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Jeffrey Epstein documents are unsealed after a years-long battle over their release
Several previously confidential documents related to Jeffrey Epstein were made public in federal court in New York after a yearslong...
Americans went on a car shopping spree in 2023 with sales rising 12% despite lofty prices and high interest rates
Undeterred by high prices, rising interest rates, autoworker strikes and a computer-chip shortage that slowed assembly lines, American consumers still...
Why are stocks down in early 2024? It’s a ‘hangover’ for 3 reasons, Capital Economics says
“It’s fair to say that financial markets have started 2024 with something of a mild hangover,” Jonas Goltermann, Capital Economics’...
Members of Congress outperformed the S&P 500—sometimes by huge amounts
Congress only managed to pass 27 bills in 2023, but many of its Members had a much more productive year...
Bill Ackman shifts aim to MIT head Sally Kornbluth—and DEI
Harvard president Claudine Gay may be gone but billionaire investor Bill Ackman has already aimed his ire at a new...
Venice targets day-trippers by limiting groups to half the size of coach bus
Venice is full. That message was delivered very literally by the historic canal city last week as it continues to...
Beijing reportedly removes official after video game rules cause investor freakout
A set of draft rules released by China’s National Press and Public Administration (NPPA), the country’s video gaming regulator, took...
New York City real estate moved slow in 2023—and 2024 isn’t shaping up to be better
New York City’s housing market went dark in 2023 as sales slumped largely due to the highest mortgage rates in...
National debt reaches a new record of $34 trillion—or about $100,000 for every person in the U.S.
The federal government’s gross national debt has surpassed $34 trillion, a record high that foreshadows the coming political and economic...
Early Mickey Mouse, just days in the public domain, has already landed roles in 2 very un-Disney-like horror movies
Slashed free of Disney’s copyright as of Monday, the iconic character from “Steamboat Willie” is already the focus of two...
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