Biden blocks US Steel takeover by Japan-based Nippon

Biden blocks US Steel takeover by Japan-based Nippon

CHRIS KLEPONIS/AFP via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Friday announced a decision to block the $14 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel by Japan-based Nippon Steel, saying domestically produced steel is essential to U.S. national...
Will 2025 be a better year to buy a house?

Will 2025 be a better year to buy a house?

(Phillip Spears/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) — Homebuyers eager to forget this year’s housing market may ring in 2025 with an extra dash of zeal.A rapid rise in home prices has coincided with stubbornly high mortgage rates, shutting out potential buyers with...
These states will raise the minimum wage in 2025

These states will raise the minimum wage in 2025

Eric Thayer/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Nearly half of U.S. states are set to raise their minimum wage at the outset of 2025, boosting pay for millions of workers stretching from California to Maine.In all, 21 states will raise their wage floors on...
Shares of Boeing slide after South Korea plane crash

Shares of Boeing slide after South Korea plane crash

SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Shares of Boeing fell in early trading on Monday, one day after a Boeing model 737-800 was involved in the Jeju Air plane crash in South Korea that killed scores of passengers.The stock price dropped more than...