Author: Daniel snow

The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, July 19, 2024.Kevin Mohatt | ReutersThe Supreme Court on Thursday strongly suggested that Federal Reserve board members would have greater protection against being fired by a president in a ruling that, for now, allows President Donald Trump to fire two members of other federal agencies’ boards.The Supreme Court in its ruling said, “We disagree” with arguments by Gwynne Wilcox and Cathy Harris that their legal challenges to their terminations “necessarily implicate the constitutionality of for-cause removal protections for members of the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors or other members of the Federal Open…

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Chinese smartphone company Xiaomi is developing its own chip called Xring O1.Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesBEIJING — Chinese smartphone company Xiaomi is taking on Apple’s iPhone with an advanced chip and a cheaper phone.Xiaomi is winning the battle on the pricing of its latest phone. The new Xiaomi 15S Pro starts at 5,499 yuan ($764) — making it eligible for a state-subsidized discount — and is significantly cheaper than Apple models containing the company’s most advanced phone chip. The iPhone 16 Pro starts at 7,999 yuan, while the iPhone Pro Max model begins at 9,999 yuan — above…

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