Senators clinch construction permitting deal before election jet-set
A legislative deal to ease construction permitting sets up potential action in Congress when lawmakers return after the November election.
Fed watchdog finds renovation failures, but no grounds for criminal referral
The long-awaited report by the Fed’s inspector general said it found no reasonable grounds to believe federal criminal law had been violated.
DOJ accuses Minnesota federal judges of misconduct for NY Times immigration interviews
The Department of Justice seeks the recusal of the judges who spoke to The New York Times from any cases involving the Department of Homeland Security.
Senate Democrats sink ‘toothless’ stock trading ban, data center bill in last act before election recess
Two separate proposals to ban member stock trading while in office and address data center-related utility costs failed Wednesday amid Democratic opposition.
Stellantis CEO reconfirms 2026 guidance, says turnaround plan continues as automaker’s shares hit new low
Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa on Wednesday reconfirmed the company’s 2026 guidance and its plans to be cash flow positive by 2027.
Eli Lilly says closely watched combo obesity regimen boosts weight loss in mid-stage trial
Lilly said it plans to start Phase 3 trials on the combo regimen adding its amylin drug eloralintide to tirzepatide at the end of the year.
Trump’s latest global tariffs face trade court challenge
The Trump administration says the tariffs respond to countries failing to effectively ban the trade of goods produced using forced labor practices.
‘Super intelligence is a national security issue,’ Jay Clayton says; dodges AI ‘czar’ question
A media report this week said President Donald Trump stated that Clayton, the director of national intelligence, would make a good AI czar.
Fed’s preferred gauge showed core inflation at 3.0% in August, much lighter than expected
The personal consumption expenditures price index was projected to show an annual gain of 3.7% on headline and 3.3% for core, according to the Dow Jones consensus.
OpenAI follows Meta into the red-hot market for personal agents. But will users pay?
Following Meta’s blockbuster release of its Muse AI agent earlier this month, OpenAI jumped into the personal agent market with Dots.
