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The most likely solution to the U.S. debt crisis is severe austerity triggered by a fiscal calamity, former White House economic adviser says

"Eventually, in the unforeseeable future, austerity may be the most likely of the six possible outcomes."

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The rise of AI reasoning models comes with a big energy tradeoff
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FinanceJamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co., speaks during the America Business Forum in Miami, Florida, US, on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. The forum brings together leaders in business, sports, culture, and technology. Photographer: Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon says Europe has a ‘real problem’
SpaceX to offer insider shares at record-setting $800 billion valuation
The most likely solution to the U.S. debt crisis is severe austerity triggered by a fiscal calamity, former White House economic adviser says
HealthSchumer
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LeadershipJamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co., speaks during the America Business Forum in Miami, Florida, US, on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. The forum brings together leaders in business, sports, culture, and technology. Photographer: Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon says Europe has a ‘real problem’
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LifestyleLOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 05: An aerial view of the Netflix logo displayed at Netflix studios, with the Hollywood sign in the distance, on December 5, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. have announced an $82.7 billion deal for Netflix to acquire Warner Bros. film and TV studios, HBO Max, and HBO. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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Miss Universe co-owner gets bank accounts frozen as part of probe into drugs, fuel and arms trafficking
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The $124 trillion Great Wealth Transfer is intensifying as inheritance jumps to a new record, with one 19-year-old reaping the rewards
Quant who said passive era is ‘worse than Marxism’ doubles down
The ‘Great Housing Reset’ is coming: Income growth will outpace home-price growth in 2026, Redfin forecasts
PoliticsFILE - Tourists flock to Mather Point at Grand Canyon National Park, Oct. 1, 2025, in Grand Canyon, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
National Park Service drops free admission on Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth while adding Trump’s birthday
Hegseth likens strikes on alleged drug boats to post-9/11 war on terror, saying Trump can order use of force ‘as he sees fit’
Trump finally meets Claudia Sheinbaum face to face at the FIFA World Cup draw
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22-year-old Australian TikToker raises $1.7 million for 88-year-old Michigan grocer after chance encounter weeks earlier
U.S. consumers are so financially strained they put more than $1 billion on buy-now, pay later services during Black Friday and Cyber Monday
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SpaceX to offer insider shares at record-setting $800 billion valuation
Apple rocked by executive departures, with chip chief at risk of leaving next
Nvidia CEO says data centers take about 3 years to construct in the U.S., while in China ‘they can build a hospital in a weekend’
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