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The 2025 Ford Ranger Raptor didn’t lose contact with Earth in any of Mr. Driver’s Seat’s testing, but it sure felt like we were flying.

2025 Ford Ranger Raptor: Still fun after all these years?

After trying out the Gladiator and Tacoma, the funnest pickup award again goes to the Ford offering, this time as the Ranger Raptor.

Scott Sturgis | Columnist

The 2025 New Year's Eve numerals are displayed in Times Square, on Dec. 18, 2024, in New York.

10 tips from experts to help you change your relationship with money in 2025

Cora Lewis and Adriana Morga, Associated Press

Adaptimmune, a biopharma company in the Navy Shipyard, won FDA approval for a new type of cancer therapy (Tecelra) that uses the immune system to target cancer cells. The photo shows a quality control specialist.

Philly’s year in biopharma: a look back at 2024

Harold Brubaker

Lawmakers in Harrisburg passed a law that puts limits on noncompete agreements for doctors, physicians assistant, nurse practitioners, and nurse anesthetists.

Pennsylvania has a new law limiting noncompete agreements for doctors and others to one year

Harold Brubaker

Automotive tires stacked at the Continental Tire distribution center in Sumter, S.C.

Which tire retailers drive the best bargains?

Kevin Brasler and Delaware Valley Consumers’ Checkbook

As 2024 closes, soak in the exceptional economy, economist Mark Zandi says

The U.S. economy's performance in 2024 was stronger than Zandi has seen in 35 years.

People walk on Wall Street in New York's Financial District on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024.

People walk on Wall Street in New York's Financial District on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024.

As 2024 closes, soak in the exceptional economy, economist Mark Zandi says

The U.S. economy's performance in 2024 was stronger than Zandi has seen in 35 years.

National Politics

The Federal Reserve cut its key rate by a quarter-point, but envisions fewer reductions next year

Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell.

Forecasting 2025 under a second Trump administration raises big questions, economist Joel Naroff says

Joel L. Naroff, For The Inquirer

How much did SEPTA fares increase? A helpful breakdown of each service

SEPTA bus crosses 9th and Market Street in Center City Philadelphia on Friday morning November 8, 2024. SEPTA increased its fares by 7.5%, increasing most fares by 50 cents to $2, starting Dec. 1, 2024.

Trump’s economic proposals would increase inflation and interest rates, economist Mark Zandi says

Mark Zandi, For The Inquirer

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