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Trump wants to add nearly $7 trillion to the $39 trillion national debt with his new military budget, watchdog warns

Trump’s proposal would be “by far the largest year-over-year increase in defense spending in the post-WWII era,” the CRFB said.

By Nick LichtenbergApril 2, 2026
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Paul Krugman smacks down Trump speech with argument that $4 gas is ‘less than half’ of the Hormuz hit. Here’s what he’s talking about
By Jake AngeloApril 2, 2026
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Latest crypto hack sees thieves make off with $280 million from Solana DeFi platform Drift
By Carlos GarciaApril 2, 2026
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The Iran war is effectively ‘a tax’ on U.S. households that could accelerate the economy’s widening K shape, Moody’s says
By Tristan BoveApril 2, 2026
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After renewable power’s record-smashing 2025, the Iran war could accelerate the shift as countries seek ‘structurally more resilient’ energy, UN says
By Tristan BoveApril 2, 2026
Traders signal offers in the S&P options trading pit at the Cboe Global Markets exchange on March 31, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois.
Markets rally hard on Iran’s promise to play nice in Hormuz as its leaders pocket billions from the disruption
By Eva RoytburgApril 2, 2026
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NewslettersDell’s CFO built a 27-year career without leaving the company. Here’s how he kept moving up
By Sheryl EstradaApril 3, 2026
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By Alexei OreskovicApril 3, 2026
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NewslettersLeaders push for a ‘Manhattan Project’ and public-private solutions around AI and labor
By Diane BradyApril 3, 2026
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Personal FinanceToday’s top high-yield savings rates: Up to 5.00% on April 3, 2026
By Glen Luke FlanaganApril 3, 2026
Top CD rates today, April 3, 2026: Lock in up to up to 4.20%
Personal FinanceTop CD rates today, April 3, 2026: Lock in up to up to 4.20%
By Glen Luke FlanaganApril 3, 2026
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InnovationGoogle CEO Sundar Pichai says we’re just a decade away from a new normal of extraterrestrial data centers
By Sasha RogelbergApril 3, 2026
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SuccessThe world’s wealthiest families adopt these 7 key habits for success, according to JPMorgan
By Preston ForeApril 3, 2026
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Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moodys Analytics, during a Senate Budget Committee hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, May 4, 2023.
EconomySneaking unemployment rate means the U.S. economy is inching closer to a key recession indicator, says Moody’s
By Eleanor PringleDecember 19, 2025
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    Future of WorkThe job market is so bad, people in their 40s are resorting to going back to school instead of looking for work
    By Sydney LakeDecember 16, 2025
Southeast Asian economies prove resilient in the face of Trump’s tariffs as supply chains expand
EconomySoutheast Asian economies prove resilient in the face of Trump’s tariffs as supply chains expand
By Angelica AngDecember 19, 2025
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PoliticsTrump was wrong about tariffs funding the ‘Warrior Dividend’ of $1,776—troops were already set to get the money
By Josh Boak, Michelle L. Price and The Associated PressDecember 18, 2025
President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the Diplomatic Room of the White House on December 17, 2025 in Washington, DC.
Economy‘This is a wacky number’: economists cry foul as new government data assumes zero housing inflation in surprising November drop
By Eva RoytburgDecember 18, 2025
Trump stands at a podium in the Diplomatic Reception Room, which is adorned with Christmas decorations.
PoliticsTrump says $1,776 ‘warrior dividends’ were made possible partly by tariff revenue, which still lags $100 billion behind what the White House expected
By Sasha RogelbergDecember 18, 2025
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PoliticsState Department announces massive $10 billion arms sale to Taiwan, infuriating China
By Matthew Lee, Simina Mistreanu and The Associated PressDecember 18, 2025
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    PoliticsGavin Newsom hires former CDC officials to work as public health consultants for state of California
    By Sophie Austin and The Associated PressDecember 15, 2025
Top AI defense CEO sees China planning for a ‘very protracted conflict’ and the U.S. running out of weapons in 7 days
AITop AI defense CEO sees China planning for a ‘very protracted conflict’ and the U.S. running out of weapons in 7 days
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezDecember 18, 2025
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EconomyInflation hits 2.7% in November, still above Fed’s 2% target but less than economists expected
By Paul Wiseman, Anne D'Innocenzio and The Associated PressDecember 18, 2025
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CommentaryOur data shows that companies of 500 and fewer workers mostly avoided the AI layoffs. They’re making AI work for them
By Gabby BurlacuDecember 18, 2025
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CryptoNorth Korea stole a record amount of crypto—again: report estimates  its hackers’ 2025 haul at $2 billion
By Carlos GarciaDecember 18, 2025
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EconomyThe American voter is angry about one thing above all and Trump’s tariffs are in the crossfire, Goldman’s chief political economist says
By Nick LichtenbergDecember 18, 2025
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    LawNetflix CEOs seek to reassure staff about Warner Bros. deal
    By Rose Henderson and BloombergDecember 15, 2025
Intuit CEO Sasan Goodarzi says Gen Z is struggling with credit card debt as balances are at an all-time high.
Personal FinanceIntuit CEO says Gen Z is staving off recession by putting it on plastic: ‘Credit card balances are up 36-37%, but they still have jobs’
By Nino PaoliDecember 18, 2025
We ‘don’t have enough manpower’ for the delivery boom, says Singapore-based robotics founder
InnovationWe ‘don’t have enough manpower’ for the delivery boom, says Singapore-based robotics founder
By Angelica AngDecember 18, 2025
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EconomyAfter Trump used prime-time speech to deny economic reality, his aides reassured him he did great
By Josh Boak and The Associated PressDecember 18, 2025
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EconomyMamdani gets 74,000 resumes in sign of New York City’s job-market misery
By Georgia Hall and BloombergDecember 17, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable discussion with top business leaders in the Roosevelt Room at the White House on December 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. During the roundtable, Trump addressed questions on the Federal Reserve’s latest decision to cut interest rates and reports that the U.S. seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, among other topics.
EnergyA U.S. oil blockade on Venezuela could ‘devastate’ its economy and further pressure Maduro. But how far is Trump willing to take it?
By Jordan BlumDecember 17, 2025
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EconomyTariffs take a bite out of mom-and-pop stores as small business profit growth turns negative for first time in 18 months, BofA says
By Nick LichtenbergDecember 17, 2025
Trump points his finger into the crowd from behind the presidential podium
Big TechThe Trump administration says it could go after Spotify if Europe doesn’t back off American tech companies
By Dave SmithDecember 17, 2025
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EconomyThe $38 trillion national debt is to blame for over $1 trillion in annual interest payments from here on out, CRFB says
By Nick LichtenbergDecember 17, 2025
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CommentaryThe AI layoff wave is just beginning — and it’s by design
By Kevin OakesDecember 17, 2025
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PoliticsA week after telling Americans their kids may get fewer dolls and pencils because of tariffs, Trump vows ‘THE BEST IS YET TO COME’
By Josh Boak and The Associated PressDecember 17, 2025
Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve
EconomyRed flags in U.S. data will justify ‘insurance’ interest rate cuts from the Fed next year, says UBS
By Eleanor PringleDecember 17, 2025
Gasoline delivery truck driver Robert Clark prepares to fill the underground gas tanks at a Shell station in Glendale California. Fuel prices in December 2025 are the lowest since the pandemic in early 2021.
EnergyPrices at the gas pump are the lowest since the pandemic and still falling—just in time for record-high holiday travel
By Jordan BlumDecember 17, 2025
Woman wearing a Santa hat talking with her friend by video call
EconomyThe labor market’s holiday present for America: the highest unemployment in 4 years. It might be ‘noisy’ but the jobs just aren’t there
By Eva Roytburg and Nick LichtenbergDecember 16, 2025
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RetailAs Americans continue to feel the pain from tariffs and inflation, Lidl launches holiday meal deal for less than $4 per person
By Nino PaoliDecember 16, 2025
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EconomyGovernment belatedly reveals loss of 105,000 jobs in October as full DOGE cutbacks come into view
By Paul Wiseman and The Associated PressDecember 16, 2025
Stephen Greene works a street corner hoping to land a job as a laborer or carpenter on June 3, 2011 in Pompano Beach, Florida.
EconomyUnemployment hits 4-year high as frozen jobs data shows recession risks getting ‘uncomfortably high,’ top economist Mark Zandi says
By Eva RoytburgDecember 16, 2025
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EconomyAmerica’s $38 trillion national debt ‘exacerbates generational imbalances’ with Gen Z and millennials paying the price, warns think tank
By Eleanor PringleDecember 16, 2025
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North America80% of American Christmas trees are fake. They’re also tariffed
By Dee-Ann Durbin and The Associated PressDecember 16, 2025
China, EU
EuropeChina slashes EU pork tariffs to 19.8% from 62.4%
By Elaine Kurtenbach and The Associated PressDecember 16, 2025
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