UN lowers forecast for global economic growth in 2026

UNITED NATIONS (AP) – Responding to Middle East crises and rising oil prices, the United Nations on Tuesday lowered its forecast for global economic growth and raised the prospects for inflation this year.

Trump discloses thousands of stock trades, some directly influenced by his policies

NEW YORK (AP) – Call him the Trader in Chief. Recent presidents have stayed away from trading stocks in companies whose fortunes they could lift or scuttle with the stroke of a pen, but Donald Trump smashed that precedent in the first quarter of this year with more than 3,600 buy and sell orders.

Single Gen Z women outpace Gen Z men to homeownership

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Single Gen Z women are outpacing their male counterparts when it comes to buying a home. They accounted for 35% of all homebuyers in their generation, while single Gen Z men represented 18%, according to survey data from the National Association of Realtors.

Editorials from The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The New York Times and others

Editorials from The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The New York Times and others

Kansas farmers hit hard by weather extremes and growing costs, wheat crop could be worst since 1972

MONTEZUMA, Kan. (AP) – Orville Williams has had a healthy wheat crop on his 2,600-acre farm in Montezuma, Kansas, every year since he was a teenager.

Six tax tips you should start thinking about now

Now that tax season is over, you’re probably tempted to not think about taxes again until next year. That could be a costly mistake. Asking the right questions throughout the year could help you financially come next tax season. In the long run, this could have a substantial impact on your wealth.

Home Depot profit falls, but it tops expectations

Home Depot got a lift in the first quarter from professionals and also homeowners stocking up on spring supplies. Profit fell from its first quarter last year, but the national home improvement retailer beat Wall Street expectations.

The market powerful enough to sway stocks and Trump is rumbling again

NEW YORK (AP) – The bond market is usually a quiet corner of Wall Street, one where moves get measured in hundredths of a percentage point. But the warning signals it sends can be powerful enough to drag stock markets up and down and in the past have even convinced President Donald Trump and other world leaders to back off some of their most extreme actions.

OpenAI avoided a costly court loss to Elon Musk, but neither side is unscathed

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – After prevailing in its court fight with Elon Musk, OpenAI – the ChatGPT maker valued at $852 billion – remains on track for what could be one of the largest initial public offerings in history.