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Allies of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell have laid the groundwork for him to push a rate cut through a divided committee at next month’s meeting even though it could draw multiple dissents.

The chair is likely to play the key role resolving differences on a divided rate-setting committee about whether to cut rates or pause at its meeting Dec. 9-10.

It’s one of the few bipartisan issues in our country that is so culturally divided.

But unlike a retirement account that can be divided or a house that can be sold in a divorce, embryos represent both the potential for life and lifelong financial obligations.

These are Thursday’s closing prices divided by consensus earnings-per-share estimates for the next 12 months.