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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

Claire Carter · October 29, 2026 5:18 pm

Children ride their bicycles to the Dollar General store.

FTC sues Dollar General for overpricing consumers at checkout

Dario Amodei walks in front of a screen projecting "Code w/ Claude" as he presents at a conference in business casual clothes.

Anthropic files IPO to take company public

california wealth taxes

California billionaire tax could result in future revenue loss, study shows

An ice cream vendor peers from his food truck where horse-drawn carriages wait for passengers at the entrance to Central Park, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026, in New York.

New York City votes to end century-old horse-drawn carriage industry

David Ellison is ‘trying to save’ theatrical movie business with offer to Warner Bros. Discovery

Jenny Goldsberry December 8, 2025 1:02 pm

Skydance Media founder David Ellison poses for photos.

Paramount makes hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery

Molly Parks December 8, 2025 11:06 am

President Donald Trump speaks at a Kennedy Center Honors reception for recipients Sylvester Stallone, George Strait, Kiss, Gloria Gaynor and Michael Crawford at the State Department.

Trump says Netflix-Warner Bros. merger ‘could be a problem’

Ross O'Keefe December 8, 2025 9:37 am

President Donald Trump, with Lynn Martin, President NYSE, center, and Melania Trump, right, is greeted by trader Peter Giacchi, as he walks the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump-linked companies and family crypto ventures take a hit in second term

Barnini Chakraborty December 8, 2025 5:00 am

In this Jan. 6, 2021 file photo, Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., gestures as she speaks during an election-night watch party in Atlanta. The U.S. Senate nomination in a premier battleground like Georgia should be a plum political prize, but a year before Republican voters choose a nominee for the 2022 midterms, they have no clear options. That leaves some GOP power players worried about the party’s chances to defeat freshman Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock as they try to reclaim a Senate majority.

Trump administration announces audit of contractors benefiting from ‘disadvantaged’ business program

Emily Hallas December 6, 2025 8:40 am

The Warner Bros. water tower.

Netflix’s Warner Bros. deal sets off anti-monopoly concerns, hostile bid rumors

David Zimmermann December 5, 2025 5:52 pm

Sean O'Brien, President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, speaks to the media about the impact of the government shutdown on the aviation industry, outside of the West Wing of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, in Washington.

Teamsters chief brands Amazon a ‘corporate white-collar crime syndicate’

Zach Halaschak December 5, 2025 10:41 am

Elon Musk X

EU fines X $140 million, risking the ire of Trump

Brady Knox December 5, 2025 10:14 am

A Person holds an Apple TV remote using the new Netflix app with a hand.

Netflix to acquire Warner Bros. in blockbuster entertainment deal

Ross O'Keefe December 5, 2025 8:18 am

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo testifies during a hearing on Capitol Hill.

Costco nominates Biden commerce secretary to board as retail giant sues over Trump tariffs

David Zimmermann December 5, 2025 8:08 am

Getty Images Housing affordability moving real estate

Foot voting, housing, and affordability

Ilya Somin December 5, 2025 5:53 am

Male and female Hispanic and African-American business colleagues in 20s, 30s, and 60s walking side by side in downtown Miami and sharing ideas.

The one-income, middle-class household is a historical myth

Tiana Lowe Doescher December 5, 2025 5:07 am