About 2.4 million Americans are artists, or 1% of the workforce. Ian Forsyth/Getty Images“Being an artist is not viewed as a real job.”
It’s a sentiment I’ve heard time and again, one that echoes across studios, rehearsal halls and kitchen tables – a quiet frustration that the labor of making art rarely earns the legitimacy or security afforded to other kinds of work.
Some analysts say Beijing won a major victory in its trade talks: Getting the U.S. to withdraw a national security measure that previously was not under discussion.
President Trump said China would end its boycott and resume buying millions of tons of American soybeans.
VectorMine/ShutterstockIn the wake of the 2007-08 global financial crisis, green finance has been increasingly celebrated as a way to tackle environmental challenges. Banks, investment funds and insurers have rolled out a growing range of green products, from green bonds to sustainability-linked loans. This momentum is encouraged by international environmental efforts such as the Paris climate agreement.
'I love my signature, I really do,' President Donald Trump said on Sept. 30, 2025. 'Everyone loves my signature.' Yoan Valat, Pool photo via APFor years, Donald Trump’s distinctive, large and bold signature has captured the public’s attention.
The president signaled he would discuss the sale of Nvidia’s Blackwell chips in a summit on Thursday, a move U.S. officials warned would be a “massive” national security mistake.
Currently, SNAP benefits average just over $6 per person per day. Catherine McQueen/Moment Collection via Getty ImagesThe Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, is the largest, most effective tool the U.S. has to reduce food insecurity.
Hershey's chocolates are made in Hershey, Pa., a town once considered an industrial utopia.
Gary Burke/Moment Collection via Getty ImagesWalk into any grocery store to stock up for Halloween and you will discover that, for chocolate treats, you have two basic choices:
Will it be Mars or Hershey?
Markets were expecting the Fed to cut rates a quarter point.
AP Photo/Seth WenigWhen it comes to setting monetary policy for the world’s largest economy, what data drives decision-making?
Success in the age of AI may depend less on technical skills and more on human judgment, adaptability and trust.
