Basic goods in Cuba are increasingly sold in dollars as economy crashes. ‘Everything is scarce here’

José Luis Amate López hasn’t had a customer in almost two weeks, not counting the scrawny…

Markets on alert as Trump vows Project Freedom for Hormuz after renewed attacks on ships

Financial markets were muted on Sunday as investors were reluctant to bite on the latest well-timed…

Former NYC Mayor Giuliani in critical condition, Trump says

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has been hospitalized in Florida and is in critical condition,…

GameStop making $56 billion offer to acquire eBay, WSJ says

GameStop Corp. will offer $125 in cash and stock per eBay Inc. share in a takeover…

Trump says US will guide ships from ‘neutral and innocent’ countries out of the Strait of Hormuz

U.S. President Donald Trump announced a project that will start on Monday to help stranded ships leave…

Hong Kong is the hub for China’s AI IPOs. It can be so much more than that

The past two years have been nothing short of extraordinary when it comes to the surge…

Cargo ship near the Strait of Hormuz comes under attack by multiple small boats

A cargo ship near the Strait of Hormuz said it was attacked by multiple small craft, according to…

Secret Service agent was struck by buckshot from alleged White House correspondents’ dinner shooter

Authorities have determined that buckshot from the gun of the man charged with trying to storm…

Oil markets eye nightmare scenario with West bracing for tank bottoms and Iran delaying tank tops

The West and Iran are staring down two diametrically opposed oil market emergencies that could materialize…

Iran has collected a ‘pittance’ of less than $1.3 million in Hormuz tolls, Bessent says

Iran’s latest proposal to the United States calls for issues between the countries to be resolved…

Chinese court rules firms can’t lay off workers on AI grounds

A Chinese court ruled that companies cannot terminate employees just to replace them with artificial intelligence…

Landlords barred from evicting tenants during COVID are in settlement talks with DOJ for $1.5 bil

Just months into the pandemic, Matthew Haines, like landlords across the country, learned he was barred…

AI models are choking on junk data

How we get from ChatGPT to humanoid robots relies on one of the most consequential, but…

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman warns ‘AI washing’ is real, but tech-related job displacement is on the way

As debate continues over AI’s true impact on the labor force, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said…

I spent a decade selling homes to the ultra-wealthy. What I saw explains the housing market’s nepo problem

For a decade, I sold real estate to people who never had to call their parents.…

US debt exceeds GDP for first time since WW II as Fitch warns credit rating could fall further

The U.S. is now unmatched in a regrettable category. Among rich and spend-happy nations that are…

Trump wants to cut federal loans from college programs that don’t pay off, including music and arts

Colleges and universities may soon have to give students a blunt warning: some of their programs…

Eventbrite CEO sold her company for $500 million—she’s playing chess with robots, eyeing internships

Twenty years ago, Julia Hartz ditched a budding career at MTV and FX, drove up the…

Zoom is handing $150K to solopreneurs as AI pushes 33 million workers to become their own boss

As AI threatens to wipe out jobs, the American dream—stable employment, a clear ladder to climb,…

San Diego Padres to sell team to investor group led by Kwanza Jones and José E. Feliciano

The San Diego Padres have reached an agreement to sell control of the team to an…

Unionized workers form alliance with rich tech giants on AI data centers, pushing back on opposition

Building trades unions — long fashioned as the voice of the American worker — are now…

Apple raises Mac Mini’s starting price to $799 after AI frenzy drains supply

Apple Inc. raised the starting price of its Mac mini desktop to $799 from $599, adjusting…