Microsoft Has Offered Buyouts to Tens of Thousands. An Expert Says the Company Is Falling Behind in the AI Race.

"If it looks like your company is falling behind and you want to 'beat your peers' to the job market, while still having a company-provided safety," said Sean Campbell, co-founder and CEO of the ...

Conflicts Around the World Continue. Economists Are Seeing High Inflation Lasting Into 2027 as Energy Costs Spread.

Economists surveyed by Reuters raised their inflation forecasts for next year in 31 of the 50 economies covered, including 15 of 21 developed economies.

Nearly Half Of Americans Expect To Borrow For Holiday Shopping. Some Will Still Be Paying In 2027.

Retailers are preparing for another busy shopping season, with U.S. holiday sales forecast to exceed $1 trillion despite concerns about household finances.

Trump Chastised Biden Over Gas Prices. The Average Under His Government is Now Higher.

The result is that during President Trump's two years in office, gas prices have averaged $3.472. That figure is now higher than the cost of gas during Biden's four years in office when it averaged $3 ...

A Spyware Firm Allegedly Managed to Track Journalists and Other Targets Through Starlink Across 100 Countries: Report

Discover-Tech is already under scrutiny over allegations that its advertising infrastructure helped deliver spyware to journalists and other targets.

SAVE Plan’s End Could Raise Student Loan Payments by More Than 1,400% for Certain Families. Here’s Who.

The findings come as millions of former SAVE borrowers face individual 90-day deadlines to choose another repayment plan. The analysis identifies which household profiles would experience the sharpest ...

Skydance is Also Offering Voluntary Buyouts as More Companies Reduce Their Workforce

The company has not disclosed how many employees of the company that combines Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery will be eligible for the "one-time offer." ...

Stocks Climbed Again, Buoyed by Chipmakers Ahead of the Fed’s Policy Decision

Economists expect the annual increase in the personal consumption expenditures price index, the Fed's preferred inflation measure, to reach 3.6%, up from 3.4% in August. Higher gasoline prices linked ...

Venezuela’s María Corina Machado Returned to Venezuela. Marco Rubio Has a Warning About Democracy.

Rubio did not mention Machado by name, but his comments came as her demands for a faster vote with Venezuela's current government have put administration officials on edge.

Middle Eastern Powers Met to De-escalate Tensions. Oil Prices Remain Above $110 a Barrel.

Top officials from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan traveled to Tehran as fears of renewed escalation with the U.S. and Israel climb.

The Russia-Ukraine War Shows No Signs of Abating. The UN Just Concluded that Moscow is Committing War Crimes.

An independent UN investigations panel concluded that Russia is committing war crimes and crimes against humanity by targeting civilian infrastructure in Ukraine.

Six In 10 Households In Key Midterm Battlegrounds Can’t Afford The Basics. Republicans Hold Most Of These Seats.

September inflation reached 3.7% while hourly wages rose 3%, adding fresh pressure on household finances ahead of the November elections.