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Microsoft Prices $25 Billion in Senior Notes Maturing 2028 to 2066
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Microsoft Prices $25 Billion in Senior Notes Maturing 2028 to 2066
18 hours ago
Anthropic’s S-1 Reports $16.3 Billion Half-Year Revenue and an $80.7 Billion Loss
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Anthropic’s S-1 Reports $16.3 Billion Half-Year Revenue and an $80.7 Billion Loss
4 days ago
Trump Orders Wind Turbine Import Talks Under Section 232, With No New Tariff
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Trump Orders Wind Turbine Import Talks Under Section 232, With No New Tariff
7 days ago
What Treasury’s Higher Borrowing Estimate Means for Steady Coupon and FRN Auction Sizes
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What Treasury’s Higher Borrowing Estimate Means for Steady Coupon and FRN Auction Sizes
14 days ago
Robert Hall and Michael Woodford win the 2026 Nobel economics prize
NationalRobert Hall and Michael Woodford win the 2026 Nobel economics prize

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences named Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford 2026 Nobel economics laureates on 12 October, citing work on macroeconomic stabilization.

17 days ago
Hurricane Isaias Strengthens to 115 MPH as It Nears the Northern Gulf Coast
NationalHurricane Isaias Strengthens to 115 MPH as It Nears the Northern Gulf Coast

The National Hurricane Center says Isaias, the season's first hurricane, is moving north toward Gulf Coast states from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle.

21 days ago
How Wage-Weighted Selection Reshaped H-1B Lottery Odds for 2027
NationalHow Wage-Weighted Selection Reshaped H-1B Lottery Odds for 2027

The H-1B registration system shifted from random selection to wage-based weighting in 2026, dramatically changing employer and applicant odds.

30 Sep 2026
How a $810 Million Pocket Rescission Skirted Congress Before Year-End
NationalHow a $810 Million Pocket Rescission Skirted Congress Before Year-End

The White House's $810 million rescission just before fiscal year-end bypassed Congress's review, prompting a GAO finding that the tactic violates the Impoundment Control Act.

28 Sep 2026
How Dollar Dominance in 89% of FX Trades Cuts US Borrowing Costs
NationalHow Dollar Dominance in 89% of FX Trades Cuts US Borrowing Costs

The dollar's role as the world's reserve currency lets the US government borrow more cheaply than it otherwise could. But geopolitical shifts and fiscal pressures are testing that advantage.

25 Sep 2026
How the End of Enhanced ACA Subsidies Is Driving Up US Health Costs
NationalHow the End of Enhanced ACA Subsidies Is Driving Up US Health Costs

Enhanced ACA tax credits lapsed at the end of 2025, and Congress has not restored them, pushing up marketplace premiums, deductibles and enrollment losses in 2026.

19 Sep 2026
How the House’s Third Iran War Powers Vote Reveals Congress’s Limits
NationalHow the House’s Third Iran War Powers Vote Reveals Congress’s Limits

The House passed a resolution telling Trump to end the Iran war for a third time, with seven Republicans defecting. It still has no force of law.

16 Sep 2026
How the Bank of England Is Weighing Mideast Inflation Against a Cooling Economy
NationalHow the Bank of England Is Weighing Mideast Inflation Against a Cooling Economy

The Bank of England is expected to hold its key rate at 3.75% on September 17, balancing energy-driven inflation against a weakening labour market.

14 Sep 2026
CultureTish And Billy Ray Cyrus On Their Divorce: ’30 Years, 5 Amazing Children And A Lifetime Of Memories’

Tish and Billy Ray Cyrus petitioned for legal separation after almost thirty years of marriage and the two or three has gotten serious about their choice to head out in…

12 Apr 2022
NationalLimit Crunch May Abort U.S. Satellite Boom As Sanctions Threaten Russia Launches

Houston, we have an issue! U.S. rocket organizations are confronting the overwhelming undertaking of shipping many satellites to space before long as authorizations sideline the Russian space send off industry.…

12 Apr 2022
Biden Cracks Down On Ghost Guns With New Rule To Tackle Gun Violence
NationalBiden Cracks Down On Ghost Guns With New Rule To Tackle Gun Violence

President Joe Biden will report another standard to get control over phantom weapons and boycott the assembling of such guns on Monday as the organization faces developing strain to take…

12 Apr 2022
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