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The Four-Year Policy Problem: Why EV Automakers Can’t Count on Washington

One of the most consistently heard frustrations in the US electric vehicle industry comes not from consumer indifference or technology limitations but from Washington. The policy environment for electric...

US Oil Prices Approach $3.85 as Iran War Extends Supply Shock Into Third Week

US oil prices are approaching $3.85 per gallon at the pump as the Iran war extends its supply...

How the US Government Became TikTok’s Biggest Financial Beneficiary

When the dust settles on TikTok's ownership transition, the US government may emerge as its single biggest financial...

World’s Emergency Oil Stockpiles Deployed as Iran Conflict Enters Critical Phase

Governments around the world have deployed their emergency oil stockpiles in an unprecedented coordinated release, signaling the seriousness...

SpaceX IPO: A New Era for the Commercial Space Economy

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is reportedly preparing for a public debut that could value the company at $1.75 trillion....

Motability Scheme Embraces UK Manufacturing, Drops Luxury Car Options

The system providing subsidized vehicles to disabled drivers is undergoing substantial restructuring through Motability's latest comprehensive policy announcement. The scheme has revealed plans to...

$3-a-Day Crisis: 4 Million Americans Live in Extreme Poverty While China Celebrates Zero

While China marks a historic achievement by dropping its extreme poverty rate (those living on under $3 a day) to zero from nearly a...

Trading Caution: Administration Puts a Hold on Aggressive Chip Tariff Schedule

The planned, swift implementation of sweeping semiconductor tariffs, a key economic policy inherited from the previous administration, is being discreetly slowed down by US...

Steel Industry “Encouraged” by Kyle’s Vision, But Demands Action on Energy

Industry lobby group UK Steel says it is "encouraged" by the "clear future vision" set out by Business Secretary Peter Kyle, who has backed...

Atlanta Fed President Bostic to Retire Six Years Early

Raphael W. Bostic, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, is retiring six years early. Bostic, 59, will step down in February,...

High-Stakes Wager: SoftBank Trades Chip Certainty for OpenAI’s Future

SoftBank has executed a definitive, high-stakes move, shedding its secure $5.8 billion position in the chip-manufacturing powerhouse Nvidia. This aggressive liquidation is solely intended...