(Reuters) – The U.S. Secretary of Education on Wednesday criticized annual higher education rankings published by U.S. News and World Report, saying they have “created an unhealthy obsession with selectivity.” Secretary Miguel Cardona was speaking at a conference organized by the law schools at Harvard and Yale universities, amid a […]

U.S. stocks wavered Wednesday during midday trading to start March as key manufacturing data offered mixed results and two Federal Reserve officials suggested a more aggressive rate-hiking campaign in the coming months. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) neared the flatline around noon. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) edged up 0.2%. […]