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…
WASHINGTON, May 6, 2026 — Twenty-four hours after launching Project Freedom — the U.S. military operation to escort commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz — President Trump announced Tuesday evening that he was pausing the operation to give Iran…
NEW YORK / WASHINGTON, May 5, 2026 — The Path to $5 Gasoline — and Who It Would Hurt Tom Kloza, an independent oil analyst and adviser to Gulf Oil with three decades of market experience, told CNN Monday that…
WASHINGTON / STRAIT OF HORMUZ, May 5, 2026 — The second day of Project Freedom — the U.S. military operation to escort commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz — has produced the most violent 24-hour period of the Iran…
WASHINGTON, May 5, 2026 — What the Earnings Test Actually Does — and Why It Exists The Social Security retirement earnings test is one of the most misunderstood provisions in the entire program. Most Americans know they can claim Social…
WASHINGTON / STRAIT OF HORMUZ, May 5, 2026 — The first direct military exchange between U.S. and Iranian forces since Trump’s ceasefire declaration occurred Monday in the Strait of Hormuz, as American naval vessels escorting commercial ships under “Project Freedom”…
NEW YORK, May 4, 2026 — Fashion’s biggest night of the year is happening tonight at the Metropolitan Museum of Art — and the story is not the outfits. It is the empty seats where some of the most prominent…