Oct 22 Watch 5:32 ‘This is going to hurt us’: U.S. ranchers push back on Trump’s Argentina beef deal By Geoff Bennett, Azhar Merchant Farmers, ranchers and cattle producers are opposing President Trump’s plan to buy more beef from Argentina. Prices have jumped nearly 14% over the past year, and many cattle ranchers and farmers’ groups are concerned the move will come at their… Continue watching
Oct 21 Warner Bros. Discovery confirms it has received buyout interest and is considering its options By Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Associated Press The home of HBO, CNN and DC Studios has signaled that it may be open to selling all or parts of its business, just months after announcing plans to split into two companies. Continue reading
Oct 21 Most Americans are concerned about rising health care costs, AP-NORC poll finds By Ali Swenson, Linley Sanders, Associated Press Federal policies have left millions of people at risk of skyrocketing health insurance premiums or of losing their health insurance altogether. Continue reading
Oct 20 Amazon cloud computing outage disrupts Snapchat, Ring and many other online services By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press Amazon blamed the problem on its domain name system, which translates web addresses into IP addresses. Continue reading
Oct 19 Americans are more worried about their chances on the job market under Trump, AP-NORC poll finds By Josh Boak, Linley Sanders, Associated Press Some 47% of U.S. adults are “not very" or “not at all confident” they could find a good job if they wanted to, an increase from 37% when the question was last asked in October 2023. Continue reading
Oct 17 U.S. blocks a global fee on shipping emissions as international meeting ends without new regulations By Sibi Arasu, Jennifer McDermott, Associated Press The world's largest maritime nations had been discussing ways to move the shipping industry away from fossil fuels. Continue reading
Oct 15 Watch 5:54 Why a billionaire mining executive is betting on green energy By William Brangham and Janet Tobias, Global Health Reporting Center This week, countries may approve a carbon tax on the global shipping industry. The International Maritime Organization is poised to approve new levies on ships for their emissions, but the Trump administration argues it's a harmful tax. William Brangham has… Continue watching
Oct 15 Smucker sues Trader Joe’s over crustless PB&J sandwich dupe By Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press Smucker said the round, crustless sandwiches Trader Joe's sells have the same pie-like crimp markings on their edges as Uncrustables, violating its trademarks. Continue reading
Oct 15 Social Security’s cost-of-living announcement is delayed, yet another shutdown side effect By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press The postponement of the announcement has made it more difficult for people to plan out their finances. Continue reading
Oct 14 Watch 9:36 K-shaped economy: Why the wealthy are thriving as most Americans fall behind By Paul Solman, Diane Lincoln Estes The markets have climbed higher despite continuing concerns around the shutdown, tariffs and inflation. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq have set records more than 30 times this year and other data suggest the economy is chugging at a steady clip. Continue watching