The United States added 178,000 jobs in March, blowing past expectations and showing a resilient labor market just as the war with Iran began escalating, sending up oil prices. Subscribe…
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Americans are getting smaller pay raises while tariffs and higher gas prices are threatening to make everything more expensive. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free…
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Savannah Guthrie returns to ‘TODAY’ amid search for mother: ‘It’s good to be home’
by adminSavannah Guthrie returned to the “TODAY” anchor desk Monday, more than two months after her mother disappeared. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and…
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U.S. oil has its biggest one-day price increase in six years, driving the cost of gas even higher
by adminOil prices surged Thursday, threatening to further drive up the price of gas as hopes for a near-term resolution to the Iran war faded following President Donald Trump’s address to…
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Fourth-generation Iowa farmer Mark Mueller is no stranger to the ups and downs of the agriculture industry. But right now, he thinks America is on the cusp of a farm…
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WASHINGTON — House and Senate Republican leaders jointly announced a plan Wednesday that they said would end the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security that caused major airport delays. Subscribe…
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Markets plunge and U.S. oil hits $100 as Trump’s ability to reassure Wall Street hits its limit
by adminPresident Donald Trump is used to bending financial markets to his will. But with the war in Iran, he may have reached the limit of his ability to do so.…
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Insider trading concerns around oil and military moves are on the rise. Can anyone police the bets?
by adminA flurry of bets made prior to major announcements about the Iran war has ramped up speculation that individuals or groups with advance knowledge of U.S. military plans are cashing…
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Senate agrees to fund DHS, except ICE and CBP, in bid to end extreme airport delays
by adminWASHINGTON — The Senate agreed unanimously early Friday to fund the Department of Homeland Security, but without funding for immigration enforcement and deportation operations. Senators approved the package at 2:20…
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United Airlines says it will boot passengers who refuse to use headphones on planes
by adminListen up, flyers: United Airlines said it will start removing passengers from flights who refuse to wear headphones while listening to content on their personal devices, and such behavior could…
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The Justice Department’s endeavor to break up Live Nation, Ticketmaster’s parent company, has officially made its way to the courtroom. The antitrust case, which began with jury selection Monday, is…
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Warner Bros. Discovery said Tuesday that it was reopening talks with Paramount Skydance, giving the studio a week to rival Netflix in its bid to take over the streaming and…
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L.A. County sues Roblox, alleges platform makes it easy for adults to target children
by adminLos Angeles County filed a civil lawsuit against Roblox, alleging that the platform markets itself as a gaming experience for children but has created a ‘largely unsupervised online world’ that…
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CFTC chief sides with prediction markets over state regulators in a high-stakes court case
by adminThe Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is stepping in to stop what it calls an “onslaught” of state-level regulation of prediction markets. CFTC Chairman Michael Selig said Tuesday in a…
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Cardi B’s cameo in Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show leads to dispute on prediction markets
by adminCHICAGO — Cardi B was part of Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show. What she did exactly, well, that turned into a perplexing question for two major prediction markets. At…
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The operator of roughly 180 Eddie Bauer stores across the U.S. and Canada has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, blaming declining sales and a litany of other industry headwinds.…
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