Business News

In an aerial view, two-story single family homes line the streets of neighborhood on January 13, 2026 in Thousand Oaks, California. (Kevin Carter/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) -- The rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage dropped below 6% for the first time in nearly four years, according to new data from Freddie Mac.Rates have been hovering around 6% this year and averaged 6.76% last February."For the first time in three and […]

(NEW YORK) -- Stocks closed markedly higher on Wednesday after President Donald Trump backed off of tariff threats over Greenland. The major indexes recovered most of the losses they suffered the day before amid trade tensions centered on the Danish territory.The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 588 points, or 1.2%, while the S&P 500 jumped 1.1%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq increased 1.1%.U.S. stocks surged on Wednesday afternoon after Trump said he would retract his proposed […]

(NEW YORK) -- President Donald Trump rushed to enact new tariffs and vowed to preserve others after a recent Supreme Court ruling knocked out most of his levies.Businesses and consumers now face a different set of tariffs, which amount to taxes paid by importers for goods shipped into the U.S. Oftentimes, importers pass along tariff-related costs to consumers, raising retail prices.The nation's overall tariff rate has dropped, meaning some products have gained relief from […]

(NEW YORK) -- European lawmakers on Wednesday suspended a trade agreement with the United States over tariff threats issued by President Donald Trump as part of his push to acquire Greenland.The announcement came minutes after President Donald Trump reasserted his call for U.S. ownership of Greenland during a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.The speech followed tariff threats issued by Trump days earlier against seven European Union countries, plus the U.K., […]

(NEW YORK) -- Stocks closed down significantly on Tuesday, deepening losses suffered at the outset of trading, after President Donald Trump threatened tariffs on multiple European countries as part of a push for U.S. control of Greenland.The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 870 points, or 1.7%, while the S&P 500 declined 2%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq dropped 2.3%.Those losses marked a dip from initial trading levels on Tuesday morning, when the Dow had […]

(NEW YORK) -- A 10% global tariff took effect on Tuesday, marking the first duty enacted by President Donald Trump after a recent Supreme Court decision invalidated most of his levies.Within hours of the high court's ruling on Friday, Trump signed an executive order imposing a 10% tariff on nearly all imports for up to 150 days. The directive called for enforcement of the duty to begin at 12:01 a.m. […]

Photo of Wall Street (Matteo Colombo/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) -- Stocks slid on Monday morning in the first trading session since President Donald Trump announced a new 15% tariff on most imported goods, intensifying his effort to impose levies that were struck down by the Supreme Court.The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 90 points, or 0.1%, while the S&P 500 dropped 0.1%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq declined 0.1%.Cryptocurrency prices tumbled in […]

(NEW YORK) -- The U.S. economy slowed more than expected over the final months of 2025, federal government data on Friday showed.The economy grew at an annualized rate of 1.4% in the fourth quarter in the government's initial estimate, marking a cooldown from blistering-hot 4.4% growth recorded in the previous quarter.The slowdown at the end of last year stemmed in part from a decline in the pace of consumer spending, the U.S. Commerce […]

(LOS ANGELES) -- A landmark trial over social media addiction has drawn fresh scrutiny to a decades-old legal shield: Section 230.The case, which began last Monday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, centers on claims against Meta -- the parent company of Facebook and Instagram -- and YouTube, which is owned by Google. Plaintiffs argue the companies knowingly built features that encouraged compulsive use among young users, contributing to long-term […]