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In this graphic, Trump purses his lips in the foreground, right, by a diamond-shaped caution sign reading "tariffs" with stock lines charging upward in the background alongside the Capitol Building.

Democrats could target Trump tariffs after midterm sweep with some GOP aid

Zach Halaschak · November 7, 2026 5:48 am

John Fetterman has his hands out as if he is measuring the size of something.

Fetterman lashes out over bike boycott of Jewish businesses: ‘A**holes-on-wheels’

Tesla Cybertrucks are seen at SpaceX's Starship facility.

Musk says Tesla will wind down Cybertruck production next year

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It’s a brave new working world with Gen Z leading the charge

The prediction market app Polymarket is displayed on a mobile phone Thursday, April 16, 2026, in Chicago.

Polymarket halts trading after ‘security incident’ siphons $2.65 million in minutes

Shipping containers are stacked over a truck at the Port of Los Angeles Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021, in Los Angeles. One month after President Joe Biden announced an agreement to have the Port of Los Angeles operate round-the-clock to help break a cargo backlog at the docks, officials disclose that hasnât happened as they contend with a shortage of truck drivers and accessible warehouse space.

Foldable shipping containers gain interest amid supply chain crisis

Zach Halaschak November 17, 2021 6:20 pm

Trader Gregory Rowe works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018. Stocks are opening sharply lower on Wall Street following big drops in Asia and Europe.

Democratic ‘billionaire tax’ would damage stock ownership, critics say

Zach Halaschak November 16, 2021 12:00 pm

Chamber of Commerce says businesses should implement vaccine mandate despite court pause

Zach Halaschak November 15, 2021 10:22 pm

"Unfairly traded softwood lumber from Canada has for decades hurt mill towns and American millworkers in Oregon and across the country," Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said in a statement Tuesday. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke, File)

Son of ‘billionaire tax’ bill author says Democrats don’t understand business

Zach Halaschak November 15, 2021 4:57 pm

A monitor displays Amazon.com Inc. stock information at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, U.S., on Tuesday, Sep. 4, 2018. Amazon.com Inc.Â briefly became America's second trillion-dollar company on Tuesday after adding $434 billion to its market cap this year.

Amazon workers in New York withdraw petition to unionize

Associated Press November 13, 2021 5:11 pm

"Gun manufacturers and the stores that sell them make their money in the dark," the Chicago Sun-Times' Neil Steinberg wrote in his column following his failed attempt to purchase a rifle. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Firearms manufacturers flee Northeast for states that love guns and hate taxes

Zach Halaschak November 13, 2021 12:00 pm

Astroworld victims to sue over concert incident that left nine dead

Ryan King November 12, 2021 6:16 pm

FILE - Consumers shop at a Walmart store in Vernon Hills, Ill., Sunday, May 23, 2021. U.S. consumer confidence fell in August to the lowest level since February amid rising concerns about the rapidly spreading delta variant of the coronavirus and worries about higher inflation. The Conference Board reported Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021 that its consumer confidence index dropped to a reading of 113.8 in August, down from a revised 125.1 in July.

Consumer sentiment falls to 10-year low as economy struggles with inflation

Zach Halaschak November 12, 2021 4:55 pm

FILE- In this Sept. 27, 2018, file photo a bilingual help wanted sign for Auto Zone is posted outside the store in Canton, Miss.

Number of people quitting jobs hits record high

Zach Halaschak November 12, 2021 3:18 pm

Johnson & Johnson announces it will split in two

Zach Halaschak November 12, 2021 3:08 pm

Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Polls show Biden is still infrastructure weak

W. James Antle III November 12, 2021 4:00 am

Despite all the money, not everyone is thrilled with the new infrastructure spending

Jeremy Lott November 12, 2021 4:00 am