The Business News Headlines 14 October 2025

In a speech in Philadelphia Fed Chair Jerome Powell said something very interesting. Think rate cuts.  This is the Business News Headlines for Tuesday the 14th day of October, thank you for listening! In other news, new tariffs on wood products will mean consumers will have to pay more for kitchen cabinets, bathroom vanities and upholstered wooden furniture. General Motors is about to take a 1.6 billion dollar hit and we’ll share why.  How AI is reshaping shopping…at Walmart.  Beyond Meat shares dropped like a rock today and we’ll share why. Speaking of shares we’ll check the numbers in The Wall Street Report and the big US banks are celebrating…and we’ll share why.  Let’s go.

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