Regulation

While the president often touts record stock prices as a sign of his success, on Wednesday he took a swipe at one of the biggest sources of market returns.

American oil companies may find themselves stuck between an administration that needs their financial heft and expertise and investors who would rather they use them elsewhere.

The White House is weighing moves involving FHA premiums, mortgage fees, and credit reporting that could quickly affect borrowing costs.

The new CDC guidance recommends eight different vaccines to protect against 11 diseases. The prior schedule recommended 17 different shots.

A federal court cleared the way for Sable Offshore’s California pipeline restart while a lawsuit continues.

Overzealous regulators are getting in the way of the real economy, Amar Bhidé writes in a guest commentary.

Barron’s Investor Circle reporters pick their favorite ideas for the coming year.

The railroads say their proposed tie-up would shift millions of truckloads to rail, boosting competition while cutting pollution and congestion.

U.S.-Ukraine talks yield progress, Bernie Sanders gets tough on AI, Disney’s latest Avatar tops the box office again, and more news to start your day.

The Vermont senator is worried about the risks of artificial intelligence and wants Congress to act. He also is suspect of who is pushing the technology.

Until the IRS says otherwise, sports betting on Kalshi and Polymarket may have a tax advantage over traditional sportsbooks.

The move comes after the U.S. agreed to sell Taiwan more than $11 billion in weapons.

Notices will go out to about 1,000 borrowers the week of Jan. 7.

The agency says investors’ money disappeared overseas “through a web of bank accounts and crypto asset wallets.”

In some statutes, muni income counts toward modified adjusted gross income, but in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, it doesn’t.

Oracle’s Ellison puts guarantee on Paramount’s Warner Bros. bid, Trump deals offshore wind industry another blow, FanDuel launches prediction market, and more news to start your day.

Dominion’s offshore wind farm in Virginia is one of five leases on pause so the Trump administration can assess national security concerns.

The sportsbook is seeking to meet a challenge from companies such as Kalshi. The move may also put pressure on state governments to legalize betting on games.

Here’s how he’s used the legally-binding directives to raise tariffs, curb immigration, and promote cryptocurrencies.

This year may go into the books as one marked by trade volatility, but 2026 may not be as calm as some investors hope.

At Friday’s news conference announcing the latest drug-pricing deals, Trump said he wants health insurers to ‘ease up and start cutting prices’ as well.

Tencent is using a Japanese cloud service to access Nvidia Blackwell chips that remain banned to Chinese customers.

The Trump administration has talked tough on drug prices, but the impact of its deals with drugmakers so far has been limited.

The development is the latest in a saga that has played out over multiple administrations.

Many individuals and companies are known to have had a relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. Will the expected Friday release of a pile of government records reveal more names?