House Republicans are deploying their oversight powers to scrutinize pro-Palestinian protests and antisemitism on college campuses, aiming to highlight the hot-button issue ahead of the November election. At least four Republican committee chairs are now investigating the student-led demonstrations as part of what House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has described as a House-wide probe of […]Read More
You’ve heard of the Democratic Party, the Republican Party, the Libertarian Party, maybe even the Green Party. But have you heard of the We the People party? Unlike the two major parties, which have specific platforms, the We the People party isn’t about policy but rather ballot access. The We the People party was formed […]Read More
The value of a political party is that it makes things easier for candidates and voters. Voters get a useful on-ballot shorthand for “this person generally agrees with me.” Candidates get resources and support — but also a big pool of people who will see that shorthand and vote for them. This post appeared first […]Read More
It’s finally here: the long-predicted consumer pullback. Starbucks announced a surprise drop in same-store sales for its latest quarter, sending its shares down 17% on Wednesday. Pizza Hut and KFC also reported shrinking same-store sales. And even stalwart McDonald’s said it has adopted a “street-fighting mentality” to compete for value-minded diners. For months, economists have been predicting that consumers would cut back on […]Read More
Private payrolls increased at a faster than expected pace in April, indicating there are still plenty of tailwinds for the U.S. labor market, according to ADP. The payrolls processing firm reported Wednesday that companies added 192,000 workers for the month, better than the Dow Jones consensus outlook for 183,000 though a slight step down from […]Read More
Trump Media shares dropped sharply Wednesday, closing down by more than 9.5%. Trump Media, which trades under the DJT ticker, closed at $45.16 per share, a loss of $4.77 per share. The company, which owns the Truth Social app, is still trading well below the more than $70 per share it opened at in its public trading debut on March […]Read More
Former President Donald Trump is building a second-term economic agenda that analysts say could reheat the very inflation that he has slammed President Joe Biden for creating. “I call it a ring around the country. We have a ring around the country,” Trump said in a Time magazine interview released Tuesday, referring to aggressive tariffs he has promised to impose in a second […]Read More
Federal prosecutors are digging into internal practices at Block, the financial technology firm launched by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, discussing with a former employee alleged widespread and yearslong compliance lapses at the company’s two main units, Square and Cash App, two people with direct knowledge of the contacts say. During the discussions, the former employee provided […]Read More
Trump Media shares climbed nearly 7% Tuesday, continuing a rise that has seen the Truth Social owner surge about 50% in the past week. DJT closed the trading day at roughly $50 a share, about 30% below its opening price of $70.90 in late March. The stock has had several volatile days in the past month, trading at a high […]Read More
Strong demand and tight supply continue to push home values higher, even though mortgage rates are now moving higher again. Home prices in February jumped 6.4% year over year, another increase after the prior month’s annual gain of 6%, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller national home price index released Tuesday. It was the fastest […]Read More
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