Business leaders at the World Economic Forum worry about a possible recession, even as some see reason for optimism.

“Do you really want to see how the sausage is made? I’m not sure.”

WASHINGTON (AP) — For a long and frustrating third day, divided Republicans kept the speaker’s chair of the U.S. House empty Thursday, as party leader Kevin McCarthy failed again and again in an excruciating string of ballots to win enough GOP votes to seize the chamber’s gavel.

The former president's endorsement didn't move any votes.

Bolstered by a slew of new developments, the city’s luxury market joined the ranks of Miami and Palm Beach. But the downturn is testing the area’s growth, as sales slow and prices fall.

The CDC estimates that XBB.1.5 has more than doubled its share of the Covid-19 pie each week for the last four, rising from about 4% to 41% of new infections over the month of December.