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Who had it best — and who had it worst — in 2025
A fire engulfing a residential building complex at Wang Fuk Court in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong, China, on Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesWhat a year this has been. Understandably for many, it could…
AI’s machine learning may net productivity gains and influence Fed
Members of the Federal Reserve rate-setting committee say they are factoring increased labor productivity into their economic forecasts as artificial intelligence technology becomes more widely adopted.Fed Chair Jerome Powell addressed…
Rare earth magnet makers relish a moment in the sun
Annealed neodymium iron boron magnets sit in a barrel at a Neo Material Technologies Inc. factory in Tianjin, China on June 11, 2010.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesRare earth magnet makers are having a moment as Western nations…
Supreme Court rejects Trump’s bid to send National Guard to Chicago
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dealt a rare blow to President Donald Trump by rejecting his bid to overrule a lower court order and allow the deployment of National Guard troops to the Chicago area over the objections of local and state…
U.S. pushes additional tariffs on Chinese chips to June 2027
A silicon wafer with chips etched into is seen as U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris tours a site where Applied Materials plans to build a research facility, in Sunnyvale, California, U.S., May 22, 2023. Pool | ReutersThe U.S. will…
Gold and silver reach fresh highs for second day running
Gold and silver have rallied this year — and prices keep climbing.Gold futures for February delivery rose settled 0.8% higher at $4,505.7, after hitting a record of $4,530.80 per ounce. Spot gold was up 1.04% to $4,491.68 per ounce.…
Fed chair candidate Hassett says U S behind the curve on lowering rates
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said Tuesday that the Federal Reserve is not cutting interest rates quickly enough, even though the U.S. economy grew at a much faster-than-expected pace in the third quarter.Hassett, a…
Next AI pivot will be to lower costs, ex-Facebook privacy chief says
Former Facebook Chief Privacy Officer Chris Kelly said Monday that the next phase of the artificial intelligence boom will focus on becoming more efficient.As major AI players race to churn out the infrastructure needed to support AI…
U.S. economy grows by 4.3% in third quarter, much more than expected,
The U.S. economy grew at a much greater-than-expected pace in the third quarter, boosted by strong consumer spending, a delayed report released Tuesday showed. U.S. gross domestic product, a sum of all goods and services produced in the…
Latest batch from DOJ includes court records, flight logs and heavily
The Department of Justice on Tuesday released another batch of files related to deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.The latest documents appear to contain court records, emails, and some heavily or completely redacted files.In a…