The large services side of the economy grew in November for the sixth month in a row and inflationary pressures eased, but businesses were taking a cautious approach to hiring and investing due to lingering “tariff uncertainty.

The president’s approval rating fell to 42% while his disapproval rating rose. A greater share of respondents disapproved of Trump’s handling of the economy.

In 2026, a reasonable baseline outlook is that the U.S. economy will get fresh support from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s front-loaded fiscal easing.

Stocks are back on the doorstep of record territory after a volatile month on Wall Street, but persistent inflation worries and souring consumer sentiment are keeping investors uneasy ahead of the Fed’s last policy meeting of the year.

Canada’s equity benchmark spent the first quarter stuck in a rut as investors priced the tumult caused by US President Donald Trump’s bombast and tariffs. It’s been on a tear ever since, and strategists expect the surge to persist in 2026.

British scientific journal Nature retracted a climate study due to data reliability issues, particularly problematic information from Uzbekistan that skewed results.

From electricity, property development and hospitals to billboards, driving schools and chicken farms, one vast conglomerate lies behind much of Abu Dhabi’s domestic corporate landscape: International Holding Company.

While spending soared to almost $12 billion, per one estimate, the data shows a more complicated economic picture.