Steady rain hit the Tampa area Wednesday morning and winds are expected to increase in the afternoon as Floridians rush to prepare for Hurricane Milton. The storm continues to fluctuate in intensity as it approaches the state’s west coast and is expected to make landfall as a Category 4 hurricane,…

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Wednesday criticized the Department of Justice’s potential remedies in the Google search-monopoly case, arguing that, if they were implemented, the California tech giant would be “a shell of its former self.” The DOJ in a court filing late Tuesday provided a high-level overview of recommendations it…

Melinda French Gates is shedding more light on her $1 billion plan to promote women’s rights, announcing Wednesday a new $250 million fund to improve women’s mental and physical health. The billionaire philanthropist launched “Action for Women’s Health”, a fund through her organization Pivotal Ventures. Its webpage says that “women’s…

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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Volatility in the $27tn US Treasury market has surged to its highest level since the start of the year, as nervy investors quickly readjust their expectations for how quickly the Federal Reserve…

In the two-and-a-half months since Joe Biden ended his reelection bid, Kamala Harris swiftly secured the Democratic presidential nomination, headlined the party’s most rapturous convention since 2008, brought in hundreds of millions of dollars in new campaign donations and surged past Biden’s poll numbers from earlier this year. And yet,…

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has backed an earth-shattering idea: For the first time, traditional Medicare would pay for personal assistance at home and related long-term care. Currently, only Medicaid and certain Medicare managed care programs provide long-term care benefits. Harris endorsed the idea in an appearance on the television…

Washington D.C., Denver and Raleigh, North Carolina, are the real estate markets that are projected to see the most substantial changes as the Federal Reserve begins to lower borrowing rates.  According to a new Realtor.com report published Tuesday, markets with a high percentage of homeowners with a mortgage stand to…

If you’re investing in a brokerage account, it’s important to know how assets can impact your taxes, especially with possible rate increases on the horizon.Without action from Congress, trillions of tax breaks enacted by former President Donald Trump will expire after 2025, including lower federal income tax brackets, among other…

A bipartisan group of more than a dozen state attorneys general is filing lawsuits on Tuesday against social media giant TikTok, with one complaint accusing the company of deceiving users by claiming that its app is safe for children, despite its addictive features, and for allegedly operating an unlicensed money…