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U.S. 30-Year Mortgage Rate Surpasses 7% To Reach Two-Year High
Affordability concerns have also encouraged more borrowers to consider adjustable-rate mortgages, which accounted for 9.8% of mortgage applications.
Anything Goes
Consumer investigators sent hundreds of shoppers into the same online store at the same time and found three-quarters of the items priced differently from one person to the next.
The Divide Widens
The RCM/TIPP Economic Optimism Index rose 0.5 points to 45.6 in September, its best reading since March. The gain came almost entirely from investors, and the confidence gap between investors and everyone else is now the second-widest on record.
The History We Forgot
In the latest TIPP Poll, most Americans did not connect Karl Marx with communism or say what happened to the Soviet Union in 1991. Only those 65 and older did much better.
Rx Ukraine
Zelenskyy calls a wartime vote a tsunami. It may be the medicine the country needs.
Watch: Trump Rechristens AI As 'Super Intelligence' In UN Address
Trump argued that the current moniker makes the revolutionary technology sound "fake".
What Do Soybeans, Boeing Planes And Rare Earths Reveal About US-China Trade
China has made the most visible progress on soybeans, purchasing nearly half of a pledged 25 million tons
The EPA Just Removed A Billion-Dollar Barrier To Reliable Power
The Environmental Protection Agency’s repeal of the 2024 greenhouse gas standards for power plants does exactly that, according to the EPA.
California Governor Newsom Orders New AI Safety Review
Potential measures include requiring independent third parties to prepare safety plans for frontier AI companies and requiring emergency shutdown systems for AI models.
Watch: Released Video Shows Texas Police Body Camera Shows Aftermath Of ICE Shooting
The video, which sheds new light on the high-stakes encounter, shows responding officers quickly rendering first aid and attempting to stabilize the victim as emergency services are called.
Watch: Gonna Make A Deal, Says Optimistic Trump On Ukraine War Resolution
Trump struck an upbeat tone regarding a potential diplomatic breakthrough after a high-stakes bilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.
Watch: Trump Rechristens AI As 'Super Intelligence' In UN Address
Trump argued that the current moniker makes the revolutionary technology sound "fake".
Watch: Trump-Xi To Discuss AI Safety, Superpower Rivalry In Upcoming Summit
With both superpowers locked in an intense race for technological dominance, the upcoming summit brings urgent discussions over how to manage escalating risks.
3-Time Olympic Gold Medalist Launches Petition Demanding The WNBA Define What A Woman Is
As it stands, the league claims that only women are allowed to play, but it has not defined what being a woman is, despite numerous calls from members of Congress and current and former athletes.
Dems Promise An Impeach-O-Rama Next Year
They will market it as “holding the administration accountable,” but the goal is far more sinister – to purposefully cripple the administration, regardless of the danger it poses to the nation.
Is Trump Getting The George H.W. Bush Treatment On The Economy?
Clinton’s campaign was centered on his claim that the economy leading up to the 1992 election was the worst “in 50 years.”
A World Turned Upside Down
Its author, Norman Angell, argued that because nations relied heavily on a highly intertwined global trading system, the economic cost of war would drastically outweigh any potential gains.
Is Trump Getting The George H.W. Bush Treatment On The Economy?
Clinton’s campaign was centered on his claim that the economy leading up to the 1992 election was the worst “in 50 years.”
U.S. 30-Year Mortgage Rate Surpasses 7% To Reach Two-Year High
Affordability concerns have also encouraged more borrowers to consider adjustable-rate mortgages, which accounted for 9.8% of mortgage applications.
What’s Behind Leftist Opposition To Cost-Cutting Education Reform?
Early childhood education nonprofits have also criticized the decision to remove “evidenced-based student-teacher ratios.”
California Risks Killing The Golden Goose With Proposition 40
High net-wealth folks like Larry Page, Sergey Brin and Peter Thiel already have preemptively moved out of state to avoid the tax.
Editors’ Picks
The Boom They Never Saw Coming
A surge in investment, manufacturing, productivity and jobs is reshaping the American economy in ways that have received little attention.
Hard Lessons For Europe From The Ceuta Crisis
By Ana Palacio, Project Syndicate | September 1, 2026 European Union leaders should have received several messages during the recent surge of migrants into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta. In particular, cohesion without trust is fragile; dependence without limits leads to vulnerability; and selective enforcement of international law risks eroding a
The Vindman File
Alexander Vindman outspent his opponent sixteen to one and lost the Florida Senate primary by twelve points.