How Online Sleuthing Helped Catch the ‘Google Insider’ on Polymarket

Amateur observers spot suspicious trades on the crypto-based betting platform.

Iran War Keeps Fed’s Inflation Gauge Above Inflation Target

The Fed’s preferred gauge of monthly price increases grew at a slower pace in April but…

Canada 1Q Current Account Deficit Widens

Canada’s current-account shortfall widened in the first quarter as the country’s direct investment income surplus shrank.

The U.S. economy grew more slowly during the first three months of the year, updated government data showed Thursday

The economy grew at a 1.6% annual rate, below earlier estimates, though corporate profits saw their…

U.S. Jobless Claims Rose Last Week

U.S. jobless claims rose last week, a sign the labor market remains tentative amid economic uncertainty…

Canada Lenders Well Placed to Handle Prolonged Energy-Price Shock, Central Bank Says

Canada’s banks have fortified their financial position over the past year and would be able to…

Reports of an Iran deal boost markets, new-car buyers are disappearing, and GDP growth slows. Read more in today’s Markets P.M. newsletter.

Plus, disappearing car buyers and slower growth.

Trump pledged to house 6,000 homeless vets. His budget funds zero

Veterans groups hoped a Trump executive order would supercharge housing for homeless vets. That hasn’t happened,…

These swing voters are adding high gas prices into their political calculations

As part of NPR’s Swing Shift project checking in with swing voters, these Americans are split…

An Ohio pastor-turned-lawmaker backs a Charlie Kirk American Heritage Act for schools

The bill says it would permit the teaching of the positive impact of Judeo-Christian values in…