WASHINGTON, May 8, 2026 — Why 2026 Is the Home Equity Moment Most Homeowners Haven’t Recognized The housing market of the past six years produced an uncomfortable paradox for the millions of Americans who bought homes before 2022: they are…
WASHINGTON / STRAIT OF HORMUZ, May 8, 2026 — The Iran war’s ceasefire review day arrived with American forces striking Iranian military facilities overnight, gasoline hitting $4.56 a gallon nationally — the highest since the war began — and President…
ROME / WASHINGTON, May 7, 2026 — One year ago today, Robert Francis Prevost — a 69-year-old Augustinian friar from Chicago’s South Side who had spent two decades serving the poor in Peru — walked out onto the balcony of…
WASHINGTON / RIO DE JANEIRO, May 7, 2026 — The Idea That Started With a Miscalculation Marcelo de Oliveira Souza, a cosmologist at the State University of Northern Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, was not looking for a fast route…
NEW YORK / WASHINGTON, May 7, 2026 — Why ADP’s 109,000 Was Such a Surprise The economic narrative heading into Wednesday’s ADP report was one of steady deterioration. GDP contracted 0.3% in Q1. Private payrolls had averaged only 46,000 per…
WASHINGTON / MUSCAT, May 7, 2026 — Iran is expected to deliver its formal written reply to the U.S. peace proposal to mediators Thursday — the same day its navy said safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz is possible…
WASHINGTON, May 7, 2026 — President Trump simultaneously threatened Iran with dramatically escalated military action and said it is too soon for new direct negotiations Wednesday — a combination of signals that sent oil markets into a confused holding pattern…
WASHINGTON, May 7, 2026 — Why $1.23 Trillion in Credit Card Debt Matters to You Personally The record total is a macroeconomic number. What it means at the household level is considerably more concrete. At 21.47% average APR, a $6,600…
ATLANTA / NEW YORK, May 6, 2026 — Ted Turner died Wednesday morning at 87, surrounded by his family at his home in Georgia, according to a statement from Turner Enterprises. He was the founder of CNN, the creator of…
WASHINGTON, May 6, 2026 — What Happened in Indiana — and Why It Matters Beyond Indiana Indiana’s primary was not a congressional race. It was not a race for governor or senator. It was a collection of state legislative primaries…
WASHINGTON / MUSCAT, May 6, 2026 — Iran is actively reviewing a formal U.S. peace proposal and both sides are moving toward a memorandum of understanding to end the war, according to sources familiar with the negotiations who spoke to…
WASHINGTON, May 6, 2026 — What Medicare Part A Actually Covers — and What It Doesn’t Pay Most Americans reaching Medicare eligibility understand that Part A covers hospital care. Few understand the precise structure of what they will pay when…