Getty Images Moneywise and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue by linking to the content below. President Donald Trump says the U.S. is on the brink of something “this country has never seen” — and his much-debated tariff policy deserves credit. Speaking at a White House Christmas reception, Trump argued that tariffs are … Read more
The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has ushered in a period of historic gains in the stock market. The stock market is trading near record highs, and history suggests a reversal could be in the offing. In the long term, smart investors buy the dip during market downturns. 10 Stocks We Like More Than the … Read more
Nvidia (NVDA) has been the defining company of the current AI megatrend, becoming perhaps the best way to benefit from this revolutionary technology. It’s not the only semiconductor player in the fray, however, with Palo Alto, CA-based Broadcom ( AVGO ) making a strong case for itself. And now financial services major JP Morgan has … Read more
In November, a train carrying almost 500 people stopped suddenly in eastern Poland. A broken overhead line broke several windows and the front path was damaged. Elsewhere on the line, explosives detonated under a passing freight train. No one was injured in either case and damage was limited, but Poland, which blamed the attack on … Read more
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The forest of a private island in the Caribbean was quiet until conservationists turned it into a love nest for the critically endangered Lesser Antilles iguana. Now the sounds of iguanas crashing to the ground and scurrying as they breed make scientists smile. “It’s something that’s ours,” said Devon … Read more
HE NEEDS TO KNOW South Memphis residents say they worry about long-term health effects from the rapid construction of Elon Musk’s data center last year “It is the air given by God and man should not take it from us,” said a 76-year-old woman. While various organizations, advocates and watchdog groups are sounding the alarm, … Read more
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, Dec 18 (Reuters) – U.S. consumer prices likely rose the most in 1-1/2 years in the year to November, economists predicted, underscoring worsening affordability challenges facing Americans that were partly blamed on import tariffs. The Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics will not release month-over-month changes when it releases its delayed … Read more
President Donald Trump made a series of false claims during his first White House address Wednesday night, most of which have been debunked before. Here’s a fact check. Inflation and the economy Inflation under Trump: Near the end of the speech, Trump falsely claimed, “Inflation is stopped.” Inflation did not stop; September’s year-over-year inflation rate … Read more
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Peter Arnett, the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter who spent decades dodging bullets and bombs to bring the world eyewitness accounts of war from the rice paddies of Vietnam to the deserts of Iraq, has died. He was 91 years old. Arnett, who won the 1966 Pulitzer Prize for international reporting for his … Read more
Peter Arnett, the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter who spent decades dodging bullets and bombs to bring the world accounts of war from the rice paddies of Vietnam to the deserts of Iraq, has died at the age of 91. Arnett, who won the 1966 Pulitzer Prize for international reporting for his coverage of the Vietnam War … Read more