Costco sues Trump admin seeking tariff refunds before Supreme Court rules if they’re illegal

Costco sues Trump admin seeking tariff refunds before Supreme Court rules if they’re illegal

A shopper exits a Costco store in Centerville, Ohio, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025. Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg | Getty Images Costco sued the Trump administration to get a full refund of new tariffs it paid so far this year, and to block those import duties from continuing to be collected from the retail … Read more

Appeals court disqualifies Trump’s N.J. prosecutor pick Alina Habba, rejecting DOJ challenge

Appeals court disqualifies Trump’s N.J. prosecutor pick Alina Habba, rejecting DOJ challenge

Alina Habba, speaks after being sworn in as US Attorney General for New Jersey, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 28, 2025. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images Alina Habba, President Donald Trump’s pick to serve as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor, remains disqualified from serving in … Read more

Ukraine peace talks shift to Moscow — the big unknown is whether Putin will play ball

Ukraine peace talks shift to Moscow — the big unknown is whether Putin will play ball

Russian President Vladimir Putin observes the Russia-Belarus joint military exercises, codenamed Zapad-2025 (West-2025), at the Mulino training ground in the Nizhny Novgorod region, Russia September 16, 2025. Mikhail Metzel | Via Reuters All eyes are on Russia this week as talks over a peace plan to end the war in Ukraine shift to Moscow and … Read more

European markets start December in negative territory, as defense sells off

European markets start December in negative territory, as defense sells off

Regent Street in London celebrates the Christmas season on November 13, 2025 in London, England. Ben Montgomery | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks started the last trading month of the year in negative territory. The Stoxx 600 began Monday in negative territory, with the pan-European benchmark down 0.3% shortly after … Read more

Stock futures are little changed as traders get ready for the final month of the year: Live updates

Stock futures are little changed as traders get ready for the final month of the year: Live updates

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., Nov. 25, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stock futures were little changed on Sunday night following a winning week, as traders get set to wrap up a strong 2025. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures slipped 18 points. Futures … Read more

An industry focused on death faces an existential crisis

An industry focused on death faces an existential crisis

Strathroy | Istock | Getty Images For nearly a century, John Dioguardi’s family has been making custom headstones and other memorial markers at Rome Monument in western Pennsylvania. Recently, he’s wondered how much time his business has left. Dioguardi has been trying to adapt for more than a decade as the rise in cremations has … Read more

‘Untold story’ of Charlie Munger’s last years

‘Untold story’ of Charlie Munger’s last years

Charlie Munger at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting in Los Angeles California. May 1, 2021. Gerard Miller (This is the Warren Buffett Watch newsletter, news and analysis on all things Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway. You can sign up here to receive it every Friday evening in your inbox.) ‘He never stopped learning’ In an “exclusive” … Read more

Nasdaq rises, but still heads for a losing month: Live updates

Nasdaq rises, but still heads for a losing month: Live updates

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., Nov. 26, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters The Nasdaq Composite rose on Friday following a “cooling issue” at a data center that caused a disruption in assets traded at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. The tech-heavy index advanced 0.2%, … Read more

Coffee hasn’t been this expensive in decades—see how much prices have risen since 1985 in one chart

Coffee hasn’t been this expensive in decades—see how much prices have risen since 1985 in one chart

Coffee prices were already rising following poor harvests last year when the U.S. added new tariffs on coffee imports in April. Those tariffs have since been rolled back, but prices at grocery stores and cafés are still high, leaving many shoppers wondering why a simple cup of coffee costs so much. As of September, roasted … Read more

Putin breaks his silence on Ukraine peace plan, says Moscow ready for ‘serious’ talks

Putin breaks his silence on Ukraine peace plan, says Moscow ready for ‘serious’ talks

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) Heads of State Council at the Yntymak Ordo (Palace of Unity) presidential residence in Bishkek on November 27, 2025. Alexander Kazakov | Afp | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin … Read more