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U.S. natural gas futures rose for a third straight session, retesting the $4 level, as forecasts turned even colder for the coming weeks and moderate freeze-offs keep a lid on production.

FDIC Vice Chairman Travis Hill will call for no change in capital requirements for the largest banks in his Friday speech.

Stock indexes fell, with the S&P 500 wiping out its 2025 gains, as investors assessed a blockbuster jobs report that makes future interest-rate cuts seem less likely.

Hendrik Jordaan agreed to pay a $250,000 civil penalty but didn’t admit or deny the regulator’s findings.

The merger combines two of the country’s largest power generators as demand for electricity surges.

The Securities and Exchange Commission reached a $750,000 settlement with Shift4 Payments, resolving allegations that the payments-technology company failed to make required disclosures in several of its filings.

Many Los Angeles-area residents devastated by fire will lean on Washington and charitable aid—and draw on their own savings.

The company’s retirement plan was found to favor socially conscious goals over financial returns.

The Magnificent Seven tech stocks and big AI players drove double-digit gains at many large-cap mutual funds. The top fund returned 51.8%.

A rare ‘bear steepening’ trade is pressuring governments and worrying investors.

By Josh Moody The talk at the annual Middle States Commission on Higher Education conference last week centered on the changes coming to higher education as President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House in January. But exactly what those changes will look like remains a matter of pure speculation, given how disconnected Trump’s rhetoric often is from the realities of his policies. Before an audience of college leaders, accreditation liaisons and commission members, speakers pondered whether Republicans can enact Trump’s sweeping higher education agenda amid regular GOP infighting, competing policy priorities and looming midterm elections. Trump’s pledge to reshape The post Uncertain Changes Loom at Accreditation Conference appeared first on HBCU News.

By Ashley Brown In a groundbreaking initiative to enhance high school students’ educational opportunities, Birmingham City Schools has announced an exciting new partnership with Lawson State Community College. This collaboration will introduce the BCS Early College-Wenonah program, set to launch in early 2025. The program will allow students to earn college credits while completing their high school education at Wenonah High School. Located adjacent to Lawson State, Wenonah High School will be the hub for this innovative program. Qualified students from all Birmingham City School campuses can enroll. This initiative will give young scholars unique opportunities to pursue a college degree or The post HBCU Launches Early College Program with Alabama School District appeared first on HBCU News.