JANUARY 9, 2026
A Chipotle restaurant advertises it is hiring in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., August 28, 2023. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. employment growth slowed more than expected in December amid job losses in the construction, retail and manufacturing sectors, but a decline in the unemployment rate to 4.4% suggested the labor market was not rapidly deteriorating.
The Labor Department's closely...
JANUARY 8, 2026
Havana, Cuba’s capital. The country’s economy has imploded. - Yamil Lage/AFP/Getty Images
Elderly Cubans are digging through garbage for scraps of food in Havana. In the country’s second city, Santiago, crowds have gathered, blaring music by Cuban exiles such as Gloria Estefan and Willy Chirino, who sings “Our day is coming soon.”
The U.S. ouster of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro has...
JANAURY 8, 2026
An aerial view of brine ponds and processing areas of the lithium mine of the Chilean company Sociedad Quimica Minera (SQM) in the Atacama Desert (Photo: Martin Bernetti/AFP via Getty)
The job is barely done in Venezuela, and we are invited, not least by Trump courtiers themselves, to ask, where next? On the menu are the overthrow of the...
JANAURY 5, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump hasn't minced words about the larger message he's trying to send the world with the U.S. military raid to capture Nicolás Maduro and spirit the deposed Venezuelan leader and his wife to the United States to face federal drug trafficking charges.
“American dominance in the Western Hemisphere," Trump declared following Maduro's capture, “will never be questioned again.”
In...
JANAURY 2, 2026
New York Attorney General Letitia James, left, administers the oath of office to Mayor Zohran Mamdani, center, as his wife Rama Duwaji looks on, on January 1, 2026.
Zohran Mamdani was inaugurated mayor of New York City on January 1, becoming the first Muslim and Asian American to lead the Big Apple and the youngest person to hold the post...
JANUARY 2, 2026
Google ex-CEO Eric Schmidt jumps into the AI data center business with a failed, 150-year-old Texas railroad turned oil giant
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is getting into the AI and data center race with his new startup, and he’s betting on rural West Texas and a failed railroad turned oil giant to help him build enough power to light...
JANUARY 2, 2026
NYC Mayor Mamdani. - Eduardo Munoz Alvarez
NEW YORK (AP) — Less than 24 hours after throngs of ecstatic supporters poured into Manhattan for his history-making inauguration, Zohran Mamdani began his first full day of work with a routine familiar to many New Yorkers: trudging to the subway from a cramped apartment.
NYC Mayor Mamdani. - Eduardo Munoz Alvarez
Bundled against the frigid...
JANAURY 2, 2026
Chinese electric car manufacturer BYD presents its vehicles on the opening day of the IAA MOBILITY 2025 automobile fair on Sept. 9, 2025 in Munich, Germany. - Johannes Simon, Getty Images
Chinese auto giant BYD surpassed Tesla to become the world’s top electric-vehicle seller in 2025, according to new data released by the two companies.
The Chinese automaker has come...
JANUARY 1, 2026
Quote of the Day by Steve Jobs: Steve Jobs was the co-founder and longtime CEO of Apple Inc. and is widely regarded as one of the most influential business leaders of the modern era. Born on February 24, 1955, in California, Jobs helped start Apple in 1976 alongside Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne. He played a key role...
DECEMBER 24, 2025
Koi Pond. - Shutterstock.com
As housing costs and insurance hurdles shift, many once popular home upgrades are losing their resale punch. Real estate experts said some of the most expensive and trendy renovations will offer little to no return in 2026 and may even make your home harder to sell.
1. High-End or Luxury Additions
Buyers increasingly see high-end additions like full theater rooms...
