The Latest Breaking News from America

Peter Turchin argues that societies collapse when there isn't enough room at the top. "There is a limited amount of space, but many more elites now ... low-rank elites.

African Americans who have ‘come home’ have set up thriving businesses in Nairobi

Few vehicles like the Ford F-150 pick-up make it to Japan – as well as being made for the wrong side of the road, they are seen as too big and unreliable

Method of payment a recent addition as US treasury gives kind-hearted citizens chance to help reduce $36.72tn debt

Trump believes he can deploy tariffs without tradeoffs or distortions. In reality, each new tariff move creates both.

Having spent most of 2025 in the shadow of their big-cap counterparts, U.S. small-cap stocks might finally be ready to re-enter the limelight. A combination of friendly policy shifts, overlooked fundamentals, and bullish technical signals is encouraging investors to take a closer look at this long-overlooked asset class, and ETFs…

Most Americans don’t know how long their retirement savings will last. Here’s how to calculate it in 2025 and avoid running out too soon.

President Donald Trump showed up at the Federal Reserve on Thursday to tour its renovation — but the symbolism of the visit revealed something far more urgent: America's spiraling $7.1 trillion deficit and the rising risk it places on markets and monetary policy.

US political figures, Donald Trump and JD Vance, criticise American tech giants. Trump condemns outsourcing and overseas hiring, while Vance targets the reliance on H-1B visas, particularly by Microsoft.

The U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has disclosed that American auto CEOs are in favor of President Donald Trump’s new trade deal with Japan.

The Manchester band have coined the ungainly term ‘Britainicana’ for their sound – but their mix of punky vigour and country classicism rattles along at high speed