Economy

Stock futures fall as investors weigh AI safety concerns, oil gains: Live updates

The three major averages are coming off a losing week.

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Trump says he's lifting 10% tariff on Irish whiskey: 'Everyone's been bugging me'

President Donald Trump announced he was lifting the U.S.’s 10% tariff on Irish whiskey at the trophy ceremony for the Irish Open.

Doescher refuses to be 'black-pilled' into thinking job market is struggling

Washington Examiner economics columnist Tiana Lowe Doescher said she’s not buying into the concern of men leaving the labor force at record highs.

Here are the 2 big things we're watching in this week's stock market

We're looking forward to what promises to be a consequential Federal Reserve meeting and a slew of conferences.

States should not adopt laws that close drugstores

Your state legislator may cause your local drugstore to close. Almost a third of America’s pharmacies closed in recent years; new state laws may lead to more shutdowns by making many drugstores’ business models illegal.

Taxing high earners to help fund Social Security gains bipartisan attention

With Social Security due to reach a funding shortfall in six years, more lawmakers are opening up to the idea of taxing high earners to help fund the program.

Up 3,600%, this freight fund has posted the biggest gains of all on Iran war oil shock

The U.S.-Iran war has caused oil prices to surge and added to freight stress from tariffs, but no shipping trade has boomed quite like crude oil tanker futures.

Surging inflation puts interest rates back in focus as policymakers meet in Japan, US and UK

Iran war and turbulent global bond markets add to pressure as rate decisions loom this week in major western economies

Goldman picks China healthcare stocks for a post-AI trade

Chinese stocks' earnings tracked by Goldman Sachs grew at their highest quarterly pace in five years.

NFL and midterm elections set up prediction markets for a critical fall season

The 2025 football season and 2024 presidential election pushed prediction markets into the prominence they enjoy today.

'Trump accounts' promise to mint child millionaires. Experts have their doubts

President has hyped growth of federal investment accounts to help US children – for his own political gain