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UC Berkeley has announced a partnership with Bear Republic Brewing Co., naming the company as the “Official Craft Beer of Cal.” The agreement includes the launch of “Oski’s California Gold,” a co-branded light golden ale that will be available at...

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has expressed its support for President Trump’s recent Executive Order focused on preventing politicized or unlawful debanking.

Global investment firm Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG) has announced an agreement to sell its stake in HSO, a Microsoft services partner, to Bain Capital.

The Bank of Canada’s Governing Council released a summary of its deliberations leading up to the monetary policy decision on July 30, 2025.

The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco has announced that it will host the 2025 Asia Economic Policy Conference (AEPC) on November 20-21, 2025.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond recently addressed the state of the U.S. economy and the role of consumers during a presentation at The Health Management Academy in Chicago.

The Reserve Bank of Australia's Monetary Policy Board has decided to reduce the cash rate target by 25 basis points, setting it at 3.60 per cent.

The Federal Reserve Board has announced an enforcement action involving a former employee of First Horizon Bank in Memphis, Tennessee.

Inflation expectations among U.S. business leaders have declined for the third quarter of 2025, according to the latest Survey of Firms’ Inflation Expectations (SoFIE) released by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland’s Center for Inflation Research.

Central bankers gathered at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston on Wednesday to discuss how uncertainty and technological change are affecting the U.S. and global economies.

The Bank of Canada has released its schedule for policy interest rate announcements and other major publications for 2026.

The Carlyle Group Inc. announced its unaudited financial results for the second quarter of 2025, reporting income before provision for income taxes of $441 million and a margin on income before provision for income taxes of 28.0%.

Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent met with German Vice Chancellor and Minister of Finance Lars Klingbeil in Washington on August 4, 2025.

Biologists from the University of California, Berkeley have observed gray wolves near Yellowstone National Park traveling distances of 20 kilometers or more across difficult terrain with very young pups.

Balance sheet management is increasingly viewed by banks as a key factor for growth rather than just a compliance task.

California’s latest budget has allocated $15 million to extend the California Local News Fellowship, a program managed by the UC Berkeley School of Journalism.

Lisa García Bedolla, vice provost for graduate studies and professor in the School of Education at UC Berkeley, describes how her early experience as a tutor in Berkeley’s public school system shaped her academic path. “That program was designed...

Global investment firm Carlyle has announced an agreement to invest in Ingentis Group, a company specializing in organizational charting, design, and analytics software.

Moody’s Analytics has highlighted the growing need for detailed physical risk modeling as organizations face increasing regulatory demands and heightened investor expectations.

Total household debt in the United States rose by $185 billion, or 1%, in the second quarter of 2025, reaching $18.39 trillion, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Center for Microeconomic Data.