Fed Dodges Rate Hike a Week Before Midterms, Because Trump's Inflation Is Too Toxic to Touch
Inflation just jumped to 3.7 percent, up from 3.4 the month before, and the Federal Reserve is expected to respond by doing absolutely nothing. The central bank's brass insists this has nothing to do with the midterm elections six days away. The people actually paying for...
Half of Americans Are Skipping Meals While Coffee Costs 108% More
Half of Americans now say they skip meals because food costs too much, and coffee, the one thing keeping the other half upright, is up 108...
Anthropic Lost $80.7 Billion in Six Months and Wants a $2 Trillion IPO
Anthropic just told the SEC it lost $80.7 billion in the first six months of 2026, warned it "may not generate sufficient revenue to...
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Oil Buffer Is Gone, War Isn't, and Your Fed Is Out of Excuses
Traders have quietly changed their minds about how long oil is going to stay expensive, and the answer is bad news for anyone who buys groceries, drives a car,...
Meta Ordered to Pay $25 Billion for 43 Million Lies to New Mexicans
A New Mexico judge ordered Meta Platforms to pay $25 billion on Wednesday, after a jury decided that Facebook's parent company lied to the people of that state...
Musk, Who 'Can't Be in the Discussions,' Says Merging SpaceX and Tesla 'Is a Good Idea'
Elon Musk announced Tuesday that SpaceX and Tesla have formed special committees to explore merging into one company. He then explained that he can't...
Two Wars and a Weather Pattern Are Coming for Your Dinner
The world's farmers are getting hit from every direction at once, and a new report says it could spiral into a genuine food crisis. The Iran war and the...
Trump Promised Cheaper Everything. Gas Just Jumped 9.1% in a Month.
Donald Trump came back to the White House promising to bring down costs for American families. Two weeks before the midterms, consumer prices are up 3.7% over...
Trump Calls US 'The Hottest Country' as Middle-Class Families Lose $1,700 Each
Donald Trump keeps telling voters, "We have the hottest country anywhere in the world." A BBC Verify fact-check ahead of the midterms found that the average...
Trump Promised to 'End Inflation on Day One.' It's Back at 4.1%.
Donald Trump swore that starting on day one, he would end inflation and make America affordable again. Nearly two years later, the Federal Reserve is weighing...
Two Billionaires Race to Strip-Mine the Moon, Racing Only Each Other
Two men who each have more money than most countries are now sprinting to colonize the moon, mine whatever they find there, and fill the sky with thousands...
Gas Up 34% in a Year, Inflation Hits 3.7%, Midterms in Three Weeks
The last inflation report before the midterms is in, and it's a doozy. Prices rose 3.7% in the year to September, up from 3.4% in August and above what...
Seniors Get a 3.6% Raise While Prices Rise 3.7%. Enjoy It, Grandma.
The Social Security Administration announced a 3.6% cost-of-living increase for 2027, the biggest in four years, and the Labor Department announced the same...