Month: October 2026

By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — It’s another day, another historically weak reading of how Americans feel about the economy. However, this one is landing right before the midterm elections. The University of Michigan’s closely watched consumer sentiment index fell to a preliminary reading of 46.3 from 48.1 in September. If Friday’s lower-than-expected reading were

By Elisabeth Buchwald, Matt Egan, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump is mounting a fresh offensive in his battle to oust Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, forming a committee of his own appointees to investigate allegations against her. The committee will investigate alleged false statements Cook made in connection with mortgages on two properties and

By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Hurricane Isaias is barreling down on the US Gulf Coast at a time when there’s almost no margin for error in the global energy system. The biggest risk is that extreme flooding, wind or power outages from the Category 3 storm disrupts, damages or even destroys refineries.