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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

Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks at the Google I/O conference in Mountain View, Calif.

Google CEO vows to do ‘better’ after sex-related golden parachute sparks protest

Joe Williams November 1, 2018 9:17 pm

The number of U.S. adults who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) increased over the past year to 10 million, or roughly 4.1 percent of the national adult population.

Apple, Amazon join fight against Trump rollback of transgender protections

Joe Williams November 1, 2018 5:36 pm

Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Sergei Kislyak.

Progressive groups urge FCC to block Sprint, T-Mobile merger

Joe Williams November 1, 2018 5:24 pm

Total revenues for Cigna in 2017 were $41.6 billion, an increase of 5 percent over 2016, driven by continued growth in Cigna's targeted customer segments.

Lower medical costs, higher premiums spur profit gains at Cigna

Joe Williams November 1, 2018 12:59 pm

Lipsticks sit on display at an Estee Lauder Companies Inc. store in the Raffles City shopping mall in Shanghai, China, on Wednesday, May 31, 2017. RetailÂ cosmetics sales for all companies will total $7.4 billion in China in 2021 fromÂ $4.3 billion last year, forecasts Euromonitor. Fueling growth are social media websites, such as Weibo, Youku, iQiyi and Tudou, that women are increasingly turning to for tutorials on everything from shading eyes to highlighting cheekbones.

Estee Lauder predicts Chinese demand for cosmetics will trump tariffs

James Langford October 31, 2018 11:18 pm

FILE - This July 21, 2011, file photo shows a building on the Express Scripts campus in Berkeley, Mo. Express Scripts Holding Co. reports quarterly financial results after the market closes on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

Express Scripts sales grow as Trump weighs upending business model

Joe Williams October 31, 2018 9:11 pm

Copies of the computer action game Grand Theft Auto IV are stored in a locked cabinet the first day it goes on sale at a Best Buy store in West Hollywood, Calif., Tuesday, April 29, 2008.

Political correctness may have killed the ‘Grand Theft Auto’ franchise

Celine Ryan October 31, 2018 7:31 pm

A monitor displays General Electric Co. signage on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., on Monday, Oct. 1, 2018. U.S. stocks rose toward records, while the Canadian dollar and Mexican peso gained after negotiatorsÂ agreedÂ to a new version of the Nafta trade pact.

GE’s penny dividend shows one of capitalism’s advantages

Tim Worstall October 31, 2018 7:11 pm

In this April 15, 2014 photo, workers assemble blender bases at the Vitamix manufacturing facility in Strongsville, Ohio. The Institute for Supply Management, a trade group of purchasing managers, issues its index of manufacturing activity for April on Thursday, May 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

Top manufacturing group urges SEC to crack down on proxy advisers

Joe Williams October 31, 2018 4:39 pm

Anthem recorded a one-time benefit of $1.1 billion from $368.4 million in 2016 because of the tax law, which lowers the corporate tax rate.

Higher premiums, Medicare growth underpin Anthem profit gains

Joe Williams October 31, 2018 12:36 pm

Revenue rises at GM despite global challenges for auto industry

Joe Williams October 31, 2018 12:23 pm

Sprint’s profit rises despite drop in wireless customers

Joe Williams October 31, 2018 9:04 am