Mark Zandi is one of America’s top economic forecasters. Here’s why he’s worried about a recession
When the U.S. economy gets turbulent, Mark Zandi is the economic forecaster that policymakers, investors and reporters often turn to...
Month: May 2026
Spirit Airlines to cease operations after federal bailout negotiations fail
Budget airline Spirit Airlines is reportedly preparing to shut down after talks to secure a $500 million federal bailout apparently...
First it was the schools. Now they’re coming for your cellphone at work
First, they started popping up in schools. Now, they’re showing up in the workplace. Cellphone bans and locked phone pouches...
Hezbollah’s new drone tactic exposes a new battlefield threat for Israel
Hezbollah is increasingly using explosive first-person drones, including fiber-optic models that can evade electronic jamming, to strike Israeli troops in...
Trump drops whiskey tariffs, credits King Charles for breakthrough
President Donald Trump is lifting tariffs on whisky imports from the United Kingdom, a move he says followed this week’s...
Trump’s border wall expansion damages Native American site in Arizona
The border wall along the U.S.-Mexico border is expanding by around three miles a week, and that construction is now...
Iran war hits 60-day mark; DHS shutdown ends, but funding battles continue
The Iran war has hit the 60-day mark, and Washington can’t agree on whether the president needs Congress to keep...
World War I shipwreck found at sea more than 100 years later
A piece of American history that has been lost for more than a century has finally been found. The U.S....
How ‘nuclear verdicts’ are driving up trucking costs — and the price of almost everything
Moving freight across the U.S. always carries risk. But in recent years, a fast-growing threat to the economics of trucking...
Polymarket expands trade monitoring after insider betting case tied to Maduro raid
Polymarket is stepping up oversight of trades after federal prosecutors charged a U.S. soldier with using classified information to bet...