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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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By Katherine Van DisApril 3, 2026
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By Glen Luke FlanaganApril 3, 2026
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By Emily PharesApril 3, 2026
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HealthThe Benefits of Red Light Therapy: Expert-Approved Advice
By Katherine Van DisApril 3, 2026
Fortune 500 Power Moves: Which executives are gaining and losing power
C-SuiteFortune 500 Power Moves: Which executives are gaining and losing power
By Fortune EditorsApril 3, 2026
Dario Amodei sits in a white chair with his hands pressed together in front of a pink and orange background.
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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Trump threatens to impose tariffs on countries ‘if they don’t go along’ with his Greenland takeover plans
PoliticsTrump threatens to impose tariffs on countries ‘if they don’t go along’ with his Greenland takeover plans
By Daniel Niemann, Darlene Superville and The Associated PressJanuary 16, 2026
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    Politics‘You are really playing with fire with this one’: California billionaires tax ignites, pitting labor unions and voters against tech execs
    By MIchael R. Blood, Michael Liedtke and The Associated PressJanuary 14, 2026
Republican lawmakers close ranks around Powell, who spent years building ties in Congress. ‘He gets in there, pets the dog, shoots the breeze’
EconomyRepublican lawmakers close ranks around Powell, who spent years building ties in Congress. ‘He gets in there, pets the dog, shoots the breeze’
By Joey Cappelletti, Christopher Rugaber and The Associated PressJanuary 16, 2026
Bond yields jump after Trump hints Hassett won’t be named Fed chair as Wall Street sees hawkish Warsh having easier path to replace Powell
EconomyBond yields jump after Trump hints Hassett won’t be named Fed chair as Wall Street sees hawkish Warsh having easier path to replace Powell
By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated PressJanuary 16, 2026
ChatGPT tests ads as a new era of AI begins
AIChatGPT tests ads as a new era of AI begins
By Sharon GoldmanJanuary 16, 2026
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PoliticsAs Trump throws a bone to Gen Z on student debt, watchdog calls it an ‘incoherent political giveaway,’ straight out of Biden’s playbook
By Nick LichtenbergJanuary 16, 2026
Deficits boost U.S. debt but also inflate corporate profits and stocks, so reducing red ink could trigger a financial crisis, analysts warn
EconomyDeficits boost U.S. debt but also inflate corporate profits and stocks, so reducing red ink could trigger a financial crisis, analysts warn
By Jason MaJanuary 16, 2026
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    Politics‘Jamie Dimon probably wants higher rates. Maybe he makes more money that way’: Trump continues Fed attacks in Detroit visit
    By The Associated PressJanuary 14, 2026
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North AmericaHow Trump became a death knell for the 85-year relationship between farmers and the federal government
By Peter Simons and The ConversationJanuary 16, 2026
Community colleges, associate’s degrees and certificates: Young Americans are interested in everything but a bachelor’s
North AmericaCommunity colleges, associate’s degrees and certificates: Young Americans are interested in everything but a bachelor’s
By Tristan BoveJanuary 16, 2026
Jamie Dimon speaking at The US of Chamber of Commerce.
Banking‘Absolutely, positively no chance, no way, no how, for any reason’: Dimon says he’d never run the Fed but ‘would take the call’ to lead Treasury
By Jacqueline MunisJanuary 16, 2026
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PoliticsThe U.S. has absorbed 1 million Venezuelans over the past decade. That’s much more recent than most immigrants
By Matt Brooks, Karin Brewster and The ConversationJanuary 16, 2026
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AIIn the AI economy, the ‘weirdness premium’ will set you apart. Lean into it, says expert on tech change economics
By Jake Angelo and Nick LichtenbergJanuary 16, 2026
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    EconomyTrump insists ‘the Trump economic boom has officially begun’ because of ‘historic use of tariffs’
    By Will Weissert, Corey Williams, Nick Lichtenberg and The Associated PressJanuary 14, 2026
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Investing‘De-dollarization’ is dead: Investors discount Trump’s dramas as they pile into U.S. assets
By Jim EdwardsJanuary 16, 2026
Singapore tries to give its flagging stock market a kickstart with a link to the NASDAQ, allowing firms to easily list in both places
AsiaSingapore tries to give its flagging stock market a kickstart with a link to the NASDAQ, allowing firms to easily list in both places
By Angelica AngJanuary 16, 2026
Donald Trump and Jim Farley walk next to each other in the Ford factory.
PoliticsFord CEO Jim Farley says the White House will ‘always answer the phone,’ but needs Trump to do more to curtail China’s threat to America’s autos
By Sasha RogelbergJanuary 16, 2026
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PoliticsTrump claims all the U.S. automakers are ‘doing great.’ Gretchen Whitmer says ‘this will only get worse without a serious shift’
By Isabella Volmert and The Associated PressJanuary 15, 2026
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PoliticsTrump’s ‘Department of War’ rebrand could cost $125 million to replace all the stationery and signs, the CBO says
By Eleanor PringleJanuary 15, 2026
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell
EconomyEconomy is marginally improving but only because the rich are splurging on luxury items and holidays, the Fed says
By Eleanor PringleJanuary 15, 2026
Photo: President Donald Trump during a bill signing event with dairy farmers in the Oval Office on Wednesday January 14, 2026.
InvestingTrump’s chips ‘proclamation’ causes retail investors to dump the Magnificent Seven stocks  
By Jim EdwardsJanuary 15, 2026
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EconomyDesperate job seekers are abandoning the idea of a ‘dream job’—but an economist warns bosses about what could happen next 
By Jacqueline MunisJanuary 15, 2026
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CommentaryAI will infiltrate the industrial workforce in 2026—let’s apply it to training the next generation, not replacing them
By Kriti SharmaJanuary 15, 2026
Artistic illustration of a huge wave made up of dollar bills engulfing the Capitol building
EconomyAmerica’s $38 trillion national debt is so big the nearly $1 trillion interest payment will be larger than Medicare soon
By Shawn TullyJanuary 15, 2026
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PoliticsDenmark and Greenland agree to form working group over the future of the territory
By Emma Burrows, Claudia Ciobanu, Ben Finley and The Associated PressJanuary 14, 2026
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CryptoBitcoin closes in on $100,000 in surprise surge
By Carlos GarciaJanuary 14, 2026
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PoliticsRural America is getting a bailout, but not from Trump—billionaires are riding to the rescue
By Nick LichtenbergJanuary 14, 2026
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North AmericaHighway 1 along Big Sur reopens after 3 years of closures amid tourism-destroying landslide
By The Associated PressJanuary 14, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump (C) walks with Executive chair of Ford Motor Company Bill Ford Jr. (L), and CEO of Ford Motor Company Jim Farley as they tour the Ford River Rouge Complex on January 13, 2026 in Dearborn, Michigan.
Future of WorkTrump hails ‘booming investment’ in Detroit while auto manufacturing jobs have fallen every month since Liberation Day
By Eva RoytburgJanuary 14, 2026
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EconomyCalifornia’s wealth tax doesn’t fix the real problem: Cash-poor billionaires who borrow money, tax-free, to live on
By Nick LichtenbergJanuary 14, 2026
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Economy‘Sickening and greedy’: California millionaire slams Larry Page and Sergey Brin for cutting ties with the state to avoid wealth tax
By Jacqueline MunisJanuary 14, 2026
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CommentaryForget the K-Shape: We have a barbell economy—and the middle class is buckling under the weight
By Katica RoyJanuary 14, 2026
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PoliticsTrump demands NATO help with U.S. acquiring Greenland: ‘Anything less than that is unacceptable’
By Emma Burrows and The Associated PressJanuary 14, 2026
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Gen Z fled San Francisco for Texas and Florida. Now they’re turning ‘welcomer cities’ into the next big tech townsplaceholder alt text
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