CUPERTINO, APRIL 22, 2026 — The morning Apple announced that Tim Cook was stepping down, the company’s stock barely moved. That relative calm is itself a story — a measure of how thoroughly Cook transformed Apple from a company whose…
WASHINGTON, APRIL 22, 2026 — Hours after Trump announced an open-ended ceasefire extension, Iran fired on a container ship and seized two vessels near the Strait of Hormuz — a direct escalation that immediately tested the truce that had just…
WASHINGTON, APRIL 22, 2026 — GLP-1 drugs changed medicine. That is not hyperbole. Since semaglutide — sold as Ozempic for diabetes and Wegovy for weight loss — reached mass prescription levels, the conversation around obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease has…
WASHINGTON / ISLAMABAD, APRIL 22, 2026 — Hours before the two-week US-Iran ceasefire was set to expire Tuesday, President Trump announced an open-ended extension — then Iran dismissed it, Vance canceled his flight to Pakistan, and the prospect of a…
LOS ANGELES, APRIL 21, 2026 — Netflix has been declared dead, disrupted, and done at least three times in the past decade. Each time, it found a new gear. The Q1 2026 earnings report delivered last Thursday is the latest…
WASHINGTON, APRIL 21, 2026 — Before February 28, the consensus forecast for the US economy in 2026 was cautiously optimistic. The Federal Reserve was expected to cut rates once or twice. Inflation was grinding toward 2%. Job growth was modest…
ISLAMABAD / WASHINGTON, APRIL 21, 2026 — The two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran expired Tuesday evening Washington time — and as of the final hours before deadline, the American negotiating team had arrived in Islamabad while Iran…
WASHINGTON, APRIL 21, 2026 — Social Security is the financial backbone of American retirement. More than 70 million people receive benefits from the program — nearly one in five Americans — and for more than half of retirees it represents…
ISLAMABAD / WASHINGTON, APRIL 21, 2026 — The two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran expires today. And for the first time since the war began on February 28, President Donald Trump himself is signaling he may travel to…
NEW YORK, APRIL 20, 2026 — The 2026 NBA Playoffs are the best scheduled sports event of the year, and after an opening weekend that delivered on nearly every front, the case is already being made that this postseason has…
WASHINGTON, APRIL 20, 2026 — The American dream of homeownership is not dead in 2026. But for millions of Americans — particularly first-time buyers, young families, and those without substantial existing equity — it has been deferred to a future…
WASHINGTON, APRIL 20, 2026 — The United States Navy fired on and seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman over the weekend, Iran vowed retaliation the moment the safety of its crew is confirmed, and the two-week…