6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (391+ words) Retaliatory tariffs imposed by Canada on the United States took effect at 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday. ET in the latest escalation of the trade war between the two countries. Canada’s tariffs were in response to the decision by President Donald Trump on…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (153+ words) Contrary to the media headlines, the fundamentals of the United States economy, and consequently U.S. stocks, are outstanding. The global oil price and elevated yields on longer-dated U.S. Treasuries are distractions. Households continue to enjoy solid real income gains, even with elevated…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (162+ words) The White House confirmed two major airlines are joining the effort to match its federal $1,000 contribution to Trump Accounts for their employees. Both Delta Air Lines and American Airlines announced plans to match the government’s contributions for the children of…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (342+ words) A federal judge has allowed Google to keep its digital advertising exchange marketplace, marking another win for the Big Tech giant as it fends off antitrust lawsuits from the federal government. In the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (513+ words) The Justice Department is expanding its antitrust investigation into the U.S. beef industry to include eight major grocery chains, seeking information about whether retailers have engaged in price manipulation as beef prices reach record levels. The DOJ announced Tuesday that it…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (471+ words) Inflation held at 3.7% for the year ending in July, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Wednesday morning in an update to the personal consumption expenditures index, which is the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge. The stubbornly high inflation shows that…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (908+ words) Tensions escalated last week between the United States and its northern neighbor, Canada, after trade talks collapsed and both countries threatened new tariffs. Here’s what to know about the dispute. On Aug. 21, the latest round of U.S.-Canada trade talks…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (229+ words) Attorney General Rob Bonta on Sunday canceled mediation talks with Paramount Skydance over its proposed merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, throwing another twist into a monthslong battle over the future of two of Hollywood’s biggest studios. Paramount had planned a…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (319+ words) Prediction market Polymarket flagged dozens of accounts displaying signs of insider trading on military operations to the Justice Department, a move that comes as the company faces scrutiny over traders profiting from bets tied to classified or tightly held U.S. military…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (508+ words) Vice President JD Vance said Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has a plan to address the nation’s roughly $40 trillion debt, arguing the administration can grow the economy faster than the debt accumulates. “[Bessent] has had a very discreet plan, of course,…...