New IRS rules mean your paycheck could be bigger next year

Inflation may be pushing prices up, but it also may help push up your take-home pay starting next year.


Putin declares martial law in four occupied regions

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law Wednesday introducing martial law in four Ukrainian regions the Kremlin claims to have annexed, in violation of international law, along with a separate order imposing restrictions on movement in and out of eight Russian regions adjoining Ukraine.


Covid's WFH revolution helped fuel a baby boom

Economic factors, not just lockdown-induced forced proximity, played a key role in last year's "baby bump," according to the economists behind a new working paper released earlier this week.


Group of Iranian sports figures calls on FIFA to ban Iranian Football Federation from World Cup

A law firm has sent a letter to FIFA on behalf of a group of former and current Iranian sports figures urging football's governing body to suspend the Iranian Football Federation (FFIRI) and ban it from participating at this year's World Cup in Qatar.


The man who built a plane for his family

It wasn't until he moved near to an airfield in the UK over a decade ago that mechanical engineer Ashok Aliseril Thamarakshan began to seriously consider learning to fly a plane.


Opinion: Liz Truss is on track to become Britain's shortest-serving prime minister

"The Prime Minister is not under a desk."


Global CO2 emissions from fossil fuels to rise by less than 1% this year as renewables and EVs take off

Finally, some good news in the battle against greenhouse gasses: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the burning of fossil fuels are on track to rise less than 1% this year.


The hunt for the world's most elusive shipwrecks

In March 2022, the world let out a collective gasp when the remarkably preserved shipwreck of Ernest Shackleton's HMS Endurance was discovered almost two miles beneath the icy Antarctic seas.


UK inflation back at 40-year high as food prices soar

Rising food and energy costs drove UK inflation back to a 40-year high in September, but it could be nearing a peak as cash-strapped households pull back on spending amid broader economic turmoil.


It's been 35 years since the epic Black Monday crash. What have investors learned?

October 19, 1987. A brief but violent stock market crash. Can it happen again?