Who Will Be the Next Fed Chair? Maybe Kevin
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For years, President Trump has feuded with the Federal Reserve and Chair Jerome Powell over interest...
The Healthcare Costs of Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump’s megabill cuts over $1 trillion in healthcare spending over the next decade, main...
Why Trump Pushed His Tariff Deadline
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When President Trump paused most of his “Liberation Day” tariffs for 90 days last spring, the ad...
AI Is Coming for Entry-Level Jobs
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Artificial intelligence is shaking up business in a big way, and recent college graduates are feelin...
Why Meta Is Offering $100 Million for AI Geniuses
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the battle for AI supremacy, Meta’s models have lagged. Now CEO Mark Zuckerberg is racing to hi...
How Trump's Megabill Squeaked Through the Senate
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After a marathon 27-hour session, Senate Republicans passed their version of President Trump's “bi...
Swipe, Spend, Repeat: The Perks Arms Race in Your Wallet
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
JPMorgan Chase recently announced that it was raising the annual fee on its popular Sapphire Reserve...
The Supreme Court’s Season Finale, Explained
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SCOTUS wrapped up a busy session, giving states room to restrict transgender medical care for minor...
Rick Steves Is Tired of Hearing 'Have a Safe Trip'
29 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
To renowned travel guru Rick Steves, “fear is for people who don’t get out very much.” T...
Is NYC’s Mayoral Race All About Rent?
27 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has won over legions of rent-strapped young voters with a platf...
"I'm Thinking I'm 100% Legal." Then ICE Raided His Company.
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Gary Rohwer owns Glenn Valley Foods and lends his name to the company’s signature product: Gary’...
Why the New Pope Is Taking on AI
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The new head of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV, is making artificial intelligence a signature iss...
NCAA President on a New Era for College Sports
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jessica Mendoza speaks to NCAA president Charlie Baker about the landmark settlement that is usherin...
Iran Retaliates After U.S. Strike. How Could This End?
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Iran fired missiles at a U.S. military base in Qatar. Officials said Iran also fired on Iraq....
Severed Fingers and Wrench Attacks: A New Era in Crypto Crime
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The most well-known cryptocurrency thefts involve online hacks or phishing attempts via text message...
Why Latino Consumers Are Spending Less
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Deportation fears and economic uncertainty is driving changes in shopping behavior in Latino communi...
Iran May Be Running Out of Options
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After five days of escalating conflict with Israel, Iran’s government may be running out of moves....
D.C. Mayor Talks DOGE, Trump and Budget
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This year, Washington D.C. has faced thousands of federal jobs cuts due to President Trump’s...
Iran and the U.S. Were Set To Negotiate. Then Israel Attacked.
13 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
U.S. officials planned to meet with an Iranian delegation this weekend to discuss curbs on Iran’s ...
The Conservative Trying to Shift America Rightward... One Movie at a Time
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Leonard Leo is a conservative lawyer and co-chairman of the Federalist Society who played a signific...
Inside UnitedHealth’s Dramatic Faltering
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
UnitedHealth is the largest healthcare company in the U.S. But over the last 18 months, a string of ...
Inside ICE’s Aggressive Approach to Arresting Migrants
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
To fulfill a key campaign promise, the Trump administration has been pushing ICE to arrest more migr...
Are Trump and Musk Done for Good?
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The storybook bromance between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk seems to have come to an end. WS...
Medicare, Inc. Part 2: Taxpayers Paid for Care Denied by Insurers
07 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Some of the sickest Medicare Advantage patients ran into problems getting end-of-life care. Ultimate...
Medicare, Inc. Part 1: How Insurers Make Billions From Medicare
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Medicare Advantage was designed to save the government money. But a Wall Street Journal investigatio...
Deportations Could Upend This Parachute Factory
05 Jun 2025
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A special immigration status helped Mills Manufacturing, which makes parachutes for the U.S. militar...
The Struggle to Get Aid Into Gaza
04 Jun 2025
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An Israeli-backed system meant to deliver aid and food into Gaza launched last week to scenes of cha...
The Everyday American Who Hustled for North Korea
03 Jun 2025
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Christina Chapman presented herself as just another influencer on TikTok. In reality, she operated a...
Stop Making Cents: The End of the Penny
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Minting one penny costs the United States nearly four cents. After 233 years, the Treasury Departmen...
Ron Howard and Brian Grazer on Longevity in Hollywood
01 Jun 2025
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Ron Howard and Brian Grazer are the Oscar winning director and producer behind some of Hollywood's m...
Trump's Plan B After Trade Court Setback
30 May 2025
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This week, an obscure trade court dropped a bombshell ruling: President Trump did not have the autho...
NPR’s CEO on the Fight Over Public Media
29 May 2025
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In May, President Trump signed an executive order cutting off federal funding for public broadcaster...
For Millions of Student-Loan Borrowers It's Time to Pay
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
The Trump administration is starting to put millions of defaulted student-loan borrowers into collec...
The Battle Within Meta Over Chatbot Safety
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Meta has gone all in on chatbots. The bots are capable of giving advice, answering questions and pla...
Readers Can’t Get Enough of BookTok. Publishers Are Cashing In.
26 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
We're off for Memorial Day but with summer reading season just beginning, we wanted to share this ep...
Lady Gaga, Low-Rise Jeans, and the Next Recession
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Economists have long analyzed data to predict the next recession. They’ve also turned to more offb...
Eggs Are Still Expensive. Is This Company to Blame?
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Some consumers and lawmakers upset over high egg prices believe they’ve found a villain: Cal-Maine...
Ozempic Is a Hit. So Why Is the Drugmaker’s CEO Out?
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Blockbuster drugs. Rising profits. Strong sales. And yet, Novo Nordisk, the Danish company behind th...
Can the GOP Unite Around Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’?
20 May 2025
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President Donald Trump visited Capitol Hill today to urge passage of his multitrillion dollar tax an...
The Giant Bust Rocking the Art Market
19 May 2025
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It was supposed to be the highlight of New York’s spring auction week: Sculptor Alberto Giacometti...
How ‘The Joker’ Rigged the Texas Lottery
16 May 2025
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A global team of betting whizzes hatched a scheme to take down the Texas Lottery. The plan was led b...
An Air Traffic Controller Speaks Out About Newark Airport
15 May 2025
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Air traffic controllers for Newark Liberty International Airport have recently experienced several f...
A Life-or-Death Insurance Denial
14 May 2025
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Billions of health insurance claims are processed every year, and around 19% of them are denied. Ver...
Inside the Surprise U.S.-China Trade Deal
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
On Monday, to the surprise of global investors, the U.S. and China agreed to a 90-day trade deal. Th...
MAHA Influencers Go to Washington
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Last week, President Donald Trump nominated Dr. Casey Means to be surgeon general. Means is a wellne...
Why Sam Altman Wants to Scan Your Eyeball
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
AI innovator and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman sees a big problem on the horizon: As AI becomes more and mor...
Made in America? Shoe Companies Already Tried That.
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
President Donald Trump sees tariffs as a way to bring more manufacturing to the United States. But N...
The Financial Mess Facing the Vatican
07 May 2025
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Just days before his death, Pope Francis wrestled with an enormous problem: the Vatican’s dire fin...
Is the Economy… OK?
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
For months, questions have been swirling about the economy. And last week, we finally got some answe...
There Will Never Be Another Warren Buffett
05 May 2025
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After 60 years in charge, Warren Buffett is stepping down as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway later this ye...
A Tariff Loophole Just Closed. What That Means for Online Shopping.
02 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
A little-known trade provision is ending, and it will likely upend business for e-commerce companies...
Trump 2.0: The First 100 Days
02 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
In our capstone episode, Kate Linebaugh and Molly Ball break down Trump's first 100 days in office w...
In Crypto’s Darkest Corner, A Suicide Became a Meme Coin
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Before committing suicide live on X, Arnold Haro had a request: "If I die, I hope you guys turn this...
Behind the Scenes at Davos, Claims of a Toxic Boss
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
The Davos conference brings together the world’s elites to try to make the world a better place. B...
Canada’s New Leader Is Ready To Take on Trump
29 Apr 2025
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Mark Carney, a former banker, won Canada’s national election on Monday. Carney ran on an anti-Trum...
A Syrian Father’s Journey to Find His Son
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Suleiman al-Youssef’s son, Shadi, has been missing since the beginning of the Syrian civil war. Af...
Neom, Pt 2: The Emperor’s New Clothes
26 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Andy Wirth and Tony Harris moved halfway across the world to help build Neom: Crown Prince Mohammed ...
Neom, Pt 1: Skiing in the Desert
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
In 2017, Saudi Arabia’s ambitious, young leader, Mohammed bin Salman, unveiled Neom: a futuristic ...
Trump 2.0: Where Is The Economy Headed?
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
President Trump’s deportations, tariffs, federal layoffs and funding suspensions have generated no...
Taking Stock of the ‘Sell America’ Trade
24 Apr 2025
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Something strange happened in the US financial system earlier this week: the stock market, the bond ...
Inside the Harvard vs. Trump Battle
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
President Donald Trump has been on an escalating campaign to reorder elite higher education. The adm...
How Frog Embryos Landed a Scientist in ICE Detention
22 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Earlier this year, Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova landed at Boston Logan Airport with samples of ...
Pope Francis Has Died. What’s Next for the Catholic Church?
21 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
On Monday morning, Pope Francis died at 88. The first South American to hold the office, he was know...
How the 'Napa Valley of Cannabis' Dried Up
18 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
When Colorado became one of the first states to legalize recreational marijuana, a community called ...
Does Meta Have a Social Media Monopoly?
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Mark Zuckerberg is in court defending Meta against a Federal Trade Commission case that alleges the ...
How Elon Musk Pulled X Back From the Brink
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
After years of trying to revive his flailing social media company, Elon Musk has pulled off a turnar...
The Billionaire Caught Between Trump and China
15 Apr 2025
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The Hong Kong-based company CK Hutchinson, led by billionaire Li Ka-shing, recently announced a deal...
A Quick Fix for Hair Loss Is Making Some Men Sick
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Telehealth companies make hair loss drugs easy to get. They also don’t have to disclose side effec...
Can Pepsi Make a Comeback?
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
After decades of fighting Coca-Cola to be the nation’s favorite soda, Pepsi dropped to third place...
Trump 2.0: Tariff Turnaround
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Kate Linebaugh and Molly Ball go behind the scenes of the administration’s tariff pause. We dive d...
China Unleashes a Trade War Arsenal
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
In the early days of President Trump’s second term, China was ready to negotiate on trade. Then c...
The Head of the EPA on the Future of the Agency
09 Apr 2025
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President Trump has a new vision for the Environmental Protection Agency that significantly rolls ba...
The Tariff Trade Off: Jobs vs. Higher Prices
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
President Trump is ramping up his long-planned tariff war, promising to restore “Boomtown USA.” ...
Wall Street Speaks Out Against Tariffs
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Last week, U.S. stocks lost $6.6 trillion in value during a two-day washout after President Trump an...
The Fight Over Fluoride
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
For decades, the majority of Americans have been drinking tap water with added fluoride to improve o...
Trump 2.0: Trade Wars and Deportation Battles
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Ryan Knutson and Molly Ball unpack the administration’s onslaught of new tariffs and break down wh...
Trump’s Tariffs Force a New Era in Global Trade
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Yesterday, in the Rose Garden, President Trump sent out a clear message: the era of globalization is...
The Fraud Trial That Became JPMorgan's Headache
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Charlie Javice sold her financial aid startup Frank to JPMorgan Chase for $175 million. But soon aft...
He Revived Barbie. Now He’s Turning Around Gap
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Gap Inc. was once the king of mall-brand fashion. In recent years though, its Gap, Old Navy, Banana ...
Why Utah Is Regulating Mom Influencers
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Last year, a popular Utah influencer with six children went to prison for child abuse. Now the state...
Inside the Hunt for Putin’s Sleeper Agents
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
A family of deep-cover Russian spies hiding in the heart of Europe. A Slovenian spycatcher with a da...
Trump 2.0: Group Chat Fallout
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
A journalist was added to a text thread with high-level Trump administration officials revealing pla...
Three Federal Workers Hit by DOGE
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
President Trump’s unprecedented effort to shrink the federal labor force is impeding work at gover...
Trump's Attack on Big Law
26 Mar 2025
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The White House is waging a pressure campaign against some of the country’s most prominent law fir...
Arrivederci, Donatella Versace
25 Mar 2025
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After nearly three decades as creative director, Donatella Versace is stepping down from her role at...
Trump's College Crackdown
24 Mar 2025
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Columbia University gave in to President Trump’s demands after he revoked roughly $400 million in ...
The New Hit Depression Treatment? A Ketamine-Derived Nasal Spray
21 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
After it was approved in 2019, Spravato, a depression treatment derived from the club drug ketamine,...
Trump 2.0: A Showdown With the Judiciary
21 Mar 2025
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A battle has been brewing between President Trump and the judicial system as courts delay some of th...
Greenland Has Tons of Minerals. So Where Are All the Miners?
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Greenland could satisfy the world’s hunger for minerals, if miners could just start digging. WSJ’...
A New Phase in Trump's Immigration Fight
19 Mar 2025
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Immigrants who took advantage of a Biden-era program to enter the U.S. are now being targeted by the...
The Battle to Be the King of Retail: Walmart vs. Amazon
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Walmart has been America’s largest retailer by revenue for over three decades. But that title migh...
The Download That Led to a Massive Hack at Disney
17 Mar 2025
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Matthew Van Andel’s ordinary life unraveled when he accidentally downloaded a trojan horse that ga...
The High Pressure Tactics Gloria Allred Uses On Her Own Clients
14 Mar 2025
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Gloria Allred’s lifelong crusade against men accused of sexual misconduct has made her a high prof...
Trump 2.0: The Uncertainty Economy
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
The Federal Reserve has been focused on cooling inflation and achieving a so-called soft landing. Pr...
Trump Family Has Explored Deal with Binance
13 Mar 2025
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In 2023, crypto exchange Binance and its CEO and founder, Changpeng Zhao, pleaded guilty to violatin...
What's Going On With the Economy?
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Over the weekend, President Donald Trump said he wasn’t going to rule out a recession in the U.S.'...
Tesla Has a Problem: Elon Musk
11 Mar 2025
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Elon Musk’s politics have eroded Tesla’s appeal among some core buyers of electric vehicles. Som...
The Collapse of Walgreens
10 Mar 2025
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Not much has gone right for Walgreens. Facing tough headwinds, the brand has been playing catch up t...
The Fight to Kick Soda Out of Food Stamps
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s Make America Healthy Again movement is leading an effort to stop people fro...
Trump 2.0: ‘Just Getting Started’
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
President Trump delivered a celebratory speech to Congress, declaring that he had swiftly notched se...