overlap in control samples, data, study design and statistical analyses. The publisher of the articles says it has closed its investigation.  The notices were published in PLOS One from July 31 to August 3 to inform readers of “study design concerns” and to provide additional …

Wall Street Leaning Harder on Private Data After Trump BLS Spat  Bloomberg.com A brief history of firing statisticians for telling the truth  The Hill Trump’s war on statistics risks leaving us all in the dark  MSNBC News Opinion | I’ve Seen What Happens When a Country Messes With Data. America, Beware.  The New York Times Even if you can’t trust the data, these 13 …

When Meta selected a site in Louisiana for its largest data center to date, it signed a deal with Entergy to power the site with three massive natural gas power plants. Yesterday evening, a state regulator approved Entergy’s plans. The power plants are expected to come online in 2028 and 2029, and at full strength, they’ll generate 2.25 gigawatts of …

Trump demands release of Colorado official sentenced in election data scheme  The Washington Post Trump threatens “harsh measures” against Colorado if Tina Peters is not freed from prison  Axios Trump warns of ‘harsh measures’ if Colorado clerk convicted of election data-breach scheme isn’t freed  PBS Why Trump Wants Election-Denying Felon Tina Peters Released  New York Magazine Trump Calls for Another Convicted Felon to Be …