Powell Faces Pressure From Multiple Fronts as Fed Prepares to Cut Rates on December 8, 2025 at 10:03 am

The chair of the central bank is dealing with internal divisions while being besieged by President Trump and front-runners jockeying to replace him.

Have Trump’s Tariffs Gone as High as They Can Go? Business Hope So on December 6, 2025 at 10:01 am

A wave of companies are petitioning for exemptions from the Trump administration’s high levies on foreign-made goods, saying they are hurting business and raising prices.

Higher Prices, Less Coverage: Your Stories of the Home Insurance Crunch on December 4, 2025 at 8:25 pm

Readers told us how insurers are raising premiums and, in some cases, cutting back coverage, as climate change shakes up the real estate market.

As Trump Threatens to Leave North American Deal, Groups Urge Him to ‘Do No Harm’ on December 4, 2025 at 4:09 pm

Hearings that began Wednesday in Washington reflected anxiety over the future of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade pact and whether the president could end up scrapping it.

Nature Retracts Study Predicting Catastrophic Climate Toll on December 3, 2025 at 10:03 am

While growing evidence shows that carbon emissions are harming the economy, the journal Nature found that an outlier paper had deep flaws.

Zillow Removes Climate Risk Scores From Home Listings on November 30, 2025 at 8:00 am

The scores aimed to predict a property’s risk from a fires, floods and storms, but some in the real estate industry as well as homeowners have called them inaccurate.

U.S. Black Friday Sales Defy Tariffs and Economic Woes on November 29, 2025 at 6:18 pm

Data on spending this week shows that consumers are shopping big for the holidays despite inflation and economic worries.

U.K. Budget Plan Calms Markets and Labour Faithful. Will It Appeal to Voters? on November 26, 2025 at 9:09 pm

The plan presented by the chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, called for spending increases and higher taxes on the wealthy and the middle class.

Market Volatility Underscores Epic Buildup of Global Risk on November 25, 2025 at 3:45 pm

Some experts see a dangerous combination of factors reminiscent of practices that led to previous financial crises.

Trump Administration Is Taking Billions in Stakes in Firms Like Intel on November 25, 2025 at 10:01 am

The Trump administration is trading billions of dollars of taxpayer money for ownership stakes in companies. The unusual practice shows no sign of slowing.