Alan Greenspan, seated left, said working for President Gerald Ford, sitting next to him, was more interesting than helming the Fed.
The estate of Microsoft co-founder Paul G. Allen, who died in 2018, made a big charitable bequest in 2025. AP Photo/John FroschauerU.S. charitable giving rose 3% in 2025, surpassing US$600 billion for the first time.
For years, builders and developers have treated “sustainable” homes as someone else’s problem. Solar panels, batteries, double-glazed windows, correct insulation, good ventilation and better materials have been thought to be too expensive, too niche and too unprofitable to include in new homes, so they were left out.
Deed fraud victim Kim Page sits on her front steps in Detroit on June 12, 2026. Nic Antaya/The Conversation, CC BY-NDBuying her first home on Detroit’s far east side in 2021 was the moment when a lifelong dream finally came within reach for Kim Page.
Junette Thomas, a retired nurse, puts away food delivered by Meals on Wheels South Florida.
ExxonMobil CEO Lee Raymond, left, and other oil company heads testify about energy pricing and profits at a Congressional hearing in November 2005.
Matt Gibson/ShutterstockA ten-year anniversary is a good opportunity to look back on an important decision. Whether that was a marriage, a career move or a decision to leave the EU, a decade feels like an important moment for reflection.
Australia’s new law on supermarket “price gouging” (also known as excessive pricing) starts on July 1 2026.
It prohibits any very large supermarket with revenue exceeding A$30 billion – currently only Coles and Woolworths – from charging a price for a grocery product that is significantly excessive compared to the cost of supply, plus a reasonable margin.
Jens Büttner/Getty ImagesA customer sends a WhatsApp message to a local store asking about a product. Within seconds, they receive an answer.
The product they’re after is in stock. Or, if it isn’t, they’re recommended an alternative.
Serge Cornu/ShutterstockThe UK government is preparing to water down its electric vehicle sales targets. Under the existing zero emission vehicles (ZEV) mandate, 80% of all new cars sold in Britain needed to be electric vehicles (EVs) by 2030.
