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US stocks hit record as trade talks lift Wall Street
US stocks climb to new highs as Canada resumes trade talks and Oracle, banks and major deals boost the S&P 500. Investors eye jobs data and tariffs next.
Climate lawsuits target fossil fuel companies worldwide
Governments and activists are suing fossil fuel companies, aiming to hold them accountable for climate change damages and misleading the public.
As wildfire season approaches, budget woes and federal uncertainty have put states’ plans at risk
Budget woes, combined with cuts to the federal wildfire-fighting workforce and President Donald Trump’s tariff and sovereignty threats against Canada, have made it more difficult for state officials to plan for the upcoming wildfire season.
Health care sector gears up for the second Trump administration
Following Donald Trump’s 2024 election win to secure a second term in office, sectors such as health care are gauging what his victory will mean for their industry over the next four years — and beyond.
Year-end planning ideas for individuals
2024 brought economic resilience, cooling inflation, a pause in the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate hikes, and a shift toward lowering interest rates, including a second rate cut by the Fed in […]
Message from higher ed: still a good investment
College recruitment officers are facing a perception problem. Students and their parents believe that four-year bachelor’s degree programs cost too much and cause people to incur insurmountable debt. Enrollment officers […]
Microsoft pitches AI ‘agents’ that can perform tasks on their own
CHICAGO (AP) — Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella told customers at a conference in Chicago on Tuesday that the company is teaching a new set of artificial intelligence tools how to […]
Military veterans are an important part of Colorado’s economy
During November we celebrate National Veterans Small Business Week, which runs Nov. 11-13. Throughout the month, we recognize those veterans, service members and military spouses that take the steps to […]
Report highlights U.S. Hispanics’ influence on consumer spending
Hispanic consumers are fueling 16% of total consumer packaged goods (CPG) growth in the U.S., with spending trends that vary from non-Hispanic counterparts in both dollar and unit sales, as […]
Biden calls out Musk over a report that the Tesla CEO once worked in the U.S. illegally
NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden slammed Elon Musk for hypocrisy on immigration after a published report that the Tesla CEO once worked illegally in the United States. The […]
Colorado no longer a top 10 state for movers
The Common Sense Institute reports that Colorado is no longer a top 10 moving destination for those from other states. The Greenwood Village-based nonpartisan research organization released its findings Tuesday […]
Changing OpenAI’s nonprofit structure would raise questions about its future
NEW YORK (AP) — The artificial intelligence maker OpenAI may face a costly and inconvenient reckoning with its nonprofit origins even as its valuation recently exploded to $157 billion. Nonprofit […]
