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Swing state OKs ballot-counting rule that Trump favors

Georgia’s State Election Board on Friday voted to approve a new rule that requires poll workers to count the number of paper ballots by hand.

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Cult leaders convicted for exploiting children in forced labor since 2000

Six members of a Kansas-based cult have been convicted in a scheme to house children in overcrowded, rodent-infested facilities and force them to work up

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Gasoline prices could dip below $3 a gallon before the election

Crude oil prices have fallen sharply in recent months, sending prices at the gas pump lower ahead of the presidential election. Top analysts now see

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JPMorgan hires KKR’s Bauer to lead equity capital markets team

JPMorgan Chase & Co. has recruited David Bauer from private equity firm KKR & Co. to help run its equity capital markets business in the

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Elon Musk’s xAI could help Tesla with FSD and Optimus

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI could assist in the development of key Tesla initiatives and share in some of the EV maker’s revenue, sources

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Trump wants Musk to lead task force charged with ‘drastic cuts’ to regulations

Donald Trump pledged to cut the corporate tax rate, slash regulations and audit the federal government, embracing an idea proposed by billionaire backer Elon Musk,

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24 states gear up for ‘high-profile fight’ with Brown University over Israel divestment vote

The top law enforcement officials in 24 states warned Brown University of financial penalties if the school’s trustees vote in favor of a proposal calling

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NASA to bring astronauts back on SpaceX capsule, not Boeing Starliner

Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will return to earth on a SpaceX Dragon capsule in February instead of the Boeing Starliner that they used

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How investors lost out on 15% of total fund returns over the past 10 years

“Buy and hold” and “don’t time the market” might be the two best known pieces of investing advice, but this common wisdom keeps falling on

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Recession indicator now slows the economy, creator says

The inverted yield curve—a recession indicator with a decades-long track record of accuracy—has evolved beyond serving as a warning of a future downturn and now