Economy
Republicans own U.S. government shutdown if it happens, top Democrat Jeffries warns
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks during a press conference as the U.S. House of Representatives considers U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax-cut bill, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 19, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Thursday that Democrats will not be “intimidated” by the Trump […]
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Health providers could lose $32 billion if ACA credits at center of shutdown fight expire
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks at a press conference with other Senate Democrats encouraging the passage of Affordable Care Act tax credits, in Washington, DC on September 16, 2025. Nathan Posner | Anadolu | Getty Images Health-care providers could lose more than $32 billion in revenue if the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced premium […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Mirion Technologies, Freeport-McMoRan, CarMax & more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Mirion Technologies — The radiation detection name fell more than 8% after it announced a common stock offering of $300 million. Mirion is also selling $250 million in convertible bonds. Worthington Steel — The metal processing company dropped 8% on mixed fiscal first-quarter results. While sales […]
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Ken Griffin knocks Trump’s corporate deals, says ‘all of us lose’ when government starts picking winners
CEO of Citadel Ken Griffin is interviewed Chairman of the Milken Institute Michael Milken (not pictured) during the Milken Institute Global Conference 2025 in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 7, 2025. Mike Blake | Reuters Citadel CEO Ken Griffin on Thursday knocked the Trump administration for making deals with large corporations to avoid the full […]
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Democrats double down on health care demands with government shutdown days away
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., holds a news conference on the government funding deadline in the Will Rogers Corridor in the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, September 24, 2025. Bill Clark | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Washington, D.C., is at an impasse with just days to go before the federal government shuts down, […]
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Trump OMB orders preparation for mass firings of federal workers if government shuts down
The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., is seen on a cloudy and foggy morning, March 6, 2024. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images The White House warned federal agencies to prepare for mass firings if Congress does not reach a deal to fund the government before next Wednesday. A memo released Wednesday by the Office of […]
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U.S. startup airline Breeze Airways plans first international flights
A Breeze Airways airplane on the tarmac at Tampa International Airport in Tampa, Florida, on May 27, 2021. Matt May | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. startup airline Breeze Airways is planning to fly internationally for the first time early next year, aiming to win over sun-seeking travelers as the carrier enters its fifth year […]
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Jobless claims tumble to 218,000, well below estimate despite fears of labor market weakness
Initial claims for unemployment insurance were well below expectations last week, helping to douse caution at the Federal Reserve and elsewhere that the labor market is in danger. First-time filings for the week ending Sept. 20 totaled a seasonally adjusted 218,000, down 14,000 from the prior week’s upwardly revised figure and significantly less than the […]
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Stocks making the biggest premarket moves: Intel, Oracle, Lithium Americas, Opendoor and more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves in premarket trading: Oracle — The database software company fell 3% as worries around the AI trade continue to drag the stock lower. Rothschild & Co Redburn initiated coverage of Oracle with a sell rating, saying the market is “materially” overestimating Oracle’s contracted cloud revenues. It sees […]
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U.S. expands tariff dragnet to masks, syringes, pacemakers and robotics in sweeping import probe
A Fanuc robotic arm moves bins of products during a media tour of the Amazon.com Inc. DAB2 fulfillment center in Daytona Beach, Florida, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. The DAB2 fulfillment center is Amazon’s seventh robotics fulfillment center in Florida. Photographer: Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images […]
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