Business News
How Tariffs Work And Who Actually Pays Them
Importers write the check to Customs and Border Protection, but government and Federal Reserve research shows the cost mostly lands on consumers within months.
Valentina Sokolov
Business News
Business coverage at the point where companies meet the state: merger reviews and antitrust proceedings, subsidy and contract awards, tariff decisions, sanctions and export controls, fines and consent orders. Items quantify the cost or exposure where figures exist. For executives, counsel and analysts pricing regulatory risk.
Corporate news where it meets government: antitrust cases, subsidy awards, tariff decisions, licensing rulings and the compliance costs attached.
Business News
Fed Holds Rates at 3.50–3.75 Percent as Committee Splits
The Federal Open Market Committee left its target range unchanged on July 29, 2026 — holding all year while inflation cools slower than expected.
Alexandria Lucas
Business News
How Earnings Season Works — and What a 10-K Actually Tells You
Four times a year public companies open their books: a press release, a call, and the annual 10-K whose footnotes carry the real story.
Alexandria Lucas
Business News
What the Yield Curve Signals — When It Works and When It Doesn't
An inverted Treasury yield curve has preceded every modern recession, with one false alarm — which is why the Fed watches it and why forecasters argue about it.
Alexandria Lucas
Business News
How SBA Lending Actually Works: 7(a), 504 and Microloans
The Small Business Administration does not lend its own money for most loans — it guarantees bank loans, which lowers rates and raises approval odds for borrowers.
Alexandria Lucas