At the heart of this case was whether White House budget director Russell Vought could effectively shut down the agency and lay off all of its employees. NEW YORK (AP) — The White House cannot lapse in its funding of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a federal district court judge ruled on »»»

When the newly elected New York mayor Zohran Mamdani was recently mocked for eating with his hands, it exposed the enduring afterlife of colonial hierarchies. Zohran Mamdani has won a globally-watched election to become the first South Asian mayor of New York City. En route, the Democratic party ca»»»

Black unemployment in the US has surged from 6% to 7.5%, highlighting persistent racial disparities in the labor market. Trump administration policies, including federal workforce cuts and rollbacks on workplace protections, disproportionately affect African Americans, especially Black women in pro»»»

There’s a divide in the US economy between the haves and the have-nots. And accelerating inflation, driven in part by tariffs, could make it worse. Government data points to the early stages of businesses passing on the costs of US President Donald Trump’s sweeping import tariffs to consumers. Stil»»»

There's a divide in the US economy between the haves and the have-nots. And accelerating inflation, driven in part by tariffs, could make it worse. Government data points to the early stages of businesses passing on the costs of US President Donald Trump's sweeping import tariffs to consumers. Stil»»»

The long-awaited New York listing of Stockholm-based buy now, pay later (BNPL) giant Klarna on Wednesday has once again shone a spotlight on the installment plans which have ballooned in popularity among U.S. shoppers in recent years. BNPL exploded as the COVID-19 pandemic forced more shoppers onli»»»

— The lingering effects of high inflation coupled with high interest rates have made it harder in recent years for many Americans to get ahead financially. The hits just keep coming. A raft of policy moves from the Trump administration, including particularly steep tariffs that could cause prices t»»»