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Social Security touts customer-service milestones, but some say it’s ‘cherry picking’ performance improvements
The Social Security Administration says it has cut the time it takes to answer calls and reduced a backlog of disability ...
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TikTok is reportedly readying a standalone U.S. app. It could set the stage for a long-awaited spinoff.
TikTok is getting ready to introduce a standalone app for the American market, according to a Reuters report citing unnamed employees of the social-media platform. An app just for U.S. users — which ...
Tariff anxiety is giving way to hopes for a global economic acceleration: Nationwide
The stock market's rather muted response to President Donald Trump's ongoing tariff threats is giving way to pro-cyclical strength in the areas of banking, cars, transportation and ...
Marathon Petroleum's El Paso Refinery Reports Power Outage That Caused Shutdown -- OPIS
Marathon Petroleum's El Paso refinery suffered a power outage Tuesday that led to five hours of flaring, the company reported in a filing with Texas regulators. It was one of two reports of refinery ...
Trump’s latest tariff letters take aim at Algeria, Brunei, Iraq, Libya
President Donald Trump released another batch of tariff letters to U.S. trading partners on Wednesday, so far targeting Algeria, Brunei, Iraq and Libya. Algeria, Iraq and Libya will face a 30% import ...
Millennials say they need $847,000 to feel ‘comfortable’ financially. Here’s how much Gen Z, Gen X and boomers want.
The perceived net worth required for financial comfort was $329,000 for Gen Z respondents, while millennials put it at ...
Tesla investors ask: When’s the shareholder meeting?
Tesla last held a meeting more than a year ago, and a group of key shareholders, including pension funds and public financial ...
Wall Street's 'fear gauge' heads for lowest level since February
The Cboe Volatility Index, better known as the VIX — or Wall Street's "fear gauge" — was on track to close at its lowest level since Feb. 20 on Tuesday, having finally erased all of the increase that ...
Investors are 'calling Trump's bluff' on tariffs, strategist says
Investors continued to react in calm fashion on Wednesday to President Donald Trump's most recent pronouncements on tariffs, with the dollar edging higher against a basket of six currencies over much ...
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Bloom Energy Will Benefit from Tax Credit in Republican Tax Bill -- Market Talk
11:51 ET -- President Trump's "one big, beautiful bill" includes a tax credit for fuel cells, which J.P. Morgan analysts say should provide pricing power for Bloom Energy in conversations with data ...
McDonald’s is spicing up its McMuffins. Will hot-food loving Gen Z and millennials bite?
Fast-food chains, from Popeyes to Subway, have been turning up the heat. Now McDonald’s is adding spicier items to its ...
Dow wipes out most morning gains. Here's what's weighing on it.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was erasing most of its morning gains ahead of midday trading on Wednesday. Here's a look at what is putting pressure on the blue-chip index: UnitedHealth Group Inc.'s ...