America’s ranks of retirement fund millionaires are surging, with the number of 401(k) accounts managed by Fidelity Investments holding at least $1 million surging to a record 769,000 in the second quarter. The number of 401(k) millionaires jumped 19% between the first and second quarters, lifted by a bullish stock market and by record average…
Washington — Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut on Sunday urged the House to approve the Senate-passed Russia sanctions bill amid a “moment of extreme urgency” in the war in Ukraine. “It is a moment of extreme urgency, for the reason that Putin may try to escalate, but also because Putin is on his heels…
Younger workers are more pessimistic and cynical about how artificial intelligence will affect their jobs than older employees, according to a recent survey. Generation Z Americans are the most critical of AI, with only a third of young employees speaking positively about its impact on the workplace, Glassdoor found in an analysis of workers’ attitudes…
On this “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” broadcast, moderated by Margaret Brennan: Neel Kashkari, Minneapolis Fed president and CEO Dr. Mehmet Oz, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrator Dr. Scott Gottlieb, former FDA commissioner Rep. Byron Donalds, Republican of Florida and candidate for governor Rep. Seth Moulton, Democrat of Massachusetts and…
The following is the transcript of an interview with Neel Kashkari, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Aug. 23, 2026. MARGARET BRENNAN: For more on what’s next for the American economy, we’re joined by Neel Kashkari, President and CEO of the…
Taking weight-loss drugs could help unemployed women get a job, according to new research. Unemployed women taking GLP-1 medications to lose weight saw a 27 percentage-point increase in employment after 18 months of use, compared with women who want to use the drugs but haven’t done so, Harvard economist Rebecca Diamond said in a recent paper published…
Washington — Todd Blanche was sworn in as attorney general at the White House on Monday after the Senate narrowly voted to confirm the president’s former defense lawyer to helm the Justice Department over the weekend. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt posted a video of Blanche taking the oath of office in the Oval Office….
SpaceX on Tuesday reported a second-quarter loss of $541 million on revenue of $7.8 billion in its first earnings report as a publicly traded company, offering a window into its performance after executing the biggest ever initial public offering in June. Elon Musk’s rocket, satellite and AI provider was forecast to report revenue of $6.8 billion…
The Trump administration credits its fraud control efforts for the disappearance of millions of people from Obamacare rolls rather than a sharp rise in premiums — a claim disputed by policy experts that glosses over the reality that many more Americans now find themselves without health insurance. Enrollment in Affordable Care Act plans fell by…
C.C. Opanowski was just 18 years old when she was brutally attacked by someone she once loved — her ex-boyfriend Shawn Doyle. C.C. tried to put the traumatic incident behind her until she learned years later that Doyle murdered a mother of two young boys. For the first time, C.C. is speaking out publicly to”…
