EPA workers receive emails warning their employment could be terminated
More than 1,100 employes at the Environmental Protection Agency received notice this week that they were deemed to be on probationary status and warning they could be fired immediately, according to ...
Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq move higher with Apple earnings in the wings
The S&P 500 ( ^GSPC) gained 0.5%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average ( ^DJI) rose nearly 0.4%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq ...
Elon Musk deserves the Nobel Peace Prize
Elon Musk has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Norwegian libertarian MP Marius Nilsen, who tossed the Tesla ...
Senior U.S. official to exit after rift with Musk allies over payment system
A top Treasury career staffer is expected to depart. Surrogates of Musk’s DOGE effort had sought access to sensitive payment ...
The defining theme of Trump’s triumphal return: Oligarchy
The new administration has empowered a handful of extremely rich people to exert disproportionate influence over the ...
Inflation ticked higher last month, in latest sign of persistent price pressures
An inflation gauge closely watched by the Federal Reserve rose slightly last month, the latest sign that some consumer prices ...