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UNITED NATIONS — The world economy resisted battering by conflicts and inflation last year and is expected to grow a subdued 2.8% in 2025, the United Nations said Thursday. In...

LONDON — A single post on X could torpedo British Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ carefully-choreographed trip to China. The U.K. finance minister is taking a gamble with her visit to Beijing this weekend, risking...

Six months after being cleared of criminal charges in the “Rust” shooting death, actor Alec Baldwin has filed a suit alleging malicious prosecution and defamation by New Mexico prosecutors and...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The wildfires that destroyed homes in multiple sections of will test California’s efforts to stabilize the state’s insurance marketplace after many insurers stopped issuing residential policies due...

The wildfires sweeping across Southern California have already caused an estimated $52 billion to $57 billion in damages and economic losses, according to preliminary assessments from AccuWeather. The blazes, which...

ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday said she will push for new laws to make it harder for hedge funds to purchase large numbers of single-family homes in...

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate ticked up again this week, remaining at its highest level since July. The benchmark 30-year fixed rate loan rate rose to 6.93% from 6.91%...

A massive strike across the U.S. East and Gulf Coast ports has been averted after a dockworker union and an alliance of companies, terminal operators, and port associations, negotiated a...

It’s always heartening to see the business establishment stand up for constitutional principles. Well, almost always. Among the exceptions is when business leaders wrap themselves in the Constitution to secure...

With more than 2,000 structures already destroyed by wildfires that continue to rage out of control around Los Angeles, homeowners and business owners face a long road ahead to recoup...