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U.S. companies borrowed 3 percent less in December to finance their investments in equipment, the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) said on Tuesday, as inflation and Omicron cloud economic outlook.

Physical currency may soon become a thing of the past as the United States Federal Reserve takes the next step in completely digitizing the dollar.

CEOs of some of the major U.S.  airlines on Monday warned that the nation’s commerce will essentially “grind to a halt” and there will be “significant operation disruptions” to air passengers if 5G C-band technology is not deployed in a safe manner around airports.

While touting the conviction of sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell as a “victory for survivors,” the National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) has launched a petition for the Department of Justice (DOJ) to prosecute the many suspected clients and co-conspirators who participated in Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein’s notorious pedophile ring.

On Liu Danbi’s 31st birthday in December—the first that passed without a birthday wish from her mother—she did not cry. She said her tears had run out long ago.

They might be horrified by aspects of our politics, but they would still join in and give as good as they got.

A truck driver who was sentenced to 110 years in prison for his role in a deadly crash has had his sentence reduced to 10 years by Gov. Jared Polis (D-CO).

Anticipating an expanded 5G plan by Verizon and AT&T, the CEOs of Boeing and Airbus urged the Biden administration to delay it.

Newsweek review of financial filings in Congress has found that lawmakers who are driving legislation to protect Uyghurs in China are also invested—either directly in the form of stocks, or indirectly via mutual funds—in major companies tied to the oppression in Xinjiang.

Beijing’s troubles are an opportunity for the U.S.—if Washington can recognize it.