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Europe is considering price caps to control inflation. CEOs are shaking their heads in despair
Europe is considering price caps to control inflation. CEOs are shaking their heads in despair

With inflation fears stalking the globe, politicians are once again reaching for the wrong lever.

By Kamal AhmedMay 21, 2026
Vice President JD Vance rebuffs question about President Trump’s stock investments, says Trump is so wealthy he doesn’t trade stocks himself
Vice President JD Vance rebuffs question about President Trump’s stock investments, says Trump is so wealthy he doesn’t trade stocks himself
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezMay 21, 2026
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Barney Frank, legendary liberal who ripped into left-wing dysfunction on his death bed, dies at 86
By Steven Sloan and The Associated PressMay 20, 2026
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Anti-Trump Republicans are dead pols walking. Call them the ‘YOLO caucus’
By Steven Sloan, Joey Cappelletti and The Associated PressMay 20, 2026
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Jeff Bezos on Zohran Mamdani’s big mistake: ‘When you don’t know how to solve a problem, create a villain, blame them’
By Nick LichtenbergMay 20, 2026
electrical transmission lines hang over a housing development on March 24, 2026 in Sylmar, California.
2025 was a turning point for your electricity bill and it’s just getting more expensive from here. It’s not just data centers
By Tristan BoveMay 20, 2026
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Top CD rates today, May 21, 2026: Lock in up to up to 4.20%
Personal FinanceTop CD rates today, May 21, 2026: Lock in up to up to 4.20%
By Glen Luke FlanaganMay 21, 2026
The top high-yield savings rates: Up to 5.00% on May 21, 2026
Personal FinanceThe top high-yield savings rates: Up to 5.00% on May 21, 2026
By Glen Luke FlanaganMay 21, 2026
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk unveiling the company's new manned spacecraft in Hawthorne, Calif. on May 29, 2014. (Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
NewslettersRollout complete: SpaceX files IPO prospectus
By Andrew NuscaMay 21, 2026
The SpaceX IPO is a referendum on Elon Musk and his plan to colonize Mars
NewslettersThe SpaceX IPO is a referendum on Elon Musk and his plan to colonize Mars
By Diane BradyMay 21, 2026
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AIAmerica’s new AI map shows something surprising: ‘A lot of normal people are adopting AI’
By Nick LichtenbergMay 21, 2026
Girl doing backflip into the ocean.
Travel & LeisureYour ‘flexible hot girl summer’ is going to cost you
By Catherina GioinoMay 21, 2026
Mortgage rates today, May 21, 2026
Personal FinanceMortgage rates today, May 21, 2026
By Glen Luke FlanaganMay 21, 2026
Current refi mortgage rates report for May 21, 2026
Personal FinanceCurrent refi mortgage rates report for May 21, 2026
By Glen Luke FlanaganMay 21, 2026
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PoliticsWho is Joe Kent? Meet the Green Beret, MAGA loyalist, and former political candidate who quit over Iran
By Catherina GioinoMarch 17, 2026
  • Iran supertanker pushes through strait for China
    EnergyIran supertanker pushes through strait for China
    By Prejula Prem and BloombergMarch 15, 2026
Three men standing in front of a white background.
Economy‘100% completely unsustainable as a society.’ Billionaire advisor calls out widening inequality that leaves America’s poorest 80% ‘falling behind’
By Tristan BoveMarch 17, 2026
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PoliticsWon’t somebody think of the children? Advocacy group to spend $50 million to back Democrats pushing child care ahead of the midterms
By The Associated Press and Moriah BalingitMarch 17, 2026
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CommentaryTrump’s Iran War looks improvised. It isn’t. Here’s the playbook he’s been running for decades
By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven TianMarch 17, 2026
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Politics‘We started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby:’ Trump’s National Counterterrorism Center director resigns over war
By The Associated Press and Seung Min KimMarch 17, 2026
Trump holds a soccer ball along with two men in suits on either side of him.
PoliticsThe World Anti-Doping Agency wants to ban Trump and U.S. government officials from international sporting events for not paying their dues
By The Associated Press and Eddie PellsMarch 17, 2026
  • Japan says dispatching ships to Middle East faces high hurdles
    PoliticsJapan says dispatching ships to Middle East faces high hurdles
    By Isabel Reynolds, Nicholas Takahashi and BloombergMarch 15, 2026
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PoliticsEither Trump is lying or the 4 other living presidents are, about war on Iran
By Darlene Superville, Steven Sloan and The Associated PressMarch 17, 2026
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EconomyBackchannel talks between U.S. and Iran offer Trump an off-ramp—if he wants it
By Jim EdwardsMarch 17, 2026
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Arts & EntertainmentNobel economist Joseph Stiglitz says Trump replaced ‘The rule of law with a question: How much will you give me?’
By Joseph E. StiglitzMarch 17, 2026
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Middle EastRay Dalio warns a brutal ‘final battle’ for the Strait of Hormuz is coming—and losing could end the American empire
By Eva RoytburgMarch 17, 2026
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PoliticsOnly 6 billionaires left California over its proposed wealth tax—but they took $27 billion in potential revenue with them 
By Jacqueline MunisMarch 17, 2026
  • Bahrain starts output cuts at world’s top aluminum smelter
    PoliticsBahrain starts output cuts at world’s top aluminum smelter
    By Mark Burton and BloombergMarch 15, 2026
Trump suggests postponing his key meeting with Xi Jinping by ‘a month or so,’ as Iran overtakes China on the U.S.’s agenda
PoliticsTrump suggests postponing his key meeting with Xi Jinping by ‘a month or so,’ as Iran overtakes China on the U.S.’s agenda
By Angelica AngMarch 17, 2026
Photos of Elon Musk (left) and Sen. Bernie Sanders
Personal FinanceMusk says taxing every billionaire at 100% would barely make a dent in the national debt. Bernie says tax them 5% and you’re $3,000 richer
By Catherina GioinoMarch 17, 2026
U.S. debt is competing with a record supply of corporate bonds, pushing up the cost of federal borrowing just as war spending piles up
EconomyU.S. debt is competing with a record supply of corporate bonds, pushing up the cost of federal borrowing just as war spending piles up
By Jason MaMarch 16, 2026
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Politics‘No, we didn’t’: DOGE staffer admits Elon Musk’s cost-cutting agency failed to reduce the federal deficit
By Sasha RogelbergMarch 16, 2026
Donald Trump
PoliticsTrump’s ‘Art of the Deal’ can’t reopen the Strait of Hormuz—and it’s threatening a recession
By Nick LichtenbergMarch 16, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump listens during a press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky following their meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club on December 28, 2025 in Palm Beach, Florida.
Politics‘Blackmail is also not what I wish for’: America’s allies are ghosting Trump on Strait of Hormuz
By Eva RoytburgMarch 16, 2026
President Donald Trump at the White House
EconomyThe energy crisis isn’t recessionary yet, but there’s a scenario where oil prices could bring the US economy to a ‘standstill,’ Oxford Economics says
By Tristan BoveMarch 16, 2026
Iran’s attacks have collapsed, and the trend is ‘overwhelmingly positive,’ analysts say. But the military side is separate from politics and markets
Middle EastIran’s attacks have collapsed, and the trend is ‘overwhelmingly positive,’ analysts say. But the military side is separate from politics and markets
By Jason MaMarch 16, 2026
Orsted logo on a metal fence
EnvironmentDespite Trump’s best efforts, an offshore wind farm just lit up New England
By The Associated Press and Jennifer McDermottMarch 16, 2026
Sen. Cory Booker
PoliticsRepublicans go quiet as the U.S.-Iran war enters its third week: Senate Dems
By The Associated Press and Stephen GrovesMarch 16, 2026
People walk in front of a wind farm.
EnergyMassive wind farm offshore Massachusetts flouts Trump, finished construction
By Jennifer McDermott and The Associated PressMarch 16, 2026
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Politics‘Air travel is the political football:’ Airline CEOs pen letter to Congress to fund aviation workers: ‘Air travel is the political football’
By The Associated Press and Anne D'InnocenzioMarch 16, 2026
President Donald Trump, his mouth agape on Air Force One.
PoliticsTrump Administration races to rebuild tariff revenue after Supreme Court setback
By The Associated Press and Christopher RugaberMarch 16, 2026
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PoliticsBessent talks oil, accuses media of ‘trying to make it into some crisis that it’s not’
By The Associated PressMarch 16, 2026
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PoliticsIran minister mocks Trump for ‘begging’ for help on reopening Hormuz, claims attacks came from UAE
By Jon Gambrell, Sam Mednick, Konstantin Toropin, Samy Magdy and The Associated PressMarch 16, 2026
Top airline CEOs plead with Congress to restore DHS funding and pay airport workers. ‘Once again, air travel is the political football’
PoliticsTop airline CEOs plead with Congress to restore DHS funding and pay airport workers. ‘Once again, air travel is the political football’
By Anne D'Innocenzio and The Associated PressMarch 15, 2026
Trump leaves allies and foes guessing on his endgame for Iran
PoliticsTrump leaves allies and foes guessing on his endgame for Iran
By Peter Martin, Fiona MacDonald, Donato Paolo Mancini, Alberto Nardelli and BloombergMarch 15, 2026
Pentagon sees Iran war lasting up to six weeks, Trump aide says
PoliticsPentagon sees Iran war lasting up to six weeks, Trump aide says
By Jen Judson and BloombergMarch 15, 2026
Trump says he asked 7 countries for Hormuz help. None answered the call
EnergyTrump says he asked 7 countries for Hormuz help. None answered the call
By Sam Metz, Will Weissert, Julia Frankel, Cara Anna and The Associated PressMarch 15, 2026
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