The Federal Reserve has cut interest rates again, trimming borrowing costs even as officials warn there is no easy way to steer the economy to a soft landing. At the same time, a leading economist is sounding the alarm that millions of Americans are already stretched so thin that even a modest downturn could tip…

Millennials are entering midlife in a split-screen economy, where some are finally building real wealth while others are stuck juggling rent, debt, and rising prices. The result is a generation that looks prosperous on paper yet is riven by a widening wage and wealth divide that shapes everything from career choices to family plans. That…

The United States has turned a simmering sanctions campaign against Venezuela into a live maritime confrontation, with the U.S. Coast Guard now tracking a third oil tanker accused of moving sanctioned crude. The pursuit has jolted global oil markets, sharpened tensions with Nicolás Maduro’s government, and pulled in outside powers that see Venezuela’s barrels as…

President Donald Trump has started telling voters that grocery prices are “falling rapidly,” pointing to cheaper eggs and a handful of eye catching examples as proof that the supermarket squeeze is finally over. The official inflation data, however, paints a more complicated picture in which some items are down, others are still climbing, and overall…

Inflation has cooled so sharply that even seasoned market watchers are expressing surprise, a dramatic shift from the price spikes that dominated the early 2020s. That reversal is reshaping everything from interest rates to stock valuations, and it will define who comes out ahead in 2026. I want to unpack why a prominent CNBC host…

In the final sprint before Christmas, shoppers are still out in force, but the mood in the aisles has shifted. Instead of chasing the loudest markdowns, many are scrutinizing labels, reviews, and return policies, determined to buy fewer things that last longer. The result is a holiday season where quality, experience, and trust are edging…

SpaceX is finally moving from rumor to reality on a public listing, and the numbers attached to that debut are unlike anything public markets have seen from a private tech company. At the same time, the potential valuation is so large that it could push Elon Musk’s personal fortune into uncharted territory and make the…

The United States is in the middle of its harshest wave of corporate job cuts since the first year of COVID, with 1.17 m positions wiped out in less than a year and a growing share of those losses tied directly to artificial intelligence. Behind that headline number sits a quieter crisis: billions of dollars…