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Federal regulators have taken Arizona, Illinois, and Connecticut to court, opening a new front in the fight over so-called event contracts and who gets to regulate them. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission, joined by the United States, filed lawsuits in federal district courts seeking to stop those states from enforcing laws that would block these […]
Michael Selig, President Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as Commodity Futures Trading Commission chairman, testifies in a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing on his nomination on Capitol Hill, Nov. 19, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters The Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed an amicus brief in federal court on Tuesday to assert the agency’s right to enforce […]
Today, Chicago-based arts organization United States Artists announced their 2026 USA Fellows, a group of 50 artists, including five Writing Fellows, each of whom will receive a cash award of $50,000. Recipients are encouraged to use this unrestricted grant “for any purpose, whether that be creating new work, paying rent, reducing debt, obtaining healthcare, or supporting […]
Electricity prices are surging, voters are growing angry, and the artificial intelligence industry’s data centers are increasingly a target for blame with U.S. mid-term elections on the horizon. Residential utility bills rose 6% on average nationwide in August compared with the same period in the previous year, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The […]
Taylor Swift attends the 67th GRAMMY Awards on February 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Frazer Harrison | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images A version of this article appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. […]
Unusual Suspects A Conclave fan account breaking the news on the Pope selection, the latest fire adaptation from across the pond, and more Jamie Canaves May 21, 2025 This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Irish Author Chats About Her Meta Mystery Novel on NPR […]
Vietnam’s top leader, To Lam, has asked President Trump to delay the imposition of tariffs for at least 45 days so the two sides can avert a move that would devastate the Vietnamese economy and raise prices for American consumers. The 46 percent tariff rate the United States has said it will impose on Vietnam […]
The production line for the Boeing P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft is pictured at Boeing’s 737 factory in Renton, Washington, November 18, 2021. Jason Redmond | Reuters President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs are set to drive up the cost of Boeing and Airbus planes, GE Aerospace engines, and hundreds of other aerospace and defense products, […]
Owners of electric cars in Vermont recently got a letter from the Department of Motor Vehicles with some bad news. Starting Jan. 1 they would have to pay $178 a year to register their cars, twice as much as owners of vehicles with internal combustion engines. In imposing the higher fee, Vermont became the latest […]
Dunkin’ dropped the “Donuts” from its brand name years ago but now — at least across Nebraska, New Mexico and some other states — it doesn’t have doughnuts on the shelves either. Nebraska-based Dunkin’ stores in Omaha, Lincoln and Grand Island all had no doughnuts in their cases on Thursday and Friday. Businesses put up […]
