Economy Oct 30 Binance flags 'potential security issue,' says approximately $6.3 billion impacted By Kaitlyn Huamani, Associated Press
Nation Oct 29 New survey finds more than two-thirds of Americans believe their country is in decline Almost half of Americans, 47%, say they are experiencing real pain from rising prices – a sharp rise from previous years. By Dante Chinni, Ari Pinkus, The Conversation
Economy Oct 29 DoorDash offers $17 billion for Instacart in what would be big grocery delivery consolidation The companies say the tie-up would combine DoorDash's global reach and expertise in logistics with Instacart's purpose-built technology and long relationships with grocers. By Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press
Economy Oct 29 Inflation heats up again, days before midterm elections Rising gas prices drove much of the inflation increase as renewed violence in the Middle East has kept oil prices above $100 a barrel, up from below $70 before the Iran war. But prices also rose outside of fuel costs. By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press
Economy Oct 29 U.S. economy grows at brisk 3.4% pace in third quarter on strong consumer spending and AI investment Consumer spending rose at a good clip in the third quarter, and business investment was up sharply, reflecting the AI boom. By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press
Oct 28 WATCH: Warsh holds briefing after Fed leaves key interest rate unchanged By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The Federal Reserve kept its key rate unchanged Wednesday at about 3.9% despite stubbornly high inflation, while providing little hint about the central bank’s next moves. Continue reading
Oct 27 5 things to watch for in this week's Federal Reserve meeting By Chris Rugaber, Associated Press The Fed’s Oct. 27-28 meeting will be the fourth of Chairman Kevin Warsh’s tenure, which has been marked by questions regarding his independence from President Donald Trump, who appointed him earlier this year. Continue reading
Oct 26 Anthropic files for potentially the biggest IPO ever as CEO warns of AI's existential risk to humanity By Barbara Ortutay, Bernard Condon, Associated Press The filing comes weeks after CEO Dario Amodei argued in an essay for slowing the development of the most advanced AI models. Continue reading
Oct 26 Trump promised to stop inflation. Now Republicans may pay the price in the midterm elections By Jill Colvin, Josh Boak, Associated Press Voters blame Trump, pointing to the Republican president's tariff policies and the war he started with Iran. Continue reading
Oct 25 Home sellers are lowering their prices and helping buyers to make a deal in a stagnant market By Alex Veiga, Associated Press The trend marks a stark turn from earlier this decade, when sellers often received well above their asking price as home shoppers empowered by rock-bottom mortgage rates fueled a buying frenzy that sent home prices soaring. Continue reading