Economy

Todd and Janet Gatewood launched their Nashville-based radio show “God, Freedom and Bitcoin” in January, blending their passion for cryptocurrency with their strong faith. Then the market crashed. At roughly $69,000 on Thursday, the price of the cryptocurrency is down by

President Donald Trump is used to bending financial markets to his will. But with the war in Iran, he may have reached the limit of his ability to do so. On Friday, the S&P 500 closed down 1.7% and notched its fifth-straight

A flurry of bets made prior to major announcements about the Iran war has ramped up speculation that individuals or groups with advance knowledge of U.S. military plans are cashing in on insider information. And while prediction market platforms Polymarket

A federal judge in California has blocked the Trump administration from designating Anthropic as a supply chain risk to national security and cutting off the AI company’s work with federal agencies. Anthropic sued the Defense Department and other federal agencies this

Federal authorities are investigating a close call this week involving a military helicopter and a United Airlines plane approaching John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana. United Airlines Flight 589 was approaching the airport in Orange County around 8:40 p.m. Tuesday when

WASHINGTON — The Senate agreed unanimously early Friday to fund the Department of Homeland Security, but without funding for immigration enforcement and deportation operations. Senators approved the package at 2:20 a.m. by voice vote following a marathon session. The 42-day funding lapse

“TODAY” co-anchor Savannah Guthrie will return to the NBC morning show on April 6, as investigators continue to search for her 84-year-old mother in Arizona. In her first interview since Nancy Guthrie went missing in February, Savannah Guthrie told Hoda Kotb

U.S. stocks rose Wednesday and global oil prices fell in yet another volatile trading session as traders and investors were buffeted by constant headlines about the war in Iran. News of a 15-point U.S. peace plan proposal sparked hopes early

U.S. stocks and bonds sold off Thursday and oil continued its weekslong upward trajectory, as optimism faded about possible peace talks or a U.S.-Iran ceasefire. The price of U.S. crude oil rose near $95 per barrel, up more than 4%. International

LOS ANGELES — A jury found Meta and YouTube negligent in the design or operation of their social media platforms, producing a bellwether verdict in the first lawsuit to take tech giants to trial for social media addiction. The Los Angeles County