Today: November 09, 2026
Today: November 09, 2026

Economy

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Documentarian Alex Gibney on the power and influence of Elon Musk

Alex Gibney's new documentary “Musk” premieres this week at the Venice Film Festival

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This company says it can help cool the planet for $10 billion a year; scientists are raising red flags

This company says it can help cool the planet for $10 billion a year; scientists are raising red flags

Economy|Political|US|World

Military and intelligence officials discuss smaller presence in the Middle East as US looks for another post-9/11 strategy

Military and intelligence officials discuss smaller presence in the Middle East as US looks for another post-9/11 strategy

Economy|Travel|World

US tourism groups want to win Canadian visitors back. A testy trade war isn't helping

An acrimonious trade war between the United States and Canada is threatening to reinforce the resolve of Canadians who stopped visiting the U.S. last year

Asia|Business|Economy|World

China's exports pick up in August, jumping 25% as its trade surplus widens

China has reported that its exports jumped 25% in August from a year earlier on strong demand for autos and high-tech goods

Business|Economy|Environment|World

First female administrator in the Panama Canal's history takes the helm

Naval engineer Ilya Espino de Marotta takes the helm on Monday as the first woman to lead the Panama Canal administration, stepping into the role at a challenging time for the vital maritime route

Business|Economy|Technology

As AI reshapes newsrooms, leading media outlets are charting different paths for its use

From the BBC’s implementation of AI guardrails to Reuters’ embrace of AI tools to disseminate breaking financial news, newsrooms’ missions and values are shaping their technological futures.

Business|Economy|Education|Environment

Congress just passed a housing law that rewards states for reform — here’s why Colorado has a head start

A new federal law rewards states that ease housing rules. Colorado has been doing that for years, and its experience shows both what works and what does not.

Business|Economy|Education|Finance|Science

Shoppers are less peeved by cost hikes due to scarcity – but retailers more often blame their own rising costs

Shoppers are increasingly hunting for value, which puts the onus on businesses to tread carefully when justifying price hikes.

Business|Economy|Opinion

Labor votes: Discontent will accompany blue‑collar voters to the polls in the midterms

In closely contested House and Senate races, even a small shift in union votes could influence the outcome.

Economy|Environment|Science

Why the US-Canada trade war could change how American farmers grow their crops for years

Canada is a major US supplier of fertilizer ingredients that could get pulled into Trump’s trade war. Farms can go without fertilizer for a while, but not long.

Business|Economy|Education|Health|Technology

Changes to Facebook and Instagram are key part of Meta’s $17B settlement with the states over harm to teens

Meta’s settlement calls for several key design changes to protect teens, but how the states will verify and enforce the changes is a big question mark.

Economy|Environment|Health|Technology

Proposed Kansas data center sits hundreds of yards from psychiatric hospital, raising safety concerns

Proposed Kansas data center sits hundreds of yards from psychiatric hospital, raising safety concerns

Business|Economy|Education|Science

Why working-class people account for around 1% of lawmakers in the US – and only 2% in the average democracy around the world

Campaigning anywhere for any office at any level of government is personally burdensome.

Business|Economy|Education|Finance|Lifestyle

Personal bankruptcy filings are soaring in 2026, signaling growing economic distress

State laws vary, so where you live may determine whether you’ll get to keep your home.

Economy|Education|Election|Finance|Political|Stock Markets|US

A whiplash election year enters its final stretch as Trump holds wild cards

The political landscape in the U.S. is volatile as the final midterm of President Donald Trump's presidency approaches

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Lululemon’s incoming CEO has a mountain of problems to fix

Lululemon’s incoming CEO has a mountain of problems to fix

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'We just need a little help': Strand Center looking to raise $50K to keep doors open

'We just need a little help': Strand Center looking to raise $50K to keep doors open

Economy|Europe|Finance|Political|US|World

US envoys Witkoff and Kushner hold talks in Ukraine after meeting with Putin

U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner say they have held encouraging talks in Kyiv

Economy|Election|Health|US

After years of defying the odds, California's David Valadao faces new test as Latinos turn on Trump

Republican congressman David Valadao has defied the odds before, winning elections in California districts with big Democratic registration advantages

Business|Economy|Election|Finance|Political|US

Trump’s first major midterm money move: A $10M Texas Senate ad blitz

President Donald Trump's political group is spending $10 million on ads in the Texas Senate race

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China is shaping the future of open-source technology – including AI

Nations that lead the development of open-source technology will have a strategic edge for decades to come.

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Concierges, adjunct professors, potato chip tasters: US employers are relying more and more on ‘disposable’ workers

About 1 in 3 US workers are in this predicament.

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The typical gig worker is changing – and struggling more than ever to make ends meet

For many gig workers, app-based work is no longer just about extra cash but economic need, a new survey finds.

Economy|Education|Environment|Health

How new SNAP restrictions could hit Greater Pittsburgh’s food access and economy

Nearly 14,000 people in one Pittsburgh-area county could lose a benefit that’s long been considered one of the country’s most effective anti-poverty tools.

Arts|Economy|Entertainment|Environment|Travel

Boulder is opening homes to Sundance visitors through a new license – who stands to benefit?

The new Festival Lodging Rental License allows properties to be rented out for a maximum of 29 days per year.

Economy|Education|Health|Opinion|Science|Technology

The long afterlife of QAnon conspiracy theories haunting American politics

Ideas from QAnon’s conspiracy theory have appeared on government social media sites during Trump’s second term and continue to divide America amid social and economic crises.

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The United States’ human rights practices are taking a nosedive

New data from a global rights-tracking project shows the country had large declines in 2025 on 8 of the 9 civil and political rights it measures.

Americas|Business|Economy|Political|World

Trump administration defends controversial Venezuela oil deal

Let's take a closer look at this new controversial deal.

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Sources: Army Secretary resigns amid tensions with Hegseth

Senator Elissa Slotkin slams Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for what she calls a "never-ending purge" of independent military officials following the sudden resignation of Army Secretary Dan Driscoll. Speaking with CNN’s Erin Burnett, Slotkin—an Armed Services Committee member and former CIA analyst—warned that the growing number of internal vacancies at the Pentagon threatens institutional stability.

Economy|Education|Environment|Health

Do more than half of Philadelphia adults really read at or below 5th grade level? It’s time for a new way to describe what they know

An adult can read at a fifth grade level and still be a productive employee or caregiver who navigates practical life with competence.

Arts|Economy|Education|Opinion|Science

Plans to improve Michigan’s K-12 schools depend on how the state funds public education

Revenues for Michigan’s districts have failed to keep pace with inflation and the evolving needs of today’s students.

Economy|Food|Health|Science

Cyclospora outbreak followed years of declining FDA foreign inspections

The ongoing outbreak of cyclospora tied to iceberg lettuce has raised new concerns about the safety of imported produce and underscores a worrisome trend: The U.S. is conducting fewer inspections to catch contaminated food

Economy|Education|Environment|Health|Science

Better call mom: Schools still see mothers as the default parent to contact

When both parents appeared equally available, schools were 40% more likely to call students’ moms, rather than their dads.

Business|Economy|Education|Opinion

Foundations can outlive their charitable missions – and that’s a problem

The missions the foundations’ original donors champion during their lifetimes can become outdated after they’ve died.

Crime|Economy|Education|Environment|Lifestyle

Caretaker fights to get 2 abandoned boys into school

Caretaker fights to get 2 abandoned boys into school

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Yosemite, again in corporate crosshairs, embodies the long war over US national park privatization

Debate over turning public national park land into private profit dates back more than a century.

Business|Economy|Education|Environment|Science

Pyrograzing turns ordinary livestock into fire prevention heroes, so why isn’t it used on public lands more often?

Targeted grazing is gaining interest as fire risk rises, particularly in hard-to-manage areas of the Western US. But it isn’t always as simple as it seems.

Economy|Environment|Political|Technology

Data center projects in Pennsylvania face stronger local scrutiny after Shapiro’s executive order

The Environmental Rights Amendment of the PA Constitution guarantees the right to clean air, pure water and to the preservation of the aesthetic values of the environment.

Economy|Education|Environment|Science|Technology

The greenest building is the one still standing after a disaster

A ‘green’ building has to last for its intentionally small carbon footprint to pay off. That includes surviving flood, storm or wildfire damage.

Business|Economy|Education|Environment|Science|Technology

Shifting the cleanup cost of packaging waste to companies could encourage greener packaging – but only if states are aligned

Extended producer responsibility policies are gaining steam in the US, but what they entail can differ widely from state to state.

Economy|Education|Environment|Health|Science

Relentless heat and drought take a toll on herders’ physical and mental health, in Kenya and the US

Whether in Kenya or California, herders face dangerous temperatures and difficult conditions that put a strain on their health.

Business|Economy|Education|Environment|Health|Science|Technology

Puerto Rico is rationing water, but many residents stopped trusting the tap long before the drought

Drought and a ruptured pipeline have forced Puerto Rico into revolving water shut-offs. For many people, the disruption started years earlier, as did loss of faith in the utility.

Economy|Environment|Science

Colorado River water conservation efforts get only halfway to a solution

The existing plans and commitments to reduce water use don’t add up to even half of the savings that are needed to keep the river flowing.

Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

AI companies look to the ocean as a place to put more data centers

Moving servers into the ocean does not make underlying environmental challenges disappear. And it creates new concerns as well.

Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

2026's elections could test how heavy trading on prediction markets affects races and results

Election-season trading on prediction markets is skyrocketing as states fight to outlaw the platforms as unlicensed casinos

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Indictments against a top extremism researcher and the SPLC force a reckoning on research ethics – an extremism scholar reflects on the field’s challenges

Indictments of a longtime extremism researcher and her former organization raise a crucial question for researchers in the field: What are the ethical limits on research about often-dangerous groups?

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Immigration enforcement is supplying a long-standing economic market for prisoners

Rural places have long built and expanded prisons to tap federal funds during hard times.

Business|Economy|Political|US

Which US companies are pulling back on diversity initiatives?

A growing number of prominent companies have scaled back or set aside the diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that much of corporate America endorsed following the protests that accompanied the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd, a Black man, in 2020

Asia|Business|Economy

How Nissan and Honda stack up against each other

Japan's Nissan and Honda said on Thursday they had officially ended talks to merge. Following are key metrics for both automakers.

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How investors buy gold and what drives the market

Gold surged above $4,000 an ounce to hit a record on Wednesday, driven by investors seeking safety from mounting economic and geopolitical uncertainty, alongside expectations of further

Asia|Business|Economy|Finance

China cenbank conducts medium-term loan operation, rate unchanged

China's central bank conducted a medium-term loan operation on Tuesday and left the interest rate unchanged.

Business|Economy|Finance|MidEast|Stock Markets

Most Gulf markets gain in early trade; Qatar falls

Most stock markets in the Gulf rose in choppy trade early on Monday, as investors waited to see if imminent U.S. tariffs would be implemented, although the Qatari bourse traded lower. U.S.

Economy|Europe|Political

Czech Republic to lift defence spending to 3% of GDP by 2030, PM says

The Czech government has decided to gradually raise its defence spending to 3% of gross domestic product by 2030, from around 2% now, Prime Minister Petr Fiala said on Wednesday.

Business|Economy|Political|US

Senate Republicans push to codify DOGE cuts after Musk meeting

U.S. Senate Republicans pushed for the U.S.

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TEXT-Statement from the ECB following policy meeting

Following is the statement from the European Central Bank following its policy meeting.

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Lagarde comments at ECB press conference

The European Central Bank cut interest rates for the sixth time in nine months on Thursday, sticking to its easing plan in the face of economic upheaval from an

Business|Economy|Europe|Finance

French inflation below 1% for first time in 4 years in February

French inflation dropped below 1% for the first time in four years in February, final data from statistics office INSEE showed on Friday.

Asia|Business|Economy|Finance

Hong Kong central bank keeps base rate unchanged as Fed holds steady

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) left its base rate unchanged at 4.75% on Thursday, in line with the U.S. Federal Reserve's decision to keep rates steady.

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US current account deficit narrows in fourth quarter

The U.S. current account deficit contracted in the fourth quarter, but the improvement could be temporary as goods imports surged to a record high in January, driven by

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Berlin on measures against U.S. tech giants: 'Nothing is off the table'

A German government spokesperson said on Friday that "nothing is off the table" with regards to punitive measures in response to the threat of U.S. tariffs.

Business|Economy|Europe|Technology

Apple hit with $162 million French antitrust fine over privacy tool

Apple was hit with a 150 million euro ($162.4 million) fine by French antitrust regulators on Monday for abusing its dominant position in mobile app

Business|Economy|Technology|US

US power use to reach record highs in 2025 and 2026, EIA says

U.S. power consumption will hit new record highs in 2025 and 2026, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said in its Short Term Energy Outlook (STEO) on Thursday.

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TEXT-Statement from the ECB following policy meeting

Following is the statement from the European Central Bank following its policy meeting.

Business|Economy|Europe|Finance

Lagarde comments at ECB press conference

The European Central Bank cut interest rates for the seventh time in a year on Thursday, looking to prop up an already struggling euro zone economy that will take a large hit from

Asia|Business|Economy|Technology

VW Group pitches comeback in China with new models, in-house assisted driving

Volkswagen Group showcased five new models developed for China and an in-house assisted driving system on Tuesday in Shanghai as it fights to win back share

Economy|Health|World

World Food Programme to reduce food support in Sudan due to funding shortages

The World Food Programme warned on Friday it is facing a funding shortfall that could impact its ability to supply support to people facing acute food shortages in Sudan within

Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

US construction spending falls in March

U.S. construction spending unexpectedly fell in March amid broad declines in outlays on private and public projects.

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Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway at a glance

Tens of thousands of people are in Omaha, Nebraska, to attend the annual shareholder weekend for billionaire Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway.

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Putin says he hopes there will be no need to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin says there has been no need to use nuclear weapons in the war in Ukraine and expressed hope that such a scenario will not arise

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Credit Suisse to pay $511 million as part of agreement with US DOJ in tax case

A Credit Suisse unit on Monday pleaded guilty to U.S. charges of helping ultra-wealthy Americans evade taxes and will pay a fine of more than $510 million, the U.S.

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Britain and India clinch landmark trade deal

Britain and India clinched a free trade agreement on Tuesday, in a landmark deal that represents London's most significant post-Brexit pact, and was finalised in the shadow of U.S.

Business|Economy|Technology

Zoom lifts annual forecasts on robust demand amid AI push

Zoom Communications raised its annual revenue forecast on Wednesday, benefiting from hybrid work trends and the integration of artificial intelligence into its products.

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Snowflake raises annual product revenue forecast

Snowflake raised its fiscal 2026 forecast for product revenue on Wednesday, betting on strong demand for its data analytics services as enterprises prioritize artificial intelligence