Nov 12 U.S. Mint in Philadelphia presses final penny as the 1-cent coin gets canceled By Maryclaire Dale, Associated Press The last pennies were struck at the mint in Philadelphia, where the country’s smallest denomination coins have been produced since 1793, a year after Congress passed the Coinage Act. Officials said the final few pennies would be auctioned off. Continue reading
Nov 11 Watch 7:10 Trump floats tariff ‘dividends’ for Americans, but experts question the math By Amna Nawaz, Jackson Hudgins President Trump doubled down on an idea to send $2,000 checks to millions of Americans. He has offered no specifics, but Trump suggested the government could send that money to low and middle-income Americans and still have enough tariff revenue… Continue watching
Nov 11 Fact-checking Trump’s promise to give Americans $2,000 payments from tariff dividends By Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact Over the weekend, President Donald Trump promised Americans $2,000 each from the "trillions of dollars" in tariff revenue he said his administration has collected. Continue reading
Nov 11 The government shutdown will impact an already-struggling economy, from lost paychecks to canceled flights By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The Congressional Budget Office estimated that about $11 billion in economic activity will be permanently lost from a six-week shutdown. Continue reading
Nov 11 Supreme Court expected to rule on whether full SNAP payments must resume By Geoff Mulvihill, Margery A. Beck, Associated Press Resuming the program is a piece of the legislation adopted by the Senate and now headed to the House on to reopen the federal government. Continue reading
Nov 07 Watch 8:17 With government jobs report delayed, what other data reveals about the economy By Paul Solman, Jackson Hudgins The labor market may not be cratering, but it does not look very strong. This week, a private report found 42,000 new jobs were created last month. Then, a separate report found more than 150,000 jobs were cut in October… Continue watching
Nov 06 Musk could become world’s first trillionaire as Tesla shareholders approve giant pay package By Bernard Condon, Associated Press Elon Musk won a shareholder vote on Thursday that would give the Tesla CEO stock worth $1 trillion if he hits certain performance targets over the next decade. Continue reading
Nov 06 WATCH: Trump hosts Central Asian leaders as U.S. seeks to circumvent China on rare earth metals By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Trump and the officials from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan held bilateral meetings in the Oval Office before having a working dinner. Continue reading
Nov 03 AI darlings prop up Wall Street as most other stocks fall By Stan Choe, Associated Press Nvidia was the strongest force lifting the market, much as it has been throughout 2025. Continue reading
Nov 03 Tylenol, Kleenex, Band-Aid and more put under one roof in $48.7 billion consumer brands deal By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press Kenvue shareholders will receive $3.50 per share in cash and 0.14625 Kimberly-Clark shares for each Kenvue share held at closing. Continue reading