Zelenskyy insulted him; House GOP to probe Ukraine leader’s PA trip

Zelenskyy insulted him; House GOP to probe Ukraine leader’s PA trip

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant in Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S., September 22, 2024.  Ukrainian Presidential Press Service | Reuters House Oversight Chair James Comer is opening an investigation into Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Sunday visit to an ammunition factory in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Comer claims that the trip was organized to campaign … Read more

Stocks on path to 40,000

Stocks on path to 40,000

People walk by the New York Stock Exchange in New York City on Dec. 29, 2023. Spencer Platt | Getty Images The Dow Jones Industrial Average reached a key milestone on Thursday, the latest in a more than 100-year ascent that’s involved an everchanging group of stocks. The closely followed average on Thursday broke above … Read more

Fed can start cutting interest rates by end of 2024, IMF managing director says

Fed can start cutting interest rates by end of 2024, IMF managing director says

The Federal Reserve should be able to start cutting interest rates by the end of 2024, according to Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund. “We remain on our projection that we would see, by the end of the year, the Fed being in a position to take some action in a direction … Read more

Somali pirates are back on the attack at a level not seen in years

Somali pirates are back on the attack at a level not seen in years

PUNTLAND, SOMALIA – JANUARY 29: Puntland Maritime Police Forces (PMPF) are patrolling against the recently increasing pirate attacks off the coast in Puntland, Somalia on January 29, 2024. (Photo by Abuukar Mohamed Muhidin/Anadolu via Getty Images) Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Somali pirates are back on the attack, with piracy around the Horn of … Read more

Inflation has created a dark cloud over how everyday Americans view the economy

Inflation has created a dark cloud over how everyday Americans view the economy

Grocery items are offered for sale at a supermarket on August 09, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images When Kyle Connolly looks back at 2023, she sees it as a year defined by changes and challenges. The newly single parent reentered the workforce, only to be laid off from her job at … Read more

‘It’s always in people’s minds’

‘It’s always in people’s minds’

Several Tesla electric vehicles are parked in front of a Tesla service center in the Kearny Mesa region, in San Diego, California, U.S., October 31, 2023.  Abhirup Roy | Reuters Marko Sustic has bet big on Tesla this year. The investor, who also happens to work in the European auto industry, bought Tesla shares nearly … Read more