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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
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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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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
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    EconomyTop analyst: Trump’s economy marked by ‘soggy consumption, weak job gains and a sour public mood’
    By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 9, 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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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
Fed Chair Jerome Powell testifies before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs during a hearing to "examine the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress" on Capitol Hill on June 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. Powell says that the central bank will wait for clearer economic signals on the effects of President Donald Trump's tariffs on the economy before cutting interest rates, despite pressure from the President and divisions among Fed officials.
EconomyNightmarish labor market finally shows signs of letting up—and some ‘vindication’ for Jerome Powell
By Eva RoytburgFebruary 11, 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.
EconomyPowell’s parting gift from the Fed may be more rate cuts than expected, courtesy of deteriorating data
By Eleanor PringleFebruary 11, 2026
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EconomyArgentina’s 5 straight months of surging inflation undercount the severity, economists say
By Isabel Debre and The Associated PressFebruary 11, 2026
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    EconomyChina might be beginning to back away from U.S. debt as investors get nervous about overexposure to American assets
    By Eleanor PringleFebruary 9, 2026
American unexceptionalism: Foreign markets leave U.S. stocks in the dust
InvestingAmerican unexceptionalism: Foreign markets leave U.S. stocks in the dust
By Jim EdwardsFebruary 11, 2026
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Future of WorkWork is a ‘situationship,’ and your manager is a millennial: Welcome to the economy where breaking up is hard to do
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 11, 2026
The job market is so tough white-collar workers are ‘reverse recruiting,’ shelling out thousands to get headhunters to find them their next role
EconomyThe job market is so tough white-collar workers are ‘reverse recruiting,’ shelling out thousands to get headhunters to find them their next role
By Molly Liebergall and Morning BrewFebruary 10, 2026
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EconomyIt turns out that Joe Biden really did crush Americans’ dreams for the future. Just look at how the vibe changed 5 years ago
By Jake AngeloFebruary 10, 2026
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LawParamount raises offer for Warner as it seeks to fight off Netflix
By Wyatte Grantham-Philips and The Associated PressFebruary 10, 2026
  • Don’t get comfortable with the global stock rally today: Goldman’s Panic Index is approaching ‘max fear’
    InvestingDon’t get comfortable with the global stock rally today: Goldman’s Panic Index is approaching ‘max fear’
    By Jim EdwardsFebruary 9, 2026
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RetailEconomists surprised by consumer spending’s screeching halt in December
By Anne D'Innocenzio and The Associated PressFebruary 10, 2026
Investor Warren Buffett, pictured during a trip to Japan in 2011.
InvestingWarren Buffett’s big bet on Japan earned Berkshire Hathaway $24 billion in just 6 years
By Tristan BoveFebruary 10, 2026
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Future of Work‘AI-washing’ and ‘forever layoffs’: Why companies keep cutting jobs, even amid rising profits
By Claire ZillmanFebruary 10, 2026
A Chipotle server looks up as she stands behind the counter holding a burrito bowl.
RetailChipotle’s CEO isn’t worried about raising prices—most of his customers make more than $100k anyway
By Sasha RogelbergFebruary 10, 2026
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AIAI could trigger a global jobs market collapse by 2027 if left unchecked, former Google ethicist warns
By Jake AngeloFebruary 10, 2026
(L-R) Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney and US President Donald Trump attend the draw for the 2026 FIFA Football World Cup taking place in the US, Canada and Mexico, at the Kennedy Center, in Washington, DC, on December 5, 2025.
EconomyTrump’s Canada bridge meltdown dismissed by UBS as an unlikely TACO trade ‘in the post–Heated Rivalry environment’
By Eleanor PringleFebruary 10, 2026
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AsiaChinese shoppers can’t get enough of Disney’s Zootopia and Ralph Lauren’s ‘old money’ look despite nationalistic vibes
By Chan Ho-Him and The Associated PressFebruary 10, 2026
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CommentarySam Altman told me AI should be ‘an equalizing force in society.’ That’s why I’m working on the $1.6 trillion AI gender gap
By Valerie ChapmanFebruary 10, 2026
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CommentaryAmerica is shorting one of its best assets as the $38 trillion national debt runs out of control 
By Katica RoyFebruary 10, 2026
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EconomyTrump’s tariffs take a bit out of Honda with 42% drop in profits for past 9 months
By Yuri Kageyama and The Associated PressFebruary 10, 2026
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PoliticsPeople really did have a kind of millennial optimism in 2016, Gallup finds, as hopes for the future fade
By Linley Sanders and The Associated PressFebruary 10, 2026
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CommentaryThe economy isn’t K-shaped. For 87 million, people, it’s desperate and for another 46 million it’s elite
By Josh TanenbaumFebruary 10, 2026
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EconomyAmerica borrowed $43.5 billion a week in the first four months of the fiscal year, with debt interest on track to be over $1 trillion for 2026
By Eleanor PringleFebruary 10, 2026
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InvestingWhy that $2 trillion software stock wipeout didn’t derail the AI bull market
By Jim EdwardsFebruary 10, 2026
Asia’s young, tech-savvy population will power the region’s growth: AIIB chief investment officer Kim-See Lim
EconomyAsia’s young, tech-savvy population will power the region’s growth: AIIB chief investment officer Kim-See Lim
By Angelica AngFebruary 10, 2026
France’s Thales ‘extensively’ ramps up production to meet a global boom in defense spending, says international CEO Pascale Sourisse
EconomyFrance’s Thales ‘extensively’ ramps up production to meet a global boom in defense spending, says international CEO Pascale Sourisse
By Angelica AngFebruary 10, 2026
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RetailEddie Bauer’s retail operator declares bankruptcy as younger shoppers view the brand as ‘old-fashioned and a bit irrelevant’
By Anne D'Innocenzio and The Associated PressFebruary 9, 2026
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InvestingWhy you shouldn’t worry about AI eating the stock market, top analyst says. The U.S. economy is ‘about to take off’
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 9, 2026
JPMorgan’s nationwide home price forecast hides a Sunbelt full of pain. Watch out, Florida and Texas
Real EstateJPMorgan’s nationwide home price forecast hides a Sunbelt full of pain. Watch out, Florida and Texas
By Jason MaFebruary 9, 2026
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