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White Castle is the latest restaurant to join the value meal wars between fast food restaurants and fast casual spots like Chili's. White Castle

White Castle becomes latest restaurant to join value meal wars

Former President Donald Trump has agreed to debate Vice President Kamala Harris next month, also proposing two more matchups. Getty Images

Trump agrees to ABC News debate with Harris, proposes 2 more

Many argue the Fed missed the boat last week after failing to cut rates two days before the jobs report triggered a recession indicator. Getty Images

Fed cutting rates before September like ‘yelling fire in a crowded theater’

Microsoft is investing in solar power projects to help offset the emissions created by the rising energy demands from its AI operations. Getty Images

Microsoft plans community solar panels across US to offset AI emissions

Nineteen Republican attorney generals criticized Costco for its workforce diversity policies and urged the retailer to end them. Getty Images

Costco cracking down on membership sharing a la Netflix

Here’s why this former Fed adviser says we are already in a recession

Hunter Biden was hired by a Romanian businessman to influence U.S. policy, according to new filings in his federal tax fraud case. Getty Images

Prosecutors say Romanian businessman hired Hunter Biden to ‘influence’ US policy

Big Tech is under pressure after a judge ruled Google is a monopoly. Here's what it means for antitrust cases against Apple, Meta and Amazon. Getty Images

Google’s antitrust loss ‘a warning’ to Big Tech: The government can win

Biden appointed progressive Lina Khan to go after Big Tech. Some of his donors are hopeful Harris will boot the FTC chair if she wins. Getty Images

FTC Chair Lina Khan got under Big Tech’s skin. Now they want her gone.

This week's antitrust ruling against Google is groundbreaking. But don't expect a quick solution, despite consequences coming later this year. Getty Images

Break up Google? How the search giant might be punished for antitrust ruling

Disney is celebrating a successful third quarter as streaming platforms Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+ have become profitable for the first time. Getty Images

Disney’s streaming platforms turn profitable. Expect price hikes.

International recording artist Pitbull, known as Mr. 305, has bought the naming rights to a football stadium in Florida. AP Images

Pitbull buys football stadium naming rights for $6M

The EPA has ordered and emergency ban of DCPA. Getty Images

EPA orders emergency ban over common pesticide

Credit card debt is reaching record heights in 2024. Now, many Americans are finding the debt unmanageable. Getty Images

Americans sink into historic credit card debt, $1.14 trillion in unpaid balances

The Harris campaign has been buying Google ads that feature edited headlines and descriptions from news outlets like CNN, NPR, and Reuters. Getty Images

Harris introduces Walz; Vance speaks to supporters during Philly rallies

"It's not a recession and yet the risks are there," warned Claudia Sahm, the creator behind the recession indicator the U.S. just triggered. Getty Images

Why the Sahm Rule creator says the recession rule is wrong this time

Federal funding boosts security for NYC's 13,000 bodegas, targeting violent crime with cameras, locks and community policing initiatives. Getty Images

NYC bodegas get federal funding for security enhancements

The U.S. will officially host five of the world's largest semiconductor manufacturers after dolling out tens of billions in grant money.  Getty Images

Korea semiconductor company SK Hynix gets $450 million in CHIPS Act grant

Top election officials from five states are urging Elon Musk to address a problem with the AI chatbot Grok on X. Getty

5 states ask X to change how its AI chatbot Grok responds to election questions

Multiple U.S. service members were injured in a suspected rocket attack on Al-Asad Air Base in Iran. No group has claimed responsibility yet. Getty Images

US service members injured in suspected rocket attack at Iraqi base

Google is a monopoly that illegally maintained its stranglehold on the search world, a federal judge ruled Monday in a major antitrust case. Getty Images

A federal judge ruled Google is a monopoly. What happens now?

CrowdStrike rejected Delta's claim that it's responsible for $500 million in damages after an outage affected more than 6,000 flights. Getty Images

CrowdStrike strikes back over Delta Air Lines’ $500 million claim

Investors worldwide slammed the stock market sell button Monday after Japan's Nikkei index had its worst day since 1987's Black Monday. AP Images

Overreaction or rational? Here’s why the US stock market plunged Monday.

Elon Musk's Neuralink successfully implants second device. It aims to enable control of digital devices by thought, raising ethical concerns. Getty Images

Neuralink advances with second brain implant, Musk lays out ambitious goals