• 
• News
• Business & Finance

Business & Finance

Quick Links

Credit: AP/Nam Y. Huh

US consumer confidence improves modestly in February after cratering the first month of 2026

Waymo’s robotaxis now being dispatched in 10 major U.S. markets with expansion in Texas and Florida

TED’s Audacious Project raised $1B from donors in 2 days to fund big nonprofit initiatives

Facebook owner Meta to buy AI chips from AMD in deal worth up to $100 billion

Reddit hit with $20 million UK data privacy fine over child safety failings

Home Depot tops expectations in the fourth quarter, but customers pull back on spending

More Business & Finance

Hong Kong protests after Panama takes control of 2 key ports on the Panama Canal

More than 30,000 Kaiser Permanente health care workers to end strike in California and Hawaii

Panama seizes 2 key canal ports from Hong Kong operator following Supreme Court ruling

Local and national gasoline prices are starting to increase and could go higher, experts say

Ontario’s premier says ‘the walls are closing in’ on Trump after Supreme Court tariff decision

US weather, Mexico security concerns and halt of Global Entry take a toll on air travel

US stocks drop after Trump ramps up his tariffs and investors dump potential AI losers

Supreme Court agrees to hear from oil and gas companies trying to block climate change lawsuits

EU hits pause on US trade deal as it seeks clarity over latest Trump maneuver

Police are finding suspects based on their online searches as courts weigh privacy concerns

Citizen journalists, citizen sleuths helping to unravel the tangle of Epstein documents

How refill stores are changing the way we reduce waste

From bakeries to beauty shops, Russian businesses are feeling the pain from a new wartime tax policy

Fed’s Waller says rate cut in March is a ‘coin flip’ following a strong US jobs report

Supreme Court decision against Trump’s tariffs raises uncertainty, but markets stay calm

It’s a quiet box office weekend as ‘GOAT’ edges ‘Wuthering Heights’

Why adults pursuing career growth or personal interests are the ‘new majority’ student

EU says US must honor a trade deal after court blocks Trump tariffs