The federal government shut down after midnight last night. Capitol Hill is snarled by a partisan impasse, with no word as to which side might cave, work across the aisle, and try to garner the votes ...

Current market conditions differ from past corrections; excessive leverage, mechanical flows, and tech/AI concentration create fragility, making 'buy the dip' dangerous. Quantitative strategies and ...

Welcome to “make-or-break” week for the stock market, where we will learn whether stocks are going to soar over the next month … or crash. Fortunately, this should be a good week for stocks, kicking ...

The Trump administration has made no secret of its desire to upend the Department of Education as it currently functions. It plans to lay off at least half of the department's workforce, more than ...

Don't stop me, even if you've heard this one. The debt limit is back. Congress is having another moment. And this particular round of wrestling over the issue could carry the ugliest economic ...

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Open your favorite social media platform and note how many friends or followers you have. Specifically, note the first digit of this number. For example, if you have 400 friends, the leading digit is ...

If it seems like everyone you know has been sick with the flu lately, you're not alone. The United States is facing what seems to be one of the worst flu seasons in over a decade. Doctor's office ...

This computer science professor became a billionaire launching four startups out of his privately-funded research lab, including unicorns Databricks and Anyscale. But it’s never been just about ...

A version of this story will appear in CNN Business’ Nightcap newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. At this point, even the concept of an “AI bubble” seems to be a bubble. (In ...

It’s been a brutal flu season. Rates of hospitalizations and outpatient visits for influenza are at a 15-year high, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The ...