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Why bond yields are rising and why everyone should care

Interest rates on government bonds are rising again around the world, making borrowing more expensive for consumers and businesses and heightening concerns about whether governments are issuing more debt than financial markets can handle

Justice Department seizes more than $560,000 in cryptocurrency donations for Hamas

The Justice Department says it has seized more than $560,000 in cryptocurrency donations intended for Hamas

Stocks slip on Wall Street under pressure from higher oil prices and rising bond yields

Stocks fell on Wall Street as another round of U.S. military strikes on Iran sent oil prices higher, stoking worries about stubbornly high inflation

Bessent pitches US-backed financial literacy competition to world's largest economies

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is pitching a financial literacy campaign to the world's largest economies

Schools reopen across Cuba as fuel, water and power shortages persist

Cuba has reopened most of its schools despite a shortage of transportation, uniforms and teachers as the island's crises deepen

Burnham pledges to restore hope as he makes his House of Commons debut as UK leader

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has faced lawmakers in the House of Commons for the first time since becoming U.K. leader six weeks ago

Kroenke Sports and Entertainment says it has reached an agreement to buy the Los Angeles Angels from Arte Moreno

For a century, journalists have had a voluntary ethics code. Editors are giving it an AI-era reboot

The Society of Professional Journalists is revising its Code of Ethics for the first time since 2014

Oil giant Chevron is expected to soon announce it will expand operations in Venezuela, US official says

House lawmakers return to Washington with a stopgap funding bill atop the list of priorities

House lawmakers have returned to Washington with a short to-do list after five weeks back in their home districts