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Voters have a bleak outlook on the economy right now, and many are pointing the finger at President

Children of U.S. military families, a.k.a. brats, are known for their adaptability when relocating t

Back in 2021, the meme stock frenzy was at its peak: Roaring Kitty AKA Keith Gill, and young day tra

U.S. job growth cooled this month. But one job is hot to the touch: AI prompt engineer. The role can

Last week, Vladimir Putin vowed to make new nuclear weapons and consider placing them close to NATO

Europe is expecting a wave of victories from far-right candidates in upcoming national elections. Vo

It's been two years since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the right to an abortion, triggering a p

Indicators of the Week is BACK! This week we're doing something just a little bit different. You see

For years, rich nations have sent money to lower-income countries to help deal with the impacts of c

The last major overhaul of the tax code was in 2017, when Republicans passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs A

A few years ago, bike enthusiast Bryan Hance got a tip. A whole bunch of expensive bikes that were s

The tower of NVIDIA

2024/6/24

For a moment last week, semiconductor chip designer NVIDIA eclipsed Microsoft to become the world's

Indicators of the Week are back! We are here, as always, to bring you the most fascinating snapshots

When Diane Lewis' son, Jovaan, was sentenced to prison, she told him to call her every day. What he

There are some new funds that track stock trading by members of Congress and their family. So we tho

Spud spat

2024/6/17

The federal government classifies potatoes (whether they be baked, waffled, curly, fried) as a veget

Indicators of the Week is back! This week, we've got indicators about oil gluts, big bucks for Ukrai

There are many anecdotal complaints about Google search not being what it used to be. A German compu

The Federal Reserve introduced a visual tool called the "dot plot" in 2012 to communicate where offi

Politicians on both sides of the aisle call the surge at the US Southern Border a "border crisis." O