Business

The tough economics of getting hard-to-find minerals for electric vehicle batteries

11:25am December 15, 2023

by Stacey Vanek Smith

America's only cobalt mine opened last year to great fanfare, as the mineral is crucial for green energy. But it surprisingly closed just months later.

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Economy

Investopedia unveils its list of 10 most-searched economic words and phrases in 2023

5:07am December 15, 2023

As we close out the year, Investopedia's list of most-searched terms for 2023 offers insights into the collective economic psyche.

FILE - This Oct. 24, 2006 file photo shows file photo shows the Ice Harbor dam on the Snake River in Pasco, Wash. (AP Photo/Jackie Johnston, File)

Tribes celebrate historic deal with White House that could save Pacific Northwest salmon

6:22pm December 14, 2023

by Kirk Siegler

The White House has reached what it says is an historic agreement over the restoration of salmon in the Pacific Northwest, a deal that could end for now a decades long legal battle with tribes.

A portion of Jervois Global's Idaho Cobalt Operations mine near Salmon, Idaho Oct. 7, 2022

Economy

Cobalt is in demand, so why did America's only cobalt mine close?

5:04pm December 14, 2023

by Stacey Vanek Smith

America's only cobalt mine opened last year to great fanfare, since the mineral is crucial for green energy. But it surprisingly closed months later.

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A jury in San Francisco this week ruled that Google has operated as an illegal monopoly in the way it controls its app store. In a separate but related case involving Apple, a court ruled the opposite way.

Epic Games beat Google but lost to Apple in monopoly lawsuits. What does it all mean?

4:16pm December 14, 2023

by Bobby Allyn

The tech giants' app stores are multibillion-dollar money-makers. Now the services are under threat like never before.

Messages from X, the former Twitter, celebrated its support for rights groups such as Reporters Without Borders. But the press freedom group says X is "in no way an ally to an organization defending journalism."

National

'Shameless': Reporters Without Borders rebukes X for claiming to support it

11:55am December 14, 2023

by Bill Chappell

X recently claimed to support the press advocacy group Reporters Without Borders — which in response called X "a haven for disinformation."

A traveler looks for baggage amid rows of unclaimed luggage at Los Angeles International Airport in June.

National

Broken wings: Complaints about U.S. airlines soared again this year

5:00am December 14, 2023

by Joel Rose

Passenger complaints about airlines rose sharply in the first half of the year, according to consumer watchdogs. The number of canceled flights declined, but delays and other problems increased.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference after the central bank's policy meeting at the Federal Reserve in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 1, 2023. The Fed kept interest rates unchanged on Wednesday, but projected they would be able to lower them next year.

Economy

The Fed is probably done raising interest rates and could cut them next year

6:50pm December 13, 2023

by Scott Horsley

The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday, amid signs of easing inflation. The central bank signaled that its benchmark borrowing rate may start to fall next year.

Economy

The Fed held interest rates as inflation shows signs of cooling

4:38pm December 13, 2023

by Scott Horsley

The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady today, amid signs of cooling inflation. Policymakers also offered some forecasts of what might be in store next year.

Economy

Inflation is down as gas and grocery prices fall

5:13pm December 12, 2023

by Scott Horsley

Inflation dipped to 3.1% last month — less than half what it was at the beginning of the year. Falling gasoline prices helped to offset rising rents and medical bills last month.

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