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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

Staff Writer - June 30, 2026

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

Farmworkers harvest corn in a field. Much of U.S. agriculture, including Idaho’s dairy industry, relies on immigrant labor. Hill Street Studios/DigitalVision via Getty Images

Economy

In deep‑red Idaho, even Republicans break with Trump on farm labor

Economy

Oil: why higher prices will complicate the energy transition

Staff Writer - March 20, 2021

Economy

Why cash payments aren’t always the best tool to help poor...

Staff Writer - March 17, 2021

Economy

Economists: Biden’s $1,400 COVID-19 checks may be great politics, but it’s...

Staff Writer - March 16, 2021

Economy

Music fans shouldn’t have to wait much longer for live gigs...

Staff Writer - March 15, 2021

Economy

Audio chatrooms like Clubhouse have become the hot new media by...

Staff Writer - March 14, 2021

Economy

Women grow as much as 80% of India’s food – but...

Staff Writer - March 12, 2021

Economy

The US prepares to deliver $1.9 trillion jolt of economic relief:...

Staff Writer - March 11, 2021

Economy

How 18 million Americans could move into rural areas – without...

Staff Writer - March 9, 2021

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EXPLORING NATURE

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

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

Staff Writer - June 19, 2026

Alex Krasnok, Florida International University Every bridge has parts that drivers never see: steel buried in concrete, welds tucked...

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

Space is full of satellites and debris – data centers could one day join the mix. NicoElNino, NASA/iStock via Getty Images

Building data centers in space is an intriguing idea on paper,...

June 16, 2026

A sign on a dirt hiking trail in the Tongass National Forest in southeast Alaska points to naturalist John Muir’s cabin. Wanderluster/iStock/Getty Images

Paving paradise: Dismantling the US Roadless Rule threatens to disrupt wildlife,...

June 15, 2026

Companies can be analyzed as moral actors, not just profit-makers. wildpixel/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Why corporate inclusion policies are moral decisions, not just business ones

June 14, 2026