Damircudic | E+ | Getty Images There’s been a sharp uptick in the number of student loan borrowers hitting the pause button on their monthly bills. The U.S. Department of Education offers two primary ways to postpone your payments — deferments and forbearances. Between those statuses, more than a quarter of the country’s over 40…
Japan’s prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced Sunday he will step down from his post after weeks of mounting pressure for his resignation. “I made a difficult decision to step down,” Ishiba said during a press briefing, in comments translated by Japan’s public broadcaster NHK….
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick predicted that the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ new jobs report Friday would be more accurate because President Donald Trump fired former Commissioner Erika McEntarfer last month. Lutnick made that prediction less than an hour before BLS said job growth stalled out in August. “I think they’ll get better,” Lutnick told CNBC’s…
Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., arrives in the Capitol for a vote on Wednesday, February 26, 2024. Bill Clark | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images The Senate is still ironing out its version of regulatory oversight for crypto and digital assets, but it’s another step closer. Senators on Friday updated the draft of a major…
US President Donald Trump during a dinner with tech leaders in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. Will Oliver | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to launch a trade investigation to “nullify” what he said were discriminatory fines being…
News anchors work at Newsmax’s booth during the second day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 16, 2024. Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty Images A federal judge in Florida dismissed Newsmax‘s antitrust lawsuit against Fox News just a day after it was filed — but…
Burbo Bank, Liverpool Bay, England, viewed from the sea turbines on Burbo wind farm off the U.K. coast. Ucg | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Danish renewables giant Orsted on Friday received approval from shareholders for its emergency $9.4 billion rights issue, shortly after the crisis-stricken company issued a fresh profit warning. Orsted’s pitch…
Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., and U.S. President Donald Trump during a dinner with tech leaders in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, U.S., on Sept. 4, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Donald Trump has reiterated a warning that he will soon impose…
Rebecca Slaughter Leah Millis | Reuters President Donald Trump on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to allow him to fire Federal Trade Commission commissioner Rebecca Slaughter, who lower courts ordered reinstated after he terminated her. Trump wants the Supreme Court to pause her reinstatement as he appeals the case. “President Trump acted lawfully when he…
New York Attorney General Letitia James holds a press conference following a ruling against former U.S. President Donald Trump ordering him to pay $354.9 million and barring him from doing business in New York State for three years, in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., February 16, 2024. David Dee Delgado | Reuters…
