A Quarter-Point That Changes Everything — and Nothing, Yet On Wednesday, the Federal Open Market Committee voted unanimously to raise interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point — the first hike since the summer of 2023, and the…
President Donald Trump suggested on September 13 that the United States might “stay in Iran” and “keep the oil” after the ongoing military conflict concludes, drawing a direct parallel to what he described as a lucrative resource arrangement the administration…
Philadelphia’s sports venues wear their corporate names proudly. But the same commercialization logic that put Lincoln Financial on an NFL stadium has quietly crept into places far more consequential — the hallways and gymnasiums of public schools. Lincoln Financial Group…
There is something almost theatrical about watching the loudest advocates for cutting government waste burn through public funds on private aircraft. Two of Washington’s most prominent figures — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Senator Rand Paul — stand…
The trade war is not over. But a narrow opening has appeared — and both sides seem eager to use it before a critical deadline hits. Ahead of an expected summit between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping…
Oil prices have crossed a psychologically and economically significant threshold, with Brent crude climbing above $100 per barrel on Wednesday — a level not seen since late July — as escalating military confrontations between the United States and Iran send…
What is this lawsuit actually about? A landmark federal trial opened Tuesday in Oakland, California, where 29 state attorneys general are confronting Meta — the parent company of Facebook and Instagram — with a sweeping set of allegations: that the…
Amazon moved swiftly and with minimal notice on Friday to reinstate binding arbitration for its U.S. customers while simultaneously barring them from joining class-action lawsuits — a sweeping change that significantly weakens consumers’ ability to hold the company accountable in…
The Trump administration has taken its fight over a controversial White House construction project all the way to the Supreme Court, filing an emergency request on Friday to allow work to continue on a massive ballroom complex being built adjacent…
There is a quiet but consequential shift embedded in the story of American air conditioning, one that goes well beyond personal comfort or nostalgia. What was once an optional household amenity — a noisy window unit reserved for the bedroom,…