Spirit Airlines’ Demise Could Help Other Airlines
Spirit Airlines was once a potent force in the U.S. aviation industry. Its demise will reveal how strong…
Tucker Carlson Discusses Breaking With Trump, the Iran War and Antisemitism
We’ve seen the president in his second term be much more interested in foreign policy, as many presidents…
Takeaways From Hegseth’s Second Day of Testimony on the Iran War
The Defense Department’s nearly $1.45 trillion budget request — the largest ever for the Pentagon — was ostensibly…
Opinion | The U.S. Military Was Losing Its Edge. After Iran, Everyone Knows It.
On paper, the war in Iran should not be much of a contest. The United States spends around…
Behind Powell’s High-Stakes Decision to Stay at the Fed
Over the past year, Jerome H. Powell has frequently said that the Federal Reserve faced “no risk-free paths”…
How Powell Just Complicated Trump’s Fed Plans
Andrew here. On my mind: a new report that the White House wants to limit the wider rollout…
U.S. Economy Grew 2 Percent in Early 2026 Even as War in Iran Began to Hit Energy Prices
The American economy extended a streak of resilience and expanded at an annual rate of 2 percent in…
Watch Live: Powell Speaks on Fed Rate Decision in Likely Last Meeting as Chair
Consumers who have been waiting for borrowing costs to drop will have to keep waiting: With inflation elevated,…
The War in Iran Has Upended the Global Economy. The U.S. Has Been Mostly Spared.
The fallout from two months of war in Iran is shuttering textile mills in India and Bangladesh, grounding…
Tariffs Raised Consumers’ Prices, but the Refunds Go Only to Businesses
You probably won’t receive a huge tariff refund. The largest businesses stand to reap the biggest bucks as…
Companies, Not Consumers, to Cash In Big From Tariff Refunds
You probably won’t receive a huge tariff refund. The largest businesses stand to reap the biggest bucks as…
How the Iran War Is Morphing Into a Volatile Standoff in the Strait of Hormuz
On Thursday morning, Washington time, a senior Iranian official wrote on X that the country’s fighters were hiding…