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BUSINESS

Court filings describe DOGE-led, scream-filled, 36-hour mass layoff scramble at consumer protection agency

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency raced to gut the nation’s top consumer financial watchdog in a frenzied, 36-hour scramble…

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BUSINESS

Netflix latest earnings and surprisingly stable outlook defies the souring economy and plummeting consumer confidence

Netflix’s stock rose more than 4% in after-market trading on Thursday after the entertainment giant’s first-quarter earnings results surpassed Wall…

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TECH

US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says consumer electronics exempt from tariffs may be included in semiconductor tariffs likely coming in “a month or two” (Financial Times)

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BUSINESS

Tariffs will hammer hardware, create consumer chaos, and could stifle the AI boom

This feels like a full economic eclipse.  The sun has vanished, and everyone’s feeling around in the dark asking the…

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BUSINESS

Companies are slashing their earnings forecasts as consumer confidence about the future reaches 12-year low

While spending continued to increase in February, income grew even more, lifting the savings rate and indicating more caution among…

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WORLD

Judge blocks Trump effort to shutter Consumer Financial Protection Bureau | Donald Trump News

A federal judge has ordered a halt to attempts under President Donald Trump to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau…

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WORLD

US consumer confidence plunges to four-year low | Donald Trump News

Consumer confidence in the United States has continued its sharp 2025 decline as Americans’ views about their financial futures slumped…

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TECH

A look at Amazon’s suit against the Consumer Product Safety Commission, claiming the agency is unconstitutional, an argument favored by the Trump administration (Caroline O’Donovan/Washington Post)

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SCIENCE

Microsoft’s and Google’s Quantum Computing Claims Add to Consumer Confusion

Floating above the world of computing—and the investors who love it—flies the notion that quantum physics will soon change everything.…

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BUSINESS

Nvidia, Tesla lead Nasdaq lower as bitcoin sinks, consumer confidence plummets

US stocks closed mixed on Tuesday as President Donald Trump’s revived tariff threats and potential toughening of China curbs weighed…

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