Starting Saturday, stores across the state will be required to accept cash payments from customers. The state attorney general’s office reminded New Yorkers on Friday the new legislation takes effect March 21 and requires all food stores and retail establishments in the state to take cash in exchange for goods and services. The law also bans charging extra…
Elon Musk has been found liable by a California jury for misleading Twitter shareholders amid his $44 billion acquisition of the social media platform in 2022. On Friday, the jury in the class-action case Pampena v. Musk found that the Tesla mogul’s tweet claiming the deal was “temporarily on hold” was harmful and misleading, resulting…
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Bond market frets about inflation, leveraged Treasury bets unwind, housing market frets about spring selling season. By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET. The 10-year Treasury yield spiked by 14 basis points to 4.39% today, the highest since July 2025. It has now spiked by 46 basis points since the low during the brutal flipflop over the weekend at…
COVID-19 gave us hybrid work. The Iran War might give us a three-day weekend. That’s because, as Sri Lanka, the Philippines, and Pakistan move to a 4-day work week because of the war in Iran, experts say we’re the closest we’ve ever been to a permanent shorter workweek. It started in Asia, but now major…
Investing.com – United Airlines Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:UAL) warned that rising fuel costs linked to the Iran conflict are beginning to pressure the aviation industry, even as travel demand remains strong. In a message to employees, United CEO Scott Kirby said the airline is preparing for a period of elevated oil prices, which could drive higher…
This is The Takeaway from today’s Morning Brief, which you can sign up to receive in your inbox every morning along with: Wall Street initially priced in a swift US bombing campaign as President Trump made his move against Iran. What investors got was an oil war. Stocks pulled back again this week as oil…
It all started on a long drive from south Florida to North Carolina last holiday season. As Robert Levine drove, he asked his wife in the passenger seat to prompt ChatGPT with questions they had about the home-selling process. “Are we capable of doing this?” they asked. “What’s the realistic timeline tactically?” The conversation started…
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A mini burger, mini fries and mini beer, Clinton Hall’s “Teeny Weeny Mini Meal”, is pictured next to a regular-sized combo on Dec. 8, 2025 in New York City. Approximately one in eight American adults are currently taking drugs from the class of GLP-1 agonists that are now popular for weight loss, according to a…
In brief While Bank of America economists still view rate cuts as the most likely path, they outlined how surging energy costs could force the Federal Reserve to hike. Beyond oil, rising shipping costs for fertilizer and aluminum threaten to spark broader price pressures in the U.S. economy, they noted. Experts warned that a surprise…
Executives said that the epicentre of the crisis remained in the Gulf © AP The airline industry is in the grip of its worst crisis since the pandemic, as the Middle East war has grounded flights, wiped more than $50bn off the value of the world’s biggest carriers and even raised the spectre of fuel…
Kalshi isn’t having a very good week. On Tuesday, the attorney general of Arizona filed a 20-count criminal complaint against the online prediction market, accusing it of running an illegal gambling business. Now, another southwestern state has taken a big swing at the company: A judge in Nevada has temporarily banned the service from operating…
LONDON (AP) — Iran’s attack this week on Qatar’s natural gas export facility threatens to disrupt not just world energy markets but also global technology supply chains because the helium it produces is crucial for a range of advanced industries. Best known as the gas that makes party balloons float, helium is also a key…
Musk’s tweets about spam and bots caused some investors to sell shares for less than the final price. Musk’s tweets about spam and bots caused some investors to sell shares for less than the final price. Mar 20, 2026, 11:46 PM UTC Jay Peters is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined…
Americans’ household finances are already taking a hit as President Donald Trump’s war on Iran drives up gas prices. A new Reuters/Ipsos poll published Friday found that 55 percent of respondents’ household finances had been affected “somewhat” or a “great deal” by the rising prices. That included 42 percent of Republicans and 68 percent of…
A parent wants to see their kid make it in life. Maybe that’s going to a good school. Maybe it’s curing some disease or making it to the big leagues. And a parent wants to help with that journey—after all, it’s a parent’s obligation to care for their child. But how that care looks like…
The two U.S. senators negotiating a controversial provision in the crypto industry’s market structure bill — Republican Thom Tillis and Democrat Angela Alsobrooks — have reportedly agreed on a compromise that could advance the industry’s top priority to the next stage in the Senate. Connor Lounsbury, Alsobrooks’ communications director, told CoinDesk in a statement that…
California and seven other states filed an emergency motion on Friday to stop the merger of broadcasting companies Nexstar and Tegna, a corporate tie-up that would create the country’s largest operator of local television stations. The eight attorneys general filed the motion for a temporary restraining order less than a day after the Federal Communications…
Union Pacific Railroad, founded by President Abraham Lincoln in 1862, unveiled its plans today to celebrate the United States, its amazing history and the people behind its unparalleled success story with two new locomotives and the first Big Boy steam tour to the East Coast in honor of America’s 250th anniversary. Big Boy, the world’s…
Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. From the view below, Larry Ellison is on top of the world. His longtime friendship with President Donald Trump has paid off literal dividends for his software juggernaut Oracle, winning it a major stake…
Kalshi has been temporarily banned in Nevada, marking the latest escalation in the widening regulatory war over prediction markets. The First Judicial District Court of Nevada has issued a 14-day restraining order, effective immediately, barring the company from “offering a derivatives exchange and prediction market which offers event-based contracts relating to sports, election, and entertainment…
After hitting 5.99% as recently as February 27th, top tier 30yr fixed mortgage rates are back over 6.5% for the average lender today–the highest they’ve been since September 3rd, 2025. The entire month of March has been painful for many corners of the financial market and mortgage rates are not immune. The Iran war is…
When applying the UHF discount, Nexstar was at 39 percent prior to the merger and is now at 54.5 percent. In the merger-approval order issued by its Media Bureau, the Carr FCC found that it has authority to waive the rule and said that considering waivers on a case-by-case basis “gives us the opportunity to…
PIKETON, Ohio (AP) — The U.S. Department of Energy on Friday announced a public-private partnership to develop a major data center with its own power supply on the site of a decommissioned uranium enrichment plant in southern Ohio, as it pushes commercial development of artificial intelligence technology. The Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Pike County…
Announcement follows receipt of all regulatory clearances necessary for closing Transaction enables Abbott to enter and lead in fast-growing cancer screening and diagnostics segments, serving millions of additional people ABBOTT PARK, Ill., March 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced that it expects to close the acquisition of Exact Sciences on Monday, March…
A little more than a month ago, SpaceX founder Elon Musk put down a marker of his intent to saturate low-Earth orbit with up to 1 million satellites. Its purpose? Provide always-on data center services around the planet. Now, Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos has done something similar with a filing to the…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 90,000 bottles of a children’s pain reliever have been recalled due to reports of black specs and other contaminants, according to federal regulators. The Food and Drug Administration posted an online notice about the recall of Taro Pharmaceuticals’ Children’s Ibuprofen Oral Suspension. The company’s website states that the product comes in…
Audio captured the moment an incredibly calm female air traffic controller prevented a potentially catastrophic plane crash at Newark Airport earlier this week — by telling a pilot to “go around.” The frightening near-miss unfolded when an Alaska Airlines jet and a FedEx cargo plane were trying to land at the same time on crossing…
Updated March 20, 2026, 2:24 p.m. ET A partial government shutdown is causing TSA worker shortages, leading to long airport security lines. Travelers are advised to arrive at the airport much earlier than usual, especially during the busy spring break period. Airlines are not required to compensate passengers who miss flights due to long security…
Boy kibble, proteinmaxxing, protein washing. The wellness Wild West’s obsession with one macro is getting out of hand. Mar 20, 2026, 2:00 PM UTC Victoria Song is a senior reporter and author of the Optimizer newsletter. She has more than 13 years of experience reporting on wearables, health tech, and more. Before coming to The…
Thirty-two countries are members of the IEA, including the US, the UK, Australia, Canada, Japan and 24 other European nations. Its role is to act as a global watchdog, providing analysis and recommendations on global energy problems, such as energy security and the transition to clean energy.
The Trump administration on Thursday approved Nexstar’s $6.2 billion takeover of rival TV station owner Tegna in a merger that will reshape the local media landscape across the country. The Federal Communications Commission and the Justice Department approved the merger a day after eight state attorneys general filed an antitrust lawsuit to stop it. The…