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Gas prices near lowest level in 4 years ahead of Fourth of July
Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Gas prices are hovering near their lowest summer level in four years as millions...
Jul 03, 2025

Hiring surged in June, defying concern about Trump's tariffs
Narisara Nami/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Hiring surged in June as businesses navigated uncertainty surrounding President Donald Trump's tariffs, federa...
Jul 03, 2025

US dollar is off to its worst start in 50 years. Here's why that matters for you.
Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The United States dollar is suffering its worst start to a year in more than five decades, likely trig...
Jul 02, 2025

Fed Chair Powell says he won't rule out interest rate cut this month
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Tuesday he would not rule out a potential interest rate cut a...
Jul 01, 2025

Court approves sale of 23andMe to nonprofit led by former CEO Anne Wojcicki
23andMe Founder Anne WojcickiAndrew Harnik/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A bankruptcy court this week approved the $305 million sale of genetics testing f...
Jul 01, 2025

S&P 500 hits record high as stock market surges
Matteo Colombo/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The S&P 500 hit an all-time record high on Friday, extending breakneck gains achieved in recent weeks as ...
Jun 27, 2025

The stock market is surging. Will it last?
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The stock market has been on a tear in recent weeks, shrugging off newly imposed tariffs, caution at the...
Jun 25, 2025

Consumer confidence sours in June, despite rollback of Trump's tariffs
lechatnoir/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Consumer confidence soured in June, erasing some of the boost in shopper attitudes that took hold last month as P...
Jun 24, 2025

Aflac says cyberattack breach could expose personal data of customers
SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A group of cybercriminals hacked into data systems at insurance company Aflac, possibly gaining ...
Jun 20, 2025

What to know about the GENIUS Act, a crypto regulation bill
Namthip Muanthongthae/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The Senate voted 68-30 late Tuesday to pass the GENIUS Act, a bill that aims to regulate some cryptocu...
Jun 18, 2025