OCTOBER 27, 2025
Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates. - Iman Al-dabbagh/Fortune
On the surface, the going looks pretty good in the American economy. Wall Street is roaring, Silicon Valley is booming with potential, unemployment is fairly steady, and GDP is on the rise. A healthy picture, right?
Wrong, says Ray Dalio. There is now so much variation in the U.S. economy that...
OCTOBER 27, 2025
The US and China have agreed a framework for a trade deal only days before Donald Trump and the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, are due to meet. Photograph: Damir Šagolj/Reuters
The US and China have agreed a framework for a trade deal only days before Donald Trump and the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, are due to meet.
The treasury secretary, Scott...
OCTOBER 23, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump and Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney meet in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 7, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday all trade talks with Canada were terminated following what he called a fraudulent advertisement in which former and late President...
OCTOBER 23, 2025
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Better Business Bureau is warning tap-to-pay users of a new scheme that could make simple transactions costly.
“Ghost tapping” is a growing scheme that is targeting tap-to-pay cards and mobile wallets.
The BBB said criminals are using wireless devices to steal money without touching your card.
According to the BBB, crooks will try to trick unsuspecting...
OCTOBER 22, 2025
Teddy Roosevelt built a tennis court in 1902 near what is now called the West Wing, in the shadow of the office building that housed the State, War and Navy departments, according to the White House Historical Association.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Standing at a podium last week in the East Room, President Donald Trump talked about two men who had advised him...
OCTOBER 18, 2025
It's official -- four years after releasing Windows 11, Microsoft ended support for Windows 10 on Oct. 14, 2025 (though it will continue to offer security updates for one more year).
While many Windows 11 holdouts are now finally making the switch, a significant number of PC owners have found that their computers don't seem to meet the minimum system requirements for updating...
OCTOBER 18, 2025
Participants in the 'No Kings' rally in Chicago (Getty Images)
John Cusack spoke out against President Donald Trump at the “No Kings” protest in Chicago today, saying the city’s message to his administration is: “Go to hell!”
The 59-year-old High Fidelity and Say Anything star is a longtime resident of the city.
In an interview with CNN at the rally, Cusack claimed that Trump misunderstands Chicago. The president has asked...
OCTOBER 18, 2025
Consumers are finding that tariffs are costly as well as tough to navigate. Lindsey Nicholson/UCG/Getty Images
US consumers are feeling the pinch of tariffs on small orders shipping into the US.
The tariffs are also complicating international shipping, customers are finding.
Problems at UPS have compounded the issue, they say.
Rich DeThomas never thought ordering wine from Italy would be this complicated.
In...
OCTOBER 18, 2025
A demonstrator wearing a Cookie Monster costume holds a placard depicting U.S. President Donald Trump, U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, U.S Vice President JD Vance, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller and U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson as people march down the National...
OCTOBER 16, 2025
Drone footage shows Gaza before and after war in shocking scale of destruction. (Anadolu Agency via Reuters)
As Donald Trump heralded a “new dawn” for the Middle East at his Gaza peace summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Facebook reminded me that exactly 11 years ago to the day, I was also in the Egyptian resort city, covering another Gaza peace summit, after another bloody war between Hamas and Israel.
The 2014 Gaza conference...
