Economy and News
Macro shifts, policy moves, and the news that actually hits the budget.
Indiana Primary Today as Trump Endorsed Challengers Target Eight Republican Senators
Polls open Tuesday in Indiana for the special primary that will test whether Trump endorsed challengers can unseat the eight Republican...
Boeing Beat Q1 2026 Earnings Estimates as Deliveries Climb and Losses Narrow Sharply
Boeing reported Q1 2026 revenue of $22.2 billion, beating analyst expectations, and posted an adjusted loss far smaller than Wall Street...
Tennessee House Passes HB7003 Redistricting Bill, Federal Lawsuit Filed Within Hours
The Tennessee House voted 75-24 on Wednesday to redraw the 9th Congressional District. The NAACP Legal Defense Fund filed suit in federal...
Florida Republicans Pass Mid-Decade Redistricting as Tennessee Watches the Tape
Florida lawmakers approved new congressional maps Wednesday, becoming the third Republican-controlled state to redraw boundaries before the...
13 States Are Now Seeing Home Prices Fall as the National Housing Market Hits an Affordability Ceiling
New data from Cotality shows annual home price appreciation slowed to just 0.5% in February, with 13 states recording outright declines....
The Tariff Refund System Is Live. What 330,000 Importers Need to Know Now.
The U.S. government has launched a formal refund system for companies that paid tariffs the Supreme Court struck down in February. The...
Delta Is the Third Major Airline to Raise Bag Fees and Jet Fuel Is the Reason
Delta Air Lines joined American and United in raising checked bag fees as the Iran war drives jet fuel costs to their highest levels in...
Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons Is Stepping Down After a Year of Record Enforcement
Todd Lyons took over Immigration and Customs Enforcement at a turning point for the agency. His exit now opens a leadership question about...
Trump Extended the Iran Ceasefire Again. Here Is What Investors Need to Watch Right Now.
President Trump announced an extension of the Iran ceasefire on April 21 after Tehran failed to submit a unified proposal. The Hormuz...
May Day Marches Drew Estimated 1.4 Million Across 487 US Cities, Nashville Crowd Topped 8,400
Workers Over Billionaires rallies pulled coalitions of union members, immigrant advocates, and faith groups into the streets Friday....
Q1 2026 Earnings Season Is Telling a More Complicated Story Than Wall Street Headlines Suggest
The S&P 500 is hitting records and most companies are beating estimates. But read the actual earnings reports and the economy looks far...
The IMF Cut Its Global Growth Forecast Again and the Iran War Is the Reason
The IMF's April 2026 World Economic Outlook shows global growth slowing to 3.1 percent this year, with the adverse scenario now looking...
Two CIA Officers Killed in Mexico After Drug Raid Ignite a Diplomatic Crisis With Sheinbaum
Two CIA officers died when their vehicle plunged into a ravine after a covert counternarcotics operation in Chihuahua, Mexico. President...
The Tariff Refund Window Opens April 20 and Most Families Will Never See a Dime
The Supreme Court struck down Trump's IEEPA tariffs in February. The refund window opens April 20. Companies are entitled to billions....
FOMC May Meeting Preview, What Markets Are Pricing In Before the Wednesday Decision
The Federal Reserve meets May 6 and 7. Fed funds futures are pricing a 64 percent probability of a 25 basis point cut in June, conditional...
The 2026 Economy Looks Good on Paper. Workers Are Not Feeling It.
Goldman Sachs projects 2.6% GDP growth for 2026, but unemployment is expected to stay at 4.5% and tariff inflation remains stuck at 2.8%....
What the Economy Is Actually Doing to Regular People Right Now
You don't need a financial degree to understand what's happening. But you do need to be paying attention.
Gold Crashes to $4,705 as Ceasefire Unwinds the Safe Haven Trade
The two-week ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran sent gold tumbling nearly 16% from its record highs, marking the biggest single-day...
Federal Reserve Faces Three Way Split as FOMC Convenes for May Meeting
The Federal Open Market Committee meets May 6 and 7 in Washington with a divided board, a softening labor market, and oil at $112 a barrel...
Texas Senate GOP Runoff Heads Into Final Stretch With Paxton Up Eight on Cornyn
Texas Public Opinion Research released an April 17 poll showing Attorney General Ken Paxton leading Senator John Cornyn 48 to 40 percent...
Pentagon Signs AI Deals With Seven Companies, Excludes Anthropic Over Use Restrictions
The Defense Department finalized AI agreements with OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Oracle, Nvidia, and SpaceX over the weekend after...
PCE Inflation Data Lands April 30 and the Fed Is Already Taking Notes
The March PCE report drops Wednesday, April 30. Economists expect headline at 2.9 percent and core at 3.1 percent. The release will set the...
One in Five People in Lebanon Has Been Displaced and the World Is Barely Watching
Israeli military operations have displaced 20 percent of Lebanon's population in one month and the humanitarian response is falling far...
IRS Data Shows Florida Pulled In Over 20 Billion Dollars in Wealth Migration Since 2019
Newly released IRS data reveals Florida netted 20.65 billion dollars in adjusted gross income from tax filers who relocated between 2019...