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A customer purchases gas at a station, Sept. 15, 2026, in Chicago. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Kelsey Benson said she was laid off from a job in sales earlier this month, leaving her [Read More…]

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh speaks during a news conference following Federal Open Market Committee meetings at Federal Reserve Headquarters, Sept. 16, 2026, in Washington. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — A key long-term Treasury [Read More…]

(Getty Images stock photo) (NEW YORK) — Converse has discontinued an advertisement following public backlash last week over what critics said appeared to be Ku Klux Klan symbolism and lynching in the shoe and apparel [Read More…]

Toys R Us Grand Opening at Macy’s Herald Square on Oct. 13, 2022, in New York City. (Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for Macy’s, Inc.) (NEW YORK) — Toys R Us is planning a major expansion in [Read More…]

Warren Buffett attends ‘Becoming Warren Buffett’ World Premiere at The Museum of Modern Art on Jan. 19, 2017, in New York City. (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images) (NEW YORK ) — Warren Buffett has stepped down as [Read More…]

Nicholson Francios pumps diesel fuel into his tractor-trailer at a truck stop on Sept. 11, 2026, in Miami, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Global oil prices on Monday climbed to their highest level since May after [Read More…]

An Amazon cargo plane is seen after it crashed at Miami International Airport on Sept. 6, 2026, in Miami, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Amazon announced Sunday it’s pausing operations with cargo carrier 21 [Read More…]

(Getty Images stock photo/Hapabapa) (NEW YORK) — Artificial intelligence company Anthropic says it blocked several possible attempts to use its AI technology for research that could potentially support the development of biological weapons, according to a new report from the [Read More…]

Customers shop at a grocery store on Sept. 10, 2026, in Chicago, Illinois. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Inflation held steady in August but price increases remained elevated as the Iran war continued to push up fuel [Read More…]

(Getty Images stock photo/Keeproll) (NEW YORK) — If you’re a millennial, you may remember the beauty and lifestyle influencers of the 2000s and 2010s. Back then, influencers were maximalists, competing to out-consume one another with [Read More…]

Apple CEO John Ternus speaks during the keynote address at Apple’s “Surprise and Shine” event at the company’s corporate headquarters on Sept. 9, 2026, in Cupertino, California. (Benjamin Fanjoy/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Apple announced [Read More…]

U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speak to reporters in the Oval Office of the White House on Oct. 7, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — [Read More…]

Apple CEO John Ternus speaks during the keynote address at Apple’s “Surprise and Shine” event at the company’s corporate headquarters on Sept. 9, 2026, in Cupertino, California. (Benjamin Fanjoy/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Apple held [Read More…]

The sprawling BP refinery is shown on Sept. 8, 2026, in Whiting, Indiana. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) (LONDON) — The global price of oil topped $100 a barrel on Wednesday for the first time since July, [Read More…]

Selection of products target by Canada’s retaliatory tariffs. (Government of Canada) (WASHINGTON) — Retaliatory tariffs issued by Canada hit some imports from the United States at one minute after midnight Eastern Time on Tuesday, intensifying a trade [Read More…]

Airport TSA PreCheck lines. (Douglas Rissing/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — The Transportation Security Administration has launched a new program that allows some people without a plane ticket to go through airport security. The program, called [Read More…]

Sectors that added jobs in August. (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics) (NEW YORK) — Hiring grew far more than expected in August, bouncing back from a decline in employment a month earlier, according to the federal government’s [Read More…]

Ships are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz on Aug. 10, 2026, off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran. (Ali Saeedi/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Diesel prices hit a record high in the United States on [Read More…]

(Getty Images stock photo/lixu) (NEW YORK) — TikTok is giving users new ways to join conversations on the platform. The social media company on Thursday announced several new comment features that will allow people to leave [Read More…]

Southwest Airlines airplanes sit on the tarmac at the Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport on Nov. 26, 2025, in Baltimore, Maryland. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — For the first time ever, Southwest Airlines is joining the [Read More…]