Jan 10 Banks balk as Trump pushes for 1-year, 10% cap on credit card interest rates By Ken Sweet, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press Reviving a campaign pledge, President Donald Trump wants a one-year, 10% cap on credit card interest rates, a move that could save Americans tens of billions of dollars but drew immediate opposition from an industry that has been in his corner. Continue reading
Jan 09 Watch 7:25 The mounting economic challenges weakening the job market By Paul Solman, Ryan Connelly Holmes The U.S. economy added a modest 50,000 jobs in December. It was below expectations and capped the weakest year for job growth since the pandemic. Employers added a total of 584,000 jobs for all of 2025, a big drop from… Continue watching
Jan 09 WATCH: Trump meets with oil executives to seek investments in Venezuela By Josh Boak, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Friday called on oil executives to rush back into Venezuela as the White House looks to quickly secure $100 billion in investments to revive the country's ability to fully tap into its expansive reserves of petroleum. Continue reading
Jan 09 Sluggish hiring closes out a frustrating year for job seekers By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The data suggests that businesses are reluctant to add workers even as economic growth has picked up. Continue reading
Jan 07 The highlights from Day 2 of CES 2026 By Shawn Chen, Rio Yamat, Associated Press The show is a huge opportunity for companies large and small to parade products they plan to put on shelves this year. Continue reading
Jan 07 Warner Bros rejects Paramount bid again, tells shareholders to support Netflix offer By Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Michelle Chapman, Associated Press Warner’s leadership has repeatedly rebuffed Skydance-owned Paramount’s overtures — and urged shareholders just weeks ago to back its the sale of its streaming and studio business to Netflix for $72 billion. Paramount, meanwhile, has made efforts to sweeten its $77.9… Continue reading
Jan 06 Whatever happened to Trump Mobile's promise of a golden phone? By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press A golden phone that President Donald Trump's family business promised to release last year remains mysteriously under wraps as the technology industry serves up a glut of new gadgets at CES in Las Vegas this week. Continue reading
Jan 06 A look at the new technology announced on Day 1 of CES 2026 By Shawn Chen, Rio Yamat, Associated Press CES is a huge opportunity annually for companies both large and small to parade products they plan to put on shelves this year. Continue reading
Jan 06 Here's why Trump says the U.S. 'needs' Greenland for Arctic security By Danica Kirka, Associated Press Increasing international tensions, global warming and the changing world economy have put Greenland at the heart of the debate over global trade and security. Continue reading
Jan 02 If you have a money resolution for 2026, start here, experts say By Cecilia Lallmann Maybe your resolution for 2026 is to pay down debt, start your retirement savings, or save for a big ticket item. Maybe you need help with personal finance but don’t know where to start. To help you set yourself up… Continue reading