Scott Bessent, Stanley Druckenmiller and a hedge-fund legend hoist on his own petard
The protege, the mentor, and a hedge-fund global macro strategy turned against its own pioneer as the bond vigilantes…
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I talked to 68 adults who went no-contact with their families — and they all had one thing in common
Some 67 million Americans are estranged from a relative. Falling birth rates are raising the stakes.
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Apollo chief economist says ‘China Shock 2.0 is here’ as new wave of Chinese technology floods global markets—and it’s bad news for American companies
China's export boom is moving from Walmart shelves to EVs and semiconductors—and U.S. companies can’t tariff it away
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A troubling recent rogue AI incident is just one reason why the U.K. AI Security Institute deserves far greater scrutiny
The British government agency is frequently held up as a model of innovation. But is it mitigating dangers, or posing…
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OpenAI asks for more regulation from California after its own cybersecurity incidents prove just how capable AI is at hacking
The company wants California to strengthen its landmark AI safety law following the Hugging Face incident its models…
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Dolly Parton’s philanthropy inspiration was her father who couldn’t read or write: ‘I saw how crippling that could be’
Dolly Parton used her $450 million net worth to do good.
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The Trump administration proposes $103,000 fee for H-1B visas that DHS itself estimates would paralyze 76% of small businesses
The extra charge on H-1B visas is an effort to get companies to hire more Americans—but a Wharton economist says it…
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Elon Musk’s former X product chief Nikita Bier is charging venture-backed founders $15,000 for a 30-minute consulting call
Bier stepped down as head of product earlier this month.
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Over 1 million people clicked LinkedIn’s ‘seems like AI slop’ button as the platform fights to keep ‘dead internet theory’ from becoming reality
One analysis found LinkedIn was “the most AI-saturated platform,” with more than 40% of its long-form posts being…
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‘This is obviously a very, very lucrative business for them’: Somali pirates are back—the Iran war is keeping the US too busy to stop them
Brett Erickson, a managing principal at Obsidian Risk Advisors, says Somali pirates have a lower risk of American…
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Kalshi strikes deals with five MLB teams, eyes a separate league partnership
Kalshi announced tie-ups with the LA Dodgers and three other National League teams, as well as with the Boston Red Sox.
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‘We tend to lead the way’: How Europe become a testing ground for Kraft Heinz
Kraft Heinz accounts for nearly half of Europe's ketchup market and is winning over health-conscious consumers just as…
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Redfin ordered to reinstate listings, hire staff for the service under FTC settlement in Zillow case
Redfin agreed to shut down its internet listings and exclusively repost Zillow listings in exchange for $100 million…
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‘It’s very rare to have a witness tree’: Arborists try to save tree that dates to 50 years before Revolutionary War
According to arborist Aron Landsaw, the tree “probably took a few lead balls itself,” during the Revolutionary War.
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Trump’s pronouncements are triggering instant trades in the Middle East as UAE investors place bigger bets
The UAE’s retail trading market now rivals Singapore, industry executives say, as war, gold, AI and the U.S. President…
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Anthropic’s potential $2 trillion IPO could turn staff into millionaires—now the AI firm is asking candidates what they’d do if stock fell to zero
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, who has a net worth of $15.5 billion, has reportedly expressed concerns that AI workers are…
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Meta billionaire Mark Zuckerberg has just bought a 196-year-old Gothic castle with 11 bedrooms in Ireland worth up to $35 million
Just like hedge fund mogul Ken Griffin, the Meta CEO has joined the list of ultrarich Americans buying up…
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Republicans squirm as Trump escalates trade war with Canada
Canada is a major market for states Republicans need to hold the Senate, putting GOP candidates in a bind as Trump…
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Australia bans AI-generated music—only ‘substantially human made’ music is eligible to make the charts
ARIA's chief executive said "These changes reflect our intent to remain dynamic and promote the human nature of…
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AI’s land problem is pushing data centers into the ocean
With 70% of Americans opposed to data centers in their communities, companies from China to Singapore are betting on…
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Alcoholic lab mice are helping scientists unlock which part of the brain makes us want to drink
With nearly 30 million Americans living with alcohol use disorder, researchers say activity in a deep brain structure…
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Newsom pitches faster wildfire payouts, but you’d lose your right to sue
The California governor says the status quo "is not going to work." One critic blasted it as a "massive transfer of…
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Jeff Bezos ordered to reinstate fired Black opinion writer at Washington Post over Charlie Kirk reaction
Arbitrator Sarah Miller Espinosa rejected the Post's "gross misconduct" claim, ordering Karen Attiah's reinstatement…
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An extra $100 per month for Obamacare is too much for nearly half a million Floridians
The state has more ACA enrollees than any other—and some residents are cutting education, groceries and social lives to…
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Secret Service reviews apparent Iranian state media threat against life of Barron Trump
Iranian outlets have circulated threats against Trump’s family since the U.S. assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
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The S&P 500’s earnings surge looks incredible. Two companies explain why
The index is on track for its strongest earnings growth in years—but Alphabet and Amazon are doing much of the heavy…
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Trump floats renaming Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America’ amid Canada trade war
Trump gives "serious consideration to changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America," and he may not be "doing much…
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UN warns world is ‘dangerously close’ to letting machines autonomously target and kill humans
International efforts have produced few limits as military technology advances at “record speed” amid conflicts from…
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Lindsay Clancy case: forensic psychologist testifies that an 18-minute hallucination that lasts as long as 3 murders is not psychosis
A forensic psychologist says Lindsay Clancy's hallucination conveniently began and ended with the 18 minutes it took to…
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Louisiana girl, 8, dies from rare brain-eating amoeba that thrives in freshwater
Lillian Smart died a day after her birthday; state health data ties the rare, fatal infection to extreme heat and…
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Workers are lying less about AI—but they’ve developed a worse habit
A new WalkMe survey finds employees have largely stopped faking AI expertise. But CEO Dan Adika suggests that's not…
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Current price of oil as of August 25, 2026
When oil prices change, it affects your energy costs—and even the price of everyday items. Here’s why.
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Less than 300 million barrels left: the engineering limits threatening the American Strategic Petroleum Reserve
America’s energy security is facing its own "300" moment, when Spartan warriors held the narrow pass at Thermopylae…
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Private equity’s $860 billion zombie company problem
The zero-interest-rate era left private equity with thousands of companies it can't exit, can't sell, and can't quite…
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Trump plans to grow his way out of $40 trillion debt crisis—it’s a ‘fantastic story’ but virtually impossible, says top budget economist
"If you tell the debt markets: 'Hey, we think we're gonna be able to grow our way out of this,' and then a year later…
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The data-center backlash has broken into the midterms but the industry’s problem is larger than communications: America needs a new bargain
The companies building and using data centers should pay the costs they create. In return, states should give…
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