After Trump used prime-time speech to deny economic reality, his aides reassured him he did great

Embattled BP made a dramatic CEO change Wednesday as it hired Woodside Energy leader Meg O’Neill as the first-ever woman...

‘I think he wants to go back to his show’: Dan Bongino retreats from FBI back to conspiracy podcasting

FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino said Wednesday that he will resign from the bureau next month, ending a brief and...

Mamdani gets 74,000 resumes in sign of New York City’s job-market misery

More than 74,000 people, with an average age of 28, have applied for roles in Zohran Mamdani’s new administration. Those...

Ghislaine Maxwell asks judge to set her free, citing ‘substantial new evidence’ of spoiled trial

Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend and longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell asked a federal judge on Wednesday to set aside her sex...

$1 billion fraud revealed with guilty pleas from subprime auto lender Tricolor

The founder of Tricolor Holdings led other top executives of the subprime auto lender on a seven-year campaign to defraud...

‘Trump Accounts’ for kids get funding boost from Dalio and BlackRock

A new savings vehicle, dubbed “Trump accounts,” is designed to help the rising generation of American children build wealth into...

Sweetgreen co-founder is stepping down from executive role

Sweetgreen Inc. co-founder Nathaniel Ru is leaving the struggling salad chain following a string of disappointing results and a precipitous...

Missouri is trying to collect on a $25 billion court judgment over what caused the pandemic. China sued in response

Missouri’s top prosecutor said China is suing after the state pressed federal officials for help collecting on a roughly $25...

Coinbase announces stock trading and new Kalshi-based prediction markets

Coinbase is taking its biggest step yet into the broader financial sector. On Wednesday, the company announced customers will now...

YouTube is giving the Oscars the lifeline it desperately needs

The Academy Awards, once television’s most glamorous night, have been hemorrhaging viewers for decades. On Wednesday, the Academy of Motion...

New year, new job? Not so fast—more than half of employers aren’t planning to hire in Q1

We’re running out of snappy ledes about how the labor market has roiled from economic challenges…and it seems we’re going...

Legally assisted suicide to become law in New York State

New York is set to become the latest state to legalize medically assisted suicide for the terminally ill under a...

Ray Dalio donates $75 million to ‘Trump Accounts’ as Scott Bessent leads ‘50 State Challenge’ to invest in America’s kids

The U.S. Treasury asked major philanthropic donors to contribute to new investment accounts for children Wednesday as part of what...

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy announces departure of AI exec Rohit Prasad in leadership shakeup