Trade war game plan: Trump’s going bigger this time
Trump’s trade war is bigger than before, and it could mean higher prices for American consumers. President Donald Trump’s trade war has begun — and it’s more expansive than his first time in the White House. What makes Trump’s current strategy unique is its scale. His first-term trade policies were more targeted than the sweeping…
Now the Trump administration is going after Comcast, too
FCC Chair Brendan Carr promised to scrutinize big media companies last fall. He’s following through. After last fall’s election, Brendan Carr — Donald Trump’s choice to head the Federal Communications Commission — said he’d be going after big media companies. He is keeping his word. On Tuesday, Carr told Comcast — the giant cable and…
Palmer Luckey says his entire career has led to this moment — scoring a $22 billion US Army contract for high-tech goggles
Palmer Luckey’s firm Anduril is taking over Microsoft’s $22 billion contract to make mixed-reality goggles for the US Army. Palmer Luckey just clinched a big personal win — his defense startup, Anduril, is set to take over Microsoft’s $22 billion contract to make high-tech goggles for the US Army. Both firms announced the transition on…
Russia’s jamming-resistant drones are causing problems the West may not be able to answer
Ramstein US air base in Germany pictured in 2024. Suspected Russian drones are showing up outside sensitive sites, and Western nations may not be equipped to counter them. One recent incident suggests that Russia may have deployed jamming-resistant drones to overcome the defenses at a military base — which analysts say could prove a significant…
I felt guilty every time I left my kid to work out. I reminded myself that, as an older mom, staying healthy is most important.
The author, not pictured, felt guilty leaving her kid behind to work out. It became a habit. I had to leave for my run club at about the same time my daughter would wake up in the morning. She was only 6 months old, and I couldn’t resist the desire to hold her. That would…
The market really doesn’t like the latest inflation report
There wasn’t much for investors to cheer in the latest inflation update. Consumer prices in January rose 0.5% for the month and 3% on a year-over-year basis, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That’s slightly hotter than than the 2.9% increase recorded in December, and hotter than what economists were expecting. Hotter prices are…
It’s official: Egg prices are at new all-time highs after the biggest spike in 10 years
The last time egg prices spiked this much in one month, Taylor Swift and Kendrick Lamar’s “Bad Blood” dominated the airwaves. Egg prices rose 15.2% between December and January, the biggest month-over-month increase since June 2015. A dozen Grade A large eggs hit an all-time high average price of $4.95. Egg prices contributed to overall…
The federal paperwork mine in DOGE’s crosshairs is real and bizarre
Federal employees process retirement applications by hand in an old mine in Pennsylvania. A converted mine located in Pennsylvania and used to store and process federal retirement paperwork is actually real, and is now under threat. In a press conference in the Oval Office on Tuesday, Elon Musk said that the US government stores and…
Diddy files $100 million lawsuit against NBC
Sean “Diddy” Combs filed a lawsuit against NBC. Sean “Diddy” Combs has filed a defamation lawsuit against NBCUniversal over the media company’s recent documentary “Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy.” The lawsuit, filed in New York state court on Wednesday, accuses NBC of airing “falsehoods,” including that Combs sexually assaulted minors. Combs also says…
