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People are often concerned about environmental risks lurking near their homes. Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

Economy

Research about global fishing shows value of detailed environmental data, which the Trump administration seeks to limit

Staff Writer - July 1, 2026

The court’s ruling against Trump’s firing of Fed board member Lisa Cook came on the same day that it further cemented his sweeping powers to fire other senior government officials. AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein

Economy

Federal Reserve independence secures an important, but not final, victory at US Supreme Court

When senior staff buy their own company’s shares during layoffs, they’re signaling that a turnaround will succeed. AP Photo/Richard Drew

Economy

Some kinds of insider trading are perfectly legal – and they offer useful signals about a company’s health

The U.S. is falling short of what its national wealth makes possible for its people. Eric Raptosh Photography/Tetra images via GettyImages

Economy

Americans are not as well off as people in peer nations – US safety net’s shortfalls show up in global data

A small motorboat passes anchored vessels in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, on June 11, 2026. Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP

Economy

The danger of US‑Iran ceasefire agreement is what it leaves out

With close to 10,000 residents, Cody is one of Wyoming’s bigger communities. It relies on seasonal tourism revenue to support its economy. Don and Melinda Crawford/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Economy

One way Trump could help revive rural America’s economies

Staff Writer - January 13, 2025

Walking away. Justin Trudeau announced his resignation on Jan. 6, 2025. Dave Chan/AFP via Getty Images

Economy

Trudeau taps out: How Trump’s taunts and tariff threats added to...

Staff Writer - January 7, 2025

Afghan girls are barred from attending school after sixth grade. AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi

Economy

Afghanistan shows what investing in women’s education – or divesting –...

Staff Writer - January 5, 2025

Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum has hardened her stance on Donald Trump’s rhetoric. Alfredo Estrella/AFP via Getty Images

Economy

Faced with Trump’s tariffs − and crackdowns on migration and narcotrafficking...

Staff Writer - December 31, 2024

Not as many people will get the chance to vote in 2025 compared with the previous year. MicroStockHub/Getty Images

Economy

5 elections to watch in 2025

Staff Writer - December 27, 2024

Strong enforcement pays off. Omar Marques/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Economy

Rules against insider trading also boost innovation, research finds

Staff Writer - December 18, 2024

Shoppers line up with returns and exchanges at L.L. Bean in Freeport, Maine, on Dec. 26, 2010. Jill Brady/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images

Economy

Retailers that make it harder to return stuff face backlash from...

Staff Writer - December 16, 2024

Albertsons is now suing the competitor that had tried to acquire it. AP Photo/Jenny Kane

Economy

What’s next for Albertsons after calling off its $25B grocery merger...

Staff Writer - December 11, 2024

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A June 24, 2026, earthquake shook buildings to the ground, trapping and killing people in Caracas, Venezuela, and nearby communities. Manaure Quintero/AFP via Getty Images

Environment

Venezuela’s deadly earthquakes happened on a fault similar to the San...

Staff Writer - June 26, 2026

Sylvain Barbot, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Venezuela and its capital, Caracas, were rocked by two...

Many yoga classes end with the instructor explaining ‘namaste’ as ‘the divine in me bows to the divine in you.’ Luis Alvarez/DigitalVision via Getty Images

Why it’s OK to say ‘namaste’ in yoga class

June 23, 2026

Legionnaires wait to testify before a special congressional inquiry in November 1976 into the cause of the mysterious disease. Bettmann/Bettman Collection via Getty Images

Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Philadelphia in 1976 was mysterious and deadly...

June 20, 2026

The Dames Point Bridge spans a river in Jacksonville, Fla. Jonathan Zander/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY

Quantum sensors could spot hidden damage in the thousands of US...

June 19, 2026

A record-tying heat wave helped spread a wildfire in Northern California’s Shasta and Trinity counties in July 2018. Terray Sylvester/Getty Images

Heat waves increase wildfire risk – a new study explains how...

June 18, 2026