Business Headlines

Kalshi bans former congressman George Santos for life after State of the Union trades
Mon Aug 31 4:21 pm
Kalshi says Santos did not cooperate with its investigation into bets he placed on his own attendance at the State of the Union. The company also fined the disgraced congressman more than $71,000.
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The U.S. sues Amazon again
Mon Aug 31 4:17 pm
Federal regulators and 22 states allege that the tech giant made billions by manipulating how much brands and sellers paid for ads on its platform.
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How a comic book store got swept into the tariff storm
Sun Aug 30 6:00 am
Tariffs continue to rile all kinds of American businesses more than a year after Trump unveiled his first set of tariffs — including a comic book store owner in Ohio.
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Social media restrictions on young users: What do the kids say?
Fri Aug 28 4:26 pm
We've heard from adults about the new Facebook and Instagram rules, but what are kids saying? Teenage social media users talk about whether the proposed restrictions will have any effect on them.
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Fed's Kevin Warsh warns inflation is too high, sparking bets rate hikes are coming
Fri Aug 28 12:05 pm
Fed Chair Kevin Warsh reiterated his commitment to fighting inflation in a major speech — raising expectations that rate hikes may be coming, though he did not clearly spell out a path going forward.
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Businesses are getting tariff refunds. Why aren't consumers getting their cut?
Fri Aug 28 5:00 am
A slew of American companies are getting billions of dollars back in tariff refunds after a Supreme Court ruling. Many consumers, though, may never get anything back.
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U.S. says pipelines will make Strait of Hormuz irrelevant. Energy experts disagree
Fri Aug 28 5:00 am
Treasure Secretary Scott Bessent said oil pipelines will make Strait of Hormuz irrelevant in two years. Energy experts say that is unlikely to happen.
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The stakes are high as Kevin Warsh is set to give his first major speech as Fed Chair
Thu Aug 27 1:01 pm
The stakes are high as Fed Chair Kevin Warsh prepares to give a speech on Friday at the annual gathering of economists and central bankers in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
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School districts face a back-to-school math problem: The high price of diesel
Thu Aug 27 5:01 am
With the war in Iran driving up fuel prices, diesel is now nearly $5.60 a gallon, affecting school districts at the start of the year.
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The White House's preferred economic tools are hitting snags
Wed Aug 26 4:29 pm
Tariffs and export controls have been the Trump administration's main economic security tools. Neither is working very well right now.
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