New CBO report shows national debt spiraling into uncharted territory by 2035—and Trump’s tariff defeat will make the picture even worse
The new 10-year budget forecasts from the Congressional Budget Office, issued in mid-February, presents an outlook that’s considerably worse than the already dire scenario the agency issued a year earlier.…
Trump imposes 10% global tariff in bid to salvage trade plans
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday imposing a 10% global tariff on foreign goods, moving quickly to preserve his trade agenda after the US Supreme Court struck down…
The U.S. spent $30 billion to ditch textbooks for laptops and tablets: The result is the first generation less cognitively capable than their parents
While skills measured by these tests, like literacy and numeracy, aren’t always indicative of intelligence, they are a reflection of cognitive capability, which Horvath said has been on the decline…
Trump loves cheap gas—but a military conflict in Iran could nearly double your price at the pump
The largest U.S. military buildup since the 2003 Iraq invasion is aimed at Iran, and the outcome of a tense standoff could mean the average price at the pump falls…
Detroit automakers ask White House to be spared from new tariffs
Detroit’s automakers asked the White House to shield them from new tariffs that President Donald Trump vowed to impose after the Supreme Court struck down most of his global duties. The…
Jerome Powell knows the Fed’s balance sheet got too big—Kevin Warsh has a plan, he just has to sell it without freaking out the markets
Indeed, economists suggest Warsh, a former Fed governor, will continue to allow the central bank to still be seen as a safety net for the U.S. government’s fiscal strategy. Warsh…
With Trump’s tariffs deemed illegal by the Supreme Court, Costco stands to win big both financially and on reputation
Costco was seen at the time as taking a big risk by being the most prominent U.S. company to publicly oppose President Trump, on his signature issue at that, at…
We heard CEOs rip into Trump’s tariffs behind the scenes and the Supreme Court just vindicated them
Today’s decision by the U.S. Supreme Court striking down most of President Trump’s sweeping import tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) is not only the right decision,…
Mark Zuckerberg’s entourage threatened with contempt for wearing Meta AI glasses into a no-recording courtroom
“If you have done that, you must delete that, or you will be held in contempt of the court,” Kuhl said. “This is very serious.”Zuckerberg’s executive assistant, Andrea Besmehn, and…
This math graduate applied to over 1,000 jobs and still didn’t hear back—so he moved to Austria
Gen Z and millennial workers in Britain are so fed up with being ghosted by employers that some are giving up on the country altogether. One graduate with a maths…
