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The Strait of Hormuz isn’t fertilizer’s first starring role — and 1856 law still defines U.S. overseas territory

When governments began to treat guano as a strategic resource, Congress responded with the Guano Islands Act of 1856.

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Why did a $154 billion CEO just endorse stripping most Americans of voting rights—and taking us back to the 19th century?
By Nick LichtenbergJuly 27, 2026
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U.S. and Iran edge toward talks as Hormuz shipping hits three-week low, regional officials say
By The Associated Press, Samy Magdy and Elena BecatorosJuly 27, 2026
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Canada’s awkward tariff summer: Gordie Howe Bridge opens for traffic a week after Michigan and White House officials got uninvited
By The Associated PressJuly 27, 2026
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Fuel prices stemming from a war in Iran is reshaping daily life for people in the U.S. and Chile to Turkey and Nepal
By The Associated Press and Aniruddha GhosalJuly 27, 2026
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‘Kryptonite to November voters’: Trump’s Michigan visit puts the GOP’s dilemma on display
By Will Weissert and The Associated PressJuly 27, 2026
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A trove of users’ seemingly private conversations with Anthropic’s Claude AI chatbot showed up in Google search results
By Beatrice NolanJuly 27, 2026
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Amy Astley revived Architectural Digest. Now she’s betting on lived-in homes over ‘tech-bro bunkers’
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The new Air Force One controversy is really about a 90-year power struggle over presidential travel
By Peter Kastor and The ConversationJuly 27, 2026
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The war between competing AI models could end up more like Apple vs. Android than VHS vs. Betamax
By Jason MaJuly 27, 2026
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Trip.com struck with $765 million penalty from China over monopoly allegations
By The Associated PressJuly 27, 2026
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Oprah Winfrey says ‘life starts at 44’—and research proves she’s right: the average founder starts their business after 40
By Emma BurleighJuly 27, 2026
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Rising temperatures are putting students at risk of heat-related illnesses, and schools are scrambling to adapt
By The Conversation, Allison Poulos and Jennifer VanosJuly 27, 2026
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Sit back and watch the birds—your health will thank you, data shows
By The Conversation and Jennifer G. AndrewsJuly 27, 2026
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Lab-grown diamonds are crushing this African economy that was built on natural stones
Economy
Lab-grown diamonds are crushing this African economy that was built on natural stones
By Sello Motseta, Farai Mutsaka and The Associated PressNovember 29, 2025
  • RealPage, a rent pricing software, helps landlords charge the highest possible rent by accessing confidential data, critics argue.
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    Deal emerges from antitrust lawsuit that alleged landlords used pricing software for ‘algorithmic collusion’ to drive up rent
    By R.J. Rico and The Associated PressNovember 25, 2025
Santa is coming to Wall Street early this season, and analysts say 2026 is shaping up to be another big year of gains
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Santa is coming to Wall Street early this season, and analysts say 2026 is shaping up to be another big year of gains
By Jason MaNovember 29, 2025
Wall Street strategist explains today’s political rage with a poverty line that should be $140,000 and the ‘Valley of Death’ trapping people below it
Economy
Wall Street strategist explains today’s political rage with a poverty line that should be $140,000 and the ‘Valley of Death’ trapping people below it
By Jason MaNovember 29, 2025
McDonald's CEO Chris Kempczinski said earlier the fast-food chain's combo meals were too expensive for its customers.
C-Suite
McDonald’s promoted its new $8 nugget combo meal, then got blasted online with complaints about affordability, quality and service
By Nino PaoliNovember 29, 2025
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Politics
After lengthy delay, Trump administration releases $3.6 billion of funding for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
By Susan Haigh and The Associated PressNovember 29, 2025
Black Friday
Economy
‘The economy is bad, but you still have to celebrate’: Black Friday shoppers attack stores with a vengeance, some sipping champagne
By Anne D'Innocenzio, Cathy Bussewitz, Stephen Smith and The Associated PressNovember 29, 2025
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    Economy
    Why is Black female unemployment soaring? Experts gather in Boston to discuss 7.5% unemployment rate
    By Matt Brown and The Associated PressNovember 25, 2025
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Economy
National debt crisis will be averted by governments ‘mobilizing and encouraging’ private wealth to fill budget holes, says UBS
By Eleanor PringleNovember 29, 2025
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Economy
Ford workers told their CEO ‘none of the young people want to work here.’ So Jim Farley took a page out of the founder’s playbook
By Sasha RogelbergNovember 28, 2025
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Economy
India growth beats all estimates as factories defy Trump tariffs
By Anup Roy, Shruti Srivastava and BloombergNovember 28, 2025
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Retail
Shoppers are underwhelmed by deals and crowds on Black Friday
By Jaewon Kang and BloombergNovember 28, 2025
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Retail
Black Friday faces its ultimate test as desperate retailers and low consumer confidence collide in a high-stakes holiday standoff
By Anne D'Innocenzio and The Associated PressNovember 28, 2025
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    Economy
    Government shutdown sends consumer confidence plunging to April ‘liberation day’ levels
    By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated PressNovember 25, 2025
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Commentary
The finger arithmetic of free vs. fair trade
By Z. John ZhangNovember 28, 2025
This ‘boring’ job that millennials and boomers abandoned is the hottest seasonal job on the market—and it’s Gen Z’s path to a six-figure career
Success
This ‘boring’ job that millennials and boomers abandoned is the hottest seasonal job on the market—and it’s Gen Z’s path to a six-figure career
By Orianna Rosa RoyleNovember 28, 2025
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Investing
Read Warren Buffett’s annual Thanksgiving letter for 2025—his final one to shareholders
By Dave SmithNovember 27, 2025
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Commentary
Why Congress’ refusal to act on freight since 1993 is costing taxpayers over $40 billion a year
By Michael F. GormanNovember 27, 2025
K-shaped economy and ‘collective holding of breath’ about the AI bubble both appear in Fed’s temperature check
Economy
K-shaped economy and ‘collective holding of breath’ about the AI bubble both appear in Fed’s temperature check
By Eva RoytburgNovember 27, 2025
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Economy
The labor market feels so awful right now because companies are doing everything bar announcing mass layoffs, says the Fed
By Eleanor PringleNovember 27, 2025
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Economy
‘Weaker job growth and lower inflation’: It’s all lining up perfectly for a Fed cut in December
By Jim EdwardsNovember 27, 2025
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AI
MIT report: AI can already replace nearly 12% of the U.S. workforce
By Dave SmithNovember 27, 2025
Despite some green shoots, the new CEO of Kohl’s faces a tough slog to win back its AWOL shoppers
Retail
Despite some green shoots, the new CEO of Kohl’s faces a tough slog to win back its AWOL shoppers
By Phil WahbaNovember 27, 2025
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Economy
‘Low-hire, low-fire’ economy grinds on as lower-than-expected jobless claims suggests layoffs aren’t spiking
By Christopher Rugaber, Nick Lichtenberg and The Associated PressNovember 26, 2025
Trump sits in a chair in the Oval Office, speaking while gesturing with both hands.
Crypto
Nobel laureate Paul Krugman says Bitcoin’s meltdown is deeply connected to Trump’s waning power: ‘Think of it as the unraveling of the Trump trade’
By Sasha RogelbergNovember 26, 2025
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Economy
These Fortune 500 companies are laying off thousands of workers and fueling economic anxiety
By Wyatte Grantham-Philips and The Associated PressNovember 26, 2025
Kevin Hassett, director of the National Economic Council, appears to be the frontrunner to serve as the next Fed chair.
Economy
Longtime Trump advisor Kevin Hassett emerges as favorite for Fed chair, Bloomberg reports
By Nino PaoliNovember 26, 2025
tariffs
Economy
‘It wasn’t worth the $10 tariff for a $27 purchase’: American shoppers find maybe they just won’t buy that small thing from Canada or England this year
By Mae Anderson and The Associated PressNovember 26, 2025
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Economy
Canada cozies up to India for trade deal after years of strain as Trump continues pushing the world into new alliances
By Rob Gillies and The Associated PressNovember 26, 2025
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Economy
Scott Bessent wants the era of Fed-watching to end: They should ‘move back into the background’ and make fewer speeches, he says
By Eleanor PringleNovember 26, 2025
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How AI can power Europe’s next industrial revolution
By Dave McCannNovember 26, 2025
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Economy
U.S. consumers dial back in sign of anxiety heading Into holidays
By Molly Smith, Julia Fanzeres and BloombergNovember 25, 2025
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Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plan to Trump
By BloombergNovember 25, 2025
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