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Business

Motor1 says the 2024 BMW X2 “looks weird and isn’t fun.” The 2025 comes to us pretty much unchanged, and the criticism holds.

Opinion

2025 BMW X2: The roofline is hardly the only corner cut

I’ve had a previous X2 that I didn’t adore; and BMW has had other misses. But this is the first BMW that I actively hated, and I’m not the only one. A hostile takeover by Accounting?

Scott Sturgis | Columnist

Health

Main Line Health lays off nearly 200 nonclinical staff, 1.5% of workforce

Harold Brubaker

Crozer-Chester Medical Center has struggled financially under for-profit owner Prospect Medical Holdings.

Health

Crozer Health pulls emergency ambulances into hospital service, leaving towns short on service

Harold Brubaker and Sarah Gantz

President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on Monday in Washington.

National Politics

Trump rescinds Biden's executive order on AI safety in attempt to diverge from his predecessor

Matt O'Brien, Associated Press

President Donald Trump after being sworn in Monday at the U.S. Capitol, with (from left) House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R., La.), Vice President JD Vance, and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R., La.).

Business

Trump’s tariff shifts are an early warning for corporate America to expect whiplash

Ted Mann, Liz Capo McCormick, and Esha Dey, Bloomberg

Economy

Can DOGE actually save federal money by cutting government jobs? Unlikely, economist Joel Naroff says

The government is not a factory. Standard efficiency models, which usually involve cutting workers and adding capital, may not be relevant.

Joel L. Naroff, For The Inquirer

Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk, with his son X, at the U.S. Capitol building on Dec. 5 in Washington. Musk and Ramaswamy have proposed cutting government spending by 30%.

Economy

Can DOGE actually save federal money by cutting government jobs? Unlikely, economist Joel Naroff says

The government is not a factory. Standard efficiency models, which usually involve cutting workers and adding capital, may not be relevant.

Joel L. Naroff, For The Inquirer

Economy

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

Mark Zandi

National Politics

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

Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

Economy

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

Joel L. Naroff, For The Inquirer

Transportation

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

Henry Savage

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.

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