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Inflation May Have Cooled, But Affordability Is Still a Hot Issue

Inflation May Have Cooled, But Affordability Is Still a Hot Issue

Wage increases haven’t kept pace with costs for many essentials.

Inflation Is Down, But Americans Still Feel an Affordability Squeeze

Inflation Is Down, But Americans Still Feel an Affordability Squeeze

Affordability is at the center of November’s midterm elections. Living standards are always a key battleground, and there’s been s...

US Pulls Forces From Syria as New Government Exerts Control

US Pulls Forces From Syria as New Government Exerts Control

The Trump administration is withdrawing forces from Syria as part of a strategic shift now that the government of President Ahmed ...

Pritzker Plans to Halt Data Center Tax Perks as Power Bills Soar

Pritzker Plans to Halt Data Center Tax Perks as Power Bills Soar

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker is seeking to temporarily halt incentives for data centers in a bid to contain soaring power bills.

Fed Minutes Show Several Officials Nod to Rate-Hikes| Bloomberg Businessweek Daily 2/18/2026

Fed Minutes Show Several Officials Nod to Rate-Hikes| Bloomberg Businessweek Daily 2/18/2026

On today's episode of Bloomberg Businessweek Daily, Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec discuss January Fed meeting minutes showing seve...

Trump Gives Iran Some Breathing Room | Balance of Power: Early Edition 2/18/2026

Trump Gives Iran Some Breathing Room | Balance of Power: Early Edition 2/18/2026

On the early edition of Balance of Power, Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz discuss the latest geop...

Putin Dragging Out Talks In Hopes of Tiring Allies Support for Ukraine, Says William Taylor

Putin Dragging Out Talks In Hopes of Tiring Allies Support for Ukraine, Says William Taylor

Former US Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor said Russian President Vladimir Putin is dragging out negotiations, hoping that Ukr...

US Imposes Visa Restrictions on Iran Officials as Talks Continue

US Imposes Visa Restrictions on Iran Officials as Talks Continue

The US announced visa restrictions on Iranian officials and executives for repressing recent anti-regime protests and cutting off ...

Trump Pivots Again, Says UK’s Chagos Deal Would Be ‘Big Mistake’

Trump Pivots Again, Says UK’s Chagos Deal Would Be ‘Big Mistake’

US President Donald Trump said the UK was making a “big mistake” with its proposed deal to turn over control of the Chagos Islands...

Nordic Nations Rule Out Seizure of Russian Shadow Fleet Ships

Nordic Nations Rule Out Seizure of Russian Shadow Fleet Ships

Leaders from two Nordic states expressed skepticism over ambitions to seize vessels linked to Russia’s so-called shadow fleet, sig...

ECB Is Putting Independence at Risk With Lagarde Exit Maneuvers

ECB Is Putting Independence at Risk With Lagarde Exit Maneuvers

European leaders may be about to get the chance to decide on one of the region’s most influential jobs before a possible far-right...

Starmer Seeks New Money to Accelerate Defense Spending Uplift

Starmer Seeks New Money to Accelerate Defense Spending Uplift

Keir Starmer is pushing the Treasury to accelerate plans to increase UK defense spending, after being persuaded by military chiefs...

Spain Floats Plan to Allow Indra Defense Deal, Maintain Control

Spain Floats Plan to Allow Indra Defense Deal, Maintain Control

The Spanish government has floated a proposal to move Indra Sistemas SA’s defense assets into a new subsidiary that could particip...

Romanian Premier Vows to Press Head With Reforms After Court Win

Romanian Premier Vows to Press Head With Reforms After Court Win

Romanian Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan scored a victory after a top court backed his government’s bill to overhaul judicial pensions...

Billionaire Les Wexner Says He Visited Epstein’s Private Island

Billionaire Les Wexner Says He Visited Epstein’s Private Island

Billionaire retail tycoon Leslie Wexner told a US House panel Wednesday that he visited disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein’s priv...

Why Immigration Raids Can Continue Amid Homeland Security Shutdown

Why Immigration Raids Can Continue Amid Homeland Security Shutdown

For the third time in President Donald Trump’s second term, at least part of the US government has entered a funding lapse after l...

Peru President’s Ouster Splits Right-Wing Field Before Election

Peru President’s Ouster Splits Right-Wing Field Before Election

President Jose Jeri’s impeachment by congress Tuesday — making him the third straight president to be removed from office — is hig...

Irish Government Mulls Plans to Ban Social Media for Teens

Irish Government Mulls Plans to Ban Social Media for Teens

The Irish government is considering plans to introduce age restrictions on social media platforms as part of a broader AI strategy...

Trump administration's demands for California's voter rolls,...

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Trump administration's demands for California's voter rolls, including Social Security numbers, rejected by federal judge

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Soundcore Q45: adaptive noise cancelling headphones at $99.99

Olympics 2026: How to watch Canada vs. France men’s ice hock...

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Olympics 2026: How to watch Canada vs. France men’s ice hockey for free

Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo breaks Winter Olympics record with ...

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Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo breaks Winter Olympics record with ninth gold medal

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