An employee at the Celsior Wadamachi supermarket in Yokohama, Japan, on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. Soaring food costs are a key component driving broader inflation higher, with data Friday expected to show consumer price growth has stayed above the central bank’s 2% target for four straight calendar years. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japan’s core inflation…
A student sits in a lecture hall while class is being dismissed at the University of Texas at Austin on Feb. 22, 2024, in Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images The Trump administration announced on Thursday that it will offer federal student loan borrowers who sign up for autopay a reduction of 1 percentage point…
A Waymo autonomous taxi outside the Google headquarters in Mountain View, California, Feb. 3, 2026. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Waymo is recalling almost 3,900 robotaxis in the U.S. to fix software issues after some cars drove into freeway construction zones, according to notices filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The…
NBA Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum speaks during the second round of the 2019 NBA Draft at the Barclays Center on June 20, 2019, in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Sarah Stier | Getty Images The NBA plans to begin naming winning bidders for 12 permanent European teams in the next 60 to 90…
SpaceX shares dropped 3.57% on Thursday, as the stock’s recent rally cooled following a record-breaking IPO last week. Elon Musk‘s space and artificial intelligence firm became one of the world’s most valuable companies after listing, and on Tuesday, its market cap surpassed Amazon and — briefly — Microsoft. With Thursday’s loss, SpaceX closed at a…
Three supertankers from Saudi Arabia loaded with 6 million barrels of oil have crossed the Strait of Hormuz, according to data from the global trade intelligence firm Kpler. The Saudi tankers switched their transponders on Thursday in the Gulf of Oman after hiding their location for more than two months. The crossings come after President…
Kalshi traders see growing odds that the Federal Reserve will hike rates this year after central bank policymakers indicated that higher rates could be in the cards. Chances of a Fed hike in 2026 surged to 57% on Wednesday night, up from 35% on Monday, according to the prediction markets platform. Kalshi traders also see…
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh’s tough talk on inflation Wednesday reverberated through financial markets, with traders expecting that the central bank could start jacking up interest rates in just a few months. Tapped to serve by President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly demanded lower rates, Warsh during a news conference instead focused on the battle…
US Vice President JD Vance speaks during a press briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on June 18, 2026. Ken Cedeno | AFP | Getty Images Vice President JD Vance defended President Donald Trump’s interim peace deal on Thursday, insisting the United States is not paying the Islamic…
OPEC Secretary-General Haitham al-Ghais speaks during a panel at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference (ADIPEC) in Abu Dhabi on November 4, 2024. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP) (Photo by FADEL SENNA/AFP via Getty Images) Fadel Senna | Afp | Getty Images OPEC Secretary General Haitham al-Ghais on Thursday dismissed the International…
