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WASHINGTON, D.C. — International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) has agreed to pay more than $17 million to settle accusations that it engaged in discriminatory employment practices tied with diversity initiatives while working under federal contracts, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. The settlement marks the first resolution announced under the DOJ’s Civil Rights Fraud […]

Got story updates? Submit your updates here. › As consumer confidence in the economy plummets, the political fallout poses a major challenge for the Trump administration.Washington Today Americans are expressing unprecedented pessimism about the U.S. economy, with soaring inflation exacerbating the political challenges for President Donald Trump and his Republican Party ahead of crucial midterm […]

The war in the Middle East will have a cascading impact on the global economy, even if a ceasefire announced by U.S. President Donald Trump takes hold, World Bank President Ajay Banga told news agency Reuters in an interview on Friday. And the damage will be far deeper if the ceasefire fails and the conflict […]

This editorial by Arturo Huerta González originally appeared in the April 7, 2026 issue of La Jornada de Oriente, the Puebla edition of La Jornada, Mexico’s premier left wing daily newspaper. The views expressed in this article are the authors’ own and do not necessarily reflect those of Mexico Solidarity Media or the Mexico Solidarity Project. By 2027, the Secretariat […]

Dozens of residents gathered at the Markham Courthouse Wednesday to share input and hear from the county about potential uses of the former Oak Forest Hospital site. The 150-acre, county-owned property at 159th Street and Cicero Avenue, close to Oak Forest’s Metra stop, is in the midst of a multiyear demolition project planned to take […]

USD/CAD gains ground after four days of losses, trading around 1.3820 during the Asian hours on Friday. The pair appreciates as the commodity-linked Canadian Dollar (CAD) struggles amid lower oil prices, given Canada’s status as the largest crude exporter to the United States (US). West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil price holds losses after experiencing volatility, […]

Updated inventory data from the U.S. Census Bureau showed that wholesale trade pulled private inventory investment lower, driving the revision downward. Growth was supported mainly by household spending and investment. Contractions in exports and government outlays weighed on the overall figure. A federal government shutdown from Oct. 1 to Nov. 12, 2025, subtracted an estimated […]

India is expected to remain among the world’s fastest-growing major economies in 2026-27 despite headwinds from the West Asia war, supported by strong macroeconomic fundamentals, said Aurelien Kruse, lead economist for India at the World Bank on Thursday. The country has built robust buffers, including adequate foreign exchange reserves, a predominantly domestically held public debt […]

Burt Folsom, a researcher of U.S. history and economics and author, spoke to Young Americans for Freedom on April 7, 2026. Burton Folsom, an author and researcher of United States history and economics, spoke to the UA chapter of Young Americans for Freedom on Tuesday, discussing Western civilization, free markets and the rule of law. […]