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The U.S. Supreme Court is weighing whether former President Donald Trump overstepped his legal authority when he imposed broad tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), while Trump asserts that payments from those duties are poised to increase dramatically in the coming months. The court heard oral arguments on Nov. 5 regarding the […]
European defense equities moved lower on Monday after the United States and Ukraine said weekend negotiations had advanced a potential peace framework, though no formal accord on security guarantees emerged. At the opening bell, the Stoxx Europe Aerospace and Defense index was down 0.8%, underperforming the broader market. Germany-based manufacturers Rheinmetall, Hensoldt and Renk, together […]
Average interest on home equity lines of credit has slipped to its lowest level of the year, giving qualified borrowers an opportunity to tap household equity without disturbing low-rate first mortgages. National analytics firm Curinos reports that the weekly average HELOC rate stands at 7.64% as of November 23, 2025. The figure applies to applicants […]
Asia-Pacific equity markets opened the week on a positive note after New York Federal Reserve President John Williams indicated that the U.S. central bank could deliver a third interest-rate reduction before year-end. His remarks, made Friday in New York, suggested that signs of labor-market weakness may outweigh lingering inflation concerns, increasing the likelihood of additional […]
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani said on Sunday that his view of President Donald Trump as a “fascist” and a danger to democratic norms remains unchanged, despite a cordial meeting between the two men in the Oval Office only two days earlier. Speaking on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Mamdani was asked directly whether he […]
Robert Garza, a former remote security analyst for Campbell Soup Company, has filed a lawsuit claiming he was dismissed for exposing an executive’s profanity-laden remarks about employees and products. The complaint, lodged in Wayne County Circuit Court, accuses the company of unlawful retaliation and seeks unspecified damages. According to court documents, Garza joined Campbell’s Camden, […]
James Fishback, a 30-year-old chief executive of the investment firm Azoria, launched an aggressive behind-the-scenes effort in August to obtain a temporary appointment to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. According to multiple sources familiar with the outreach, Fishback contacted senior White House aides and outside advisers to President Donald Trump after Governor Adriana Kugler […]
San Francisco — Newly unsealed material in a federal lawsuit alleges that Meta Platforms halted an internal project that appeared to connect reduced Facebook use with lower levels of depression and anxiety, choosing not to share the findings publicly or with lawmakers. The accusations are contained in an amended complaint filed in the U.S. District […]
The Internal Revenue Service has issued updated income tax brackets for the 2026 filing season, marking a modest upward adjustment that will affect every U.S. taxpayer. The changes, released shortly after the agency announced the furlough of roughly 34,000 employees during a federal government shutdown, raise each bracket threshold in response to inflation measured by […]
Alphabet’s Google unveiled a new version of its artificial-intelligence model, Gemini, on Tuesday, sharpening competition with OpenAI’s ChatGPT and challenging the financial assumptions behind OpenAI’s plan to invest “hundreds of billions of dollars” in its own large-language models. The update, known informally as Gemini 3, features expanded reasoning capabilities and faster response times, according to […]
Donald Glover told fans in Los Angeles on Saturday night that a stroke he suffered last year led to the abrupt cancellation of his tour, an ailment he had previously described only in vague terms. The performer, 42, who records and tours under the name Childish Gambino, disclosed the diagnosis while on stage at Tyler, […]
Wall Street expectations for Apollo Global Management, Inc. (NYSE: APO) intensified last week after Morgan Stanley boosted its price target on the alternative-asset manager and shifted its rating to Overweight. The bank now projects the shares could reach $180.00, up from a prior forecast of $151.00, and argues the firm is positioned to generate fee-related […]