Brian Thompson, CEO of UnitedHealthcare. Courtesy: UnitedHealth Group A New York state man was arrested Wednesday and charged with leaving threatening voicemails for the widow of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson hours after Thompson was fatally shot on a Manhattan sidewalk in December. The suspect, Shane Daley, left Paulette Thompson profanity-laced voicemails calling her husband a…
While last month’s consumer price index showed that food prices were effectively flat month over month, tariff-sensitive items like coffee beans, specialty teas and spices are showing signs of inflation, worrying small businesses selling those products. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, coffee prices surged 14.5% in July year over year. The average retail price…
In the face of blistering criticism from President Donald Trump, Goldman Sachs economist David Mericle on Wednesday stood by a controversial forecast that tariffs will begin to hit consumer wallets. Trump lashed out at the bank in a Tuesday post on Truth Social, suggesting that CEO David Solomon “get a new Economist” or consider resigning….
A Tesla robotaxi drives on the street along South Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas, U.S., June 22, 2025. Joel Angel Juarez | Reuters Tesla is recruiting test drivers in New York to operate cars with “automated driving systems,” but the company hasn’t applied for the permits it would need to test autonomous vehicles in the…
E. J. Antoni, Heritage Foundation economist and former economist for the Texas Public Policy Foundation. Courtesy: Texas Public Policy Foundation Heritage Foundation economist E. J. Antoni, chosen Monday by President Donald Trump to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics, recently floated the idea of the BLS suspending its traditional monthly jobs reports. Antoni, in an interview…
CNBC’s Jim Cramer reviewed Tuesday’s stock market action and advised investors to stay in the market despite the geopolitical environment. Otherwise, he said, they might miss out on winning sessions. “People just can’t seem to process the most important three words in the investing lexicon: ‘stay the course.’ Nobody wants to stand pat when they…
The exterior of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, after the museum removed explicit reference to U.S. President Donald Trump from an exhibit about impeachment according to a spokesperson, in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 1, 2025. Annabelle Gordon | Reuters The White House told the Smithsonian Institution it will conduct a comprehensive review of…
Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon participates in an Invest America Roundtable in the State Dining Room at the White House, in Washington, June 9, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters President Donald Trump on Tuesday said Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon should either replace the bank’s economist or “just focus on being a DJ,” days after…
In its first fiscal quarter since President Donald Trump’s tariffs were announced, cosmetics company E.l.f. Beauty reported a 30% decline in net income, causing its shares to fall nearly 11% the day after its earnings report. E.l.f. is sourcing 75% of its products from China. Yet the company’s CEO, Tarang Amin, said he’s focused on E.l.f.’s…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, right, speaks alongside President Donald Trump about investing in America, at the White House in Washington, on April 30, 2025. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump has signaled that he’d be open to allowing Nvidia to sell a downgraded version of its most advanced artificial intelligence…
