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FTC alleges Maryland reseller marked up tickets, including for Taylor Swift concerts
Aug 19, 2025

FTC alleges Maryland reseller marked up tickets, including for Taylor Swift concerts

The Federal Trade Commission on Monday sued a Pikesville-based ticket reseller, alleging it illegally bought and marked up nearly 400,000 event tickets, including to concerts on Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour. The FTC alleges that Key Investment Group, the company’s principals and related businesses used thousands of Ti[...]

FILE - Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner Marty Makary speaks during a news conference at the Hubert Humphrey Building Auditorium in Washington, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
Aug 18, 2025

FDA’s new expert panels are rife with financial conflicts and fringe views

FDA Commissioner Marty Makary is using informal expert panels on antidepressants, menopause drugs and talc, raising conflict-of-interest concerns.

FILE - MSNBC television anchor Rachel Maddow, host of the Rachel Maddow Show, moderates the "Perspectives on National Security" panel on Oct. 16, 2017, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
Aug 18, 2025

Cable’s MSNBC will change its name later this year as part of corporate divorce from NBC

MSNBC will rebrand as MS NOW, or My Source News Opinion World, dropping NBC ties and peacock logo as it charts an independent course.

FILE- In this April 21, 2008 file photo, Hanes underwear is seen on display at a store in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, file)
Aug 13, 2025

Canada’s Gildan Activewear is buying HanesBrands for $2.2 billion

Gildan Activewear is acquiring HanesBrands for $2.2B, gaining brands like Hanes and Maidenform as the apparel maker faces years of declining sales.

FILE - The entrance to the Labor Department is seen near the Capitol in Washington, May 7, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Aug 13, 2025

Trump’s nominee to oversee jobs and inflation data faces criticism

President Trump nominates Heritage economist EJ Antoni as BLS commissioner, sparking criticism over politicization of key U.S. jobs data.

FILE - An Amazon Prime logo appears on the side of a delivery van as it departs an Amazon Warehouse location in Dedham, Mass., Oct. 1, 2020. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
Aug 13, 2025

Amazon expands its perishable delivery service, putting pressure on traditional grocers

Amazon now offers Prime members fresh groceries with same-day delivery in 1,000+ cities, expanding to 2,300 by year-end.

The Clairton Coke Works, a U.S. Steel coking plant, is seen Monday, Aug 11, 2025, in Clairton, Penn. (AP Photo/Gene Puskar)
Aug 11, 2025

Explosions at US Steel plant in Pennsylvania leave 1 dead, 2 missing and multiple injured

Explosions at U.S. Steel’s Clairton plant near Pittsburgh killed 1, left 2 missing, and injured at least 9, sparking safety and pollution concerns.

Ford CEO Jim Farley speaks at the Louisville Assembly Plant, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Aug 11, 2025

Ford hits the pedal on EV production with $2 billion overhaul of Kentucky plant

Ford will invest $2B to retool its Louisville plant for affordable electric trucks, aiming for profitability and faster production by 2027.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang poses for a photo before President Donald Trump speaks during an AI summit at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium, Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Aug 11, 2025

US will get a 15% cut of Nvidia and AMD chip sales to China under a new, unusual agreement

Nvidia and AMD have agreed to share 15% of their revenues from chip sales to China with the U.S. government, as part of a deal to secure export licenses for the semiconductors.

Trump removes Billy Long as IRS commissioner less than 2 months after his confirmation
Aug 8, 2025

Trump removes Billy Long as IRS commissioner less than 2 months after his confirmation

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has removed former U.S. Rep. Billy Long as IRS commissioner less than two months after his confirmation, a White House official said Friday. The official, who was not authorized to speak publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity, did not give a reason for the dismissal. Treasury Secr[...]

Boar’s Head to reopen plant despite sanitation concerns
Aug 8, 2025

Boar’s Head to reopen plant despite sanitation concerns

The Boar’s Head deli meat plant at the heart of last year’s deadly food poisoning outbreak is set to reopen in the coming months, company officials said. But recent inspections at Boar’s Head sites in three states documented sanitation problems similar to those that led to the listeria contamination that ki[...]

Intel’s stock tumbles after Trump says its CEO must resign
Aug 7, 2025

Intel’s stock tumbles after Trump says its CEO must resign

Shares of Intel slumped Thursday after President Donald Trump said in a social media post that the chipmaker’s CEO needs to resign. “The CEO of Intel is highly CONFLICTED and must resign, immediately,” Trump posted on Truth Social. “There is no other solution to this problem. Thank you for your attention to this prob[...]

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