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Trump just raised the $39 trillion national debt with the largest budget hike since World War II—and nobody can figure out how to pay for it

“MAGA was told an untruth by Trump — no foreign wars, no adventurism,” Steve Hanke told Fortune. “This is a massive militarization.”

By Nick LichtenbergApril 3, 2026
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MIT created duplicate AI workers to tackle thousands of different tasks. The verdict? Most of the time AI is still just ‘minimally sufficient’
By Tristan BoveApril 3, 2026
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon
Jamie Dimon says the U.S. was right to go to war with Iran: ‘Why the Western world put up with all these proxy wars for 45 years is kind of beyond me’
By Tristan BoveApril 3, 2026
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Only one U.S. university ranks in the world’s top 10 in STEM. Pfizer’s CEO is calling for change
By Preston ForeApril 3, 2026
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Bernie Sanders calls out Bezos, Musk, Bloomberg, and Buffett in billionaire tax push: ‘The richest people in America have never ever had it so good’
By Catherina GioinoApril 3, 2026
Depressed worker feel tried after overwork and disappointed for his job or being fired.
The jobs report looks good ‘for the wrong reasons,’ top economist warns: It’s hiding how many Americans are giving up
By Eva RoytburgApril 3, 2026
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AIThe AI kill switch just got harder to find: LLM-powered chatbots will defy orders and deceive users if asked to delete another model, study finds
By Sasha RogelbergApril 3, 2026
Energy markets are having a Wile E. Coyote moment as oil supplies go off a cliff, expert says
EnergyEnergy markets are having a Wile E. Coyote moment as oil supplies go off a cliff, expert says
By Jason MaApril 3, 2026
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Donald Trump shrugs as he stands behind the podium in the White House briefing room.
North America90% of Trump’s tariffs are paid for by American consumers and companies, New York Fed says
By Sasha RogelbergFebruary 13, 2026
  • Scott Bessent, US treasury secretary, during a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026.
    Economy‘Nothing short of self-sabotage’: Watchdog warns about national debt setting new record in just 4 years
    By Tristan BoveFebruary 11, 2026
Top analyst warns the economy is figuring out how to grow without creating new jobs, leaving a major vulnerability
EconomyTop analyst warns the economy is figuring out how to grow without creating new jobs, leaving a major vulnerability
By Jason MaFebruary 13, 2026
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SuccessIBM is tripling the number of Gen Z entry-level jobs after finding the limits of AI adoption
By Preston ForeFebruary 13, 2026
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EconomyAI displacement trade rocks stocks again as Wall Street searches for next sector to price downward
By Stan Choe and The Associated PressFebruary 13, 2026
A woman on the street holding a carboard sign reading, "We say NO to the data center"
EnergyMiddle-class Americans are paying for the data center and AI boom with higher electric bills and even food costs, Goldman Sachs warns
By Sasha RogelbergFebruary 13, 2026
President Donald Trump speaks to the media wearing a hat that reads, "Trump Was Right About Everything!," during a visit to The People's House: A White House Experience August 22, 2025 in Washington, DC.
PoliticsWe’ve probably already seen ‘peak Trump,’ says Pimco, with the Oval Office now constrained by courts and midterms
By Eleanor PringleFebruary 13, 2026
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    EconomyAmerica’s national debt borrowing binge means interest payments will rocket to $2 trillion a year by 2036, CBO says
    By Eleanor PringleFebruary 11, 2026
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InvestingFriday the 13th brings global selloff in stocks and gold as AI fear grips markets
By Jim EdwardsFebruary 13, 2026
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InvestingOne of Wall Street’s most feared hedge fund managers on the decline of the dollar: Gold is ‘becoming the reserve asset’
By Jake AngeloFebruary 12, 2026
People stand in a line at a job fair.
EconomyLayoffs and unemployment are quite low, actually, says BLS
By Matt Ott and The Associated PressFebruary 12, 2026
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AIMatt Shumer’s viral blog about AI’s looming impact on knowledge workers is based on flawed assumptions
By Jeremy KahnFebruary 12, 2026
A home with a for sign in front.
Real EstateAmerican home buyers are still on strike as lower mortgage rates are no match for sinking January sales
By Alex Veiga and The Associated PressFebruary 12, 2026
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    Economy‘The fiscal trajectory is not sustainable’: CBO warns about the highest debt in U.S. history as Trump adds $1.4 trillion to 10-year deficit
    By Tristan BoveFebruary 11, 2026
Jeff Bezos waving to a crowd and stepping on to a small boat in Venice
North AmericaThe tech billionaires aren’t just grabbing trophy Florida mansions—they have competing half-billion-dollar megayachts jostling for dock space
By Tristan BoveFebruary 12, 2026
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BankingFord CEO Jim Farley knew the EV pain would be bad, but the ‘punch line’ is a $4.8 billion loss: ‘The customer has spoken’
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 12, 2026
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EconomyTrump’s tariffs cancel out what he claims is ‘the largest tax cut in American history’: The average person will lose $300 even after refunds
By Jacqueline MunisFebruary 12, 2026
Donald Trump, holding two babies in his arms, leans over to kiss on on the head.
Future of Work‘Fertility president’ Trump has demanded a baby boom, and Stanford researchers have a solution: Let more people work from home
By Sasha RogelbergFebruary 12, 2026
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North AmericaFrom ‘The Lord of the Skies’ to drones over El Paso, Mexican cartels have a long history of airborne drug fleets
By María Verza and The Associated PressFebruary 12, 2026
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AI‘We do not believe this is a bubble’: Taiwan’s 23 million people see a high-flying economy with one major risk
By Chan Ho-Him and The Associated PressFebruary 12, 2026
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EconomyChina rushes to stem price war in autos as passenger car sales drop nearly 20% in January
By Chan Ho-Him and The Associated PressFebruary 12, 2026
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PoliticsTrump tariffs on Canada slapped down in 219-211 bipartisan vote
By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking and The Associated PressFebruary 12, 2026
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PoliticsAfter Hegseth snubs NATO, Europe makes the best of it: ‘Sadly for him, he is missing a good party’
By Lorne Cook and The Associated PressFebruary 12, 2026
A shopper carries Target bags in San Francisco, California, US, on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026.
EconomyWelcome to the ‘E-shaped’ economy: Wealth gap is no longer between just high and low earners, the middle class is also struggling
By Eleanor PringleFebruary 12, 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.
EconomySome 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
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EnvironmentRural America’s $23.6 billion wipeout: the drought that wouldn’t quit
By Joel Lisonbee, William Baule and The ConversationFebruary 12, 2026
Salman Khan
AIThe godfather of AI predicts mass unemployment is on its way. This CEO warns even a 10% reduction ‘will feel like a depression’
By Jake AngeloFebruary 12, 2026
President Donald Trump pictured in front of a waving American flag.
EconomyTrump’s immigration curbs will help take 2.4 million people out of the workforce, but he’s betting AI can pick up the slack
By Tristan BoveFebruary 11, 2026
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PoliticsPete Hegseth’s plan to test anti-cartel lasers shut down the El Paso airport for a full day, sources say
By Seung Min Kim, Ben Finley, Mary Clare Jalonick, Morgan Lee, Josh Funk and The Associated PressFebruary 11, 2026
jobs
EconomyTurns out the U.S. economy didn’t create half a million jobs last year. It was just 181,000
By Paul Wiseman and The Associated PressFebruary 11, 2026
TrumpRx
CommentaryTrumpRx is here and it helps, though a bit less than advertised
By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Stephen Henriques, Ferron Chen, Asuka Koda and Vanessa McLennanFebruary 11, 2026
Suburban homes
EconomyThe 45-year decline of the middle class costs you $12,000 a year
By Jake AngeloFebruary 11, 2026
Jerome Powell, standing behind the podium, looking out in front of him.
InvestingWall Street’s top analyst sees something weird going on with gold and interest rates, and warns inflation risks are rewriting market logic
By Sasha RogelbergFebruary 11, 2026
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