Building TikTok’s Next Chapter in the United States
The long process that brought TikTok’s U.S. operations under new American leadership began nearly six years ago, when concerns grew in Washington about the security...
Urban Mining – the Recovery of Rare Earth Elements from America’s Junk Piles
Rare earth elements power much of the technology people rely on every day. These 17 metals, from neodymium to dysprosium, show up in electric car...
Rethinking Social Security Solvency
Social Security forms the foundation of retirement security for millions of Americans, yet constant talk of its potential collapse creates unnecessary anxiety. Economists like Stephen...
Winter Storms Grounds Over 1,000 U.S. Flights
Picture a traveler at Chicago O’Hare International Airport, coffee in hand, staring at a departure board filled with delays and cancellations. Winter storms across the...
The United States Exits the World Health Organization
The United States has now fully withdrawn from the World Health Organization (WHO). This step came exactly one year after President Trump signed an executive...
Why Intel Shares Tumbled 16% After Solid Earnings
Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) released its fourth quarter results for 2025, and while the numbers topped what analysts predicted, the stock in early trading today...
Businesses Prepare for Texas Deep Freeze Reminiscent of 2021 Outages
Texas rarely deals with the kind of deep freeze that disrupts daily life, yet this weekend’s storm threatens exactly that for millions across the state....
U.S. Economic Growth Shows Quiet Strength in Third-Quarter Revision
The revised third-quarter data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis arrived quietly, offering a slightly brighter view of how the nation’s economy closed out...
The Winners and Losers of Ultra Cheap Flights
The discount airline business in the U.S. has long promised cheap tickets to anyone willing to pack light and skip the frills. Picture a traveler...
Waymo’s Driverless Revolution Rolls into Miami
Self-driving cars have moved from science fiction to real streets, and Waymo leads the effort. This Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL, NASDAQ: GOOG) unit just launched...
