Opinion

'There is an imbalance of power': My husband has cancer. Why must we wait two hours for a 10-minute CT scan?

My husband's last series of medical appointments at a prominent cancer-care center (PCCC) yesterday went the same as 90% of the previous appointments over the past six years. After arriving 10 minutes ...
Opinion

'The numbers don't lie': If I had invested my Social Security in the S&P 500 I'd have $4 million. Is the system broken?

I do better than many citizens because I've contributed at the highest level' Social Security was designed to avoid the kind of economic devastation that occurred during the Great Depression. (Photo ...

New Fed chair Warsh will have a fight on his hands if he pushes for interest-rate cuts

Three dissenters from the Federal Reserve's meeting this week made clear in statements on Friday that they are growing more concerned about the outlook for inflation, suggesting that incoming Fed ...

Apple just gave a clue that a big AI acquisition may be in the cards

With Apple officially retiring its net-cash-neutral target, some suspect the company will look to conduct more transformative M&A, beyond the smaller deals it made in the past Apple is currently ...

Pickleball gets its largest-ever investment: $225 million. 'It's still a growth sport - it's not just a fad.'

Pickleball Inc., a parent company of Major League Pickleball and the Professional Pickleball Association (PPA Tour), announced Friday it has secured a $225 million investment that's the biggest ...

Trump talks up his push to lower costs, as analysts see bruising midterms for GOP due to economic worries

President Donald Trump on Friday afternoon delivered a wide-ranging speech that focused in part on his efforts to lower taxes and other costs, as analysts predict defeats for his party in November's ...

GameStop is hungry for relevance. Is buying eBay the answer?

EBay is at least on a better sales trajectory than GameStop: Its revenue was up 19% in its most recently reported quarter relative to a year before, while GameStop's fell 14%. The online marketplace ...

It now costs $160 to fill up America's top-selling vehicle as the Iran war nears its 10th week

The average national price for a gallon of regular unleaded gas was at $4.42 late Friday morning, according to GasBuddy. That equates to roughly $160 to fill up a newer Ford (F) F-150 pickup truck - ...

Dow Jones Top Markets Headlines at 7 PM ET: S&P 500 Extends Longest Weekly Winning Streak Since Late 2024 | Iran ...

Dow Jones Top Markets Headlines at 7 PM ET: S&P 500 Extends Longest Weekly Winning Streak Since Late 2024 | Iran ... Strong tech earnings helped propel stocks higher on Friday. Iran Softens Conditions ...

'Why do Americans think we can do socialism?' says hedge-fund manager Ken Griffin

The hedge-fund manager's comments came after New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a Democratic socialist, singled out Griffin's ownership of a $238 million penthouse Ken Griffin, founder and CEO of ...

Markets Brief: We’re Already Living in an AI-Driven Economy

In context, “AI is the main demand-side driver of economic growth currently,” Caldwell says. “It’s true that the bulk of the ...

Dow Jones Top Company Headlines at 7 PM ET: GameStop Preparing Offer for eBay | Spirit ...

Dow Jones Top Company Headlines at 7 PM ET: GameStop Preparing Offer for eBay | Spirit ... GameStop is preparing to make an offer for eBay, according to people familiar with the matter, part of CEO ...