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Jim Edwards is the executive editor for global news at Fortune. He was previously the editor-in-chief of Business Insider's news division and the founding editor of Business Insider UK. His investigative journalism has changed the law in two U.S. federal districts and two states. The U.S. Supreme Court cited his work on the death penalty in the concurrence to Baze v. Rees, the ruling on whether lethal injection is cruel or unusual. He also won the Neal award for an investigation of bribes and kickbacks on Madison Avenue.

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Economy
AI capex and the ‘wealth effect’ from tech stocks (like Nvidia) now drive one-third of U.S. GDP growth, top analysts say
By Jim EdwardsFebruary 26, 2026
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Investing
Traders are on edge for Nvidia earnings: ‘We will … be able to hear a pin drop on Street trading desks’ tonight, one analyst says
By Jim EdwardsFebruary 25, 2026
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Banking
With his tariff plan in tatters, Trump vows ‘to do absolutely terrible things to foreign countries … in a much more powerful and obnoxious way’ 
By Jim EdwardsFebruary 24, 2026
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AI
Without AI spending, U.S. corporate investment in equipment would be negative, a decline that’s ‘worryingly broad-based,’ Pantheon analyst says 
By Jim EdwardsFebruary 23, 2026
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Economy
Stocks sell off as traders wake up to the realization that Trump has ‘highly punitive’ options for new trade tariffs
By Jim EdwardsFebruary 23, 2026
In the $3 trillion private credit market, the ‘shadow default’ rate is increasing as more money chases lower-quality deals
Investing
In the $3 trillion private credit market, the ‘shadow default’ rate is increasing as more money chases lower-quality deals
By Jim EdwardsFebruary 22, 2026
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Economy
Fed confirms it obeyed U.S. Treasury request for an unusual ‘rate check,’ weakening the dollar against foreign currencies
By Jim EdwardsFebruary 19, 2026
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Investing
There’s an incoming $150 billion ‘YOLO’ trade that will boost stocks by the end of March, Wells Fargo says
By Jim EdwardsFebruary 18, 2026
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Big Tech
D-Wave CEO shrugs off short attacks with ‘revolutionary’ $550 million quantum computing acquisition
By Jim EdwardsFebruary 17, 2026
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Investing
Big Tech approaches ‘red flag’ moment: AI capex is so great hyperscalers could go cash-flow negative, Evercore warns
By Jim EdwardsFebruary 17, 2026
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Economy
The ‘Sell America’ trade inflicted ‘lasting damage’ on the U.S. dollar, ING says
By Jim EdwardsFebruary 16, 2026
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Investing
Friday the 13th brings global selloff in stocks and gold as AI fear grips markets
By Jim EdwardsFebruary 13, 2026
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell pauses while speaking during a press conference following the Federal Open Markets Committee meeting at the Federal Reserve on January 28, 2026 in Washington, DC.
Economy
Some folks on Wall Street think yesterday’s U.S. jobs number is ‘implausible’ and thus due for a downward correction
By Jim EdwardsFebruary 12, 2026
American unexceptionalism: Foreign markets leave U.S. stocks in the dust
Investing
American unexceptionalism: Foreign markets leave U.S. stocks in the dust
By Jim EdwardsFebruary 11, 2026
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Investing
Why that $2 trillion software stock wipeout didn’t derail the AI bull market
By Jim EdwardsFebruary 10, 2026
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