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The Fed’s worst inflation fears may be coming true as consumers lose faith in long-term prices—and even Trump supporters doubt he can bring relief
The Fed’s worst inflation fears may be coming true as consumers lose faith in long-term prices—and even Trump supporters doubt he can bring relief

“Critically, consumers appear worried that inflation will increase and proliferate beyond fuel prices, even in the long run.”

By Jason MaMay 23, 2026
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Europe Just admitted the Iran War’s price shock isn’t going away
By Menelaos Hadjicostis and The Associated PressMay 23, 2026
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Trump on new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh: ‘Do your own thing’ but don’t lose your way like Jerome Powell did
By Will Weissert, Michelle L. Price and The Associated PressMay 23, 2026
Kevin Warsh, chairman of the US Federal Reserve nominee for US President Donald Trump, is sworn in during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on April 21, 2026 in Washington, DC.
‘I almost fell out of my chair’: Fed stalwart Claudia Sahm fears Kevin Warsh’s policies could undo 20 years of policy progress
By Eleanor PringleMay 23, 2026
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Millionaire podcaster Mel Robbins hits back at Gen Z’s lazy label—she says they’re stuck in a world their baby boomer parents wouldn’t even recognize
By Emma BurleighMay 23, 2026
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Millions of business owners are about to retire. They should sell to their employees
By Matt Helmer and Maxwell JohnsonMay 23, 2026
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SuccessMeet the 32-year-old who is America’s only full-time spelling bee coach — he charges up to $180 per hour
By Ben Nuckols and The Associated PressMay 23, 2026
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PoliticsOregon Democrats wrote a gas tax, watched it get destroyed and now Jeff Merkley has a fight
By Claire Rush and The Associated PressMay 23, 2026
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North America‘Hello, Goodbye’: Paul McCartney closed the lights on a Late Show that CBS couldn’t cancel quietly
By Mark Kennedy and The Associated PressMay 23, 2026
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EnvironmentThe asphalt industry has a heat problem — and cities are running out of patience
By Aya Diab, Alexa St. John and The Associated PressMay 23, 2026
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HealthMeet the hospital dogs ‘making a real difference’ by getting sick kids to smile
By Laura Ungar and The Associated PressMay 23, 2026
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PoliticsRebellious Republicans find voice in Trump apostate Thom Tillis: ‘stupid on stilts’ and a ‘payout for punks’
By Lisa Mascaro, Joey Cappelletti and The Associated PressMay 23, 2026
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PoliticsEven Mitch McConnell is mortified by Trump’s $1.8 billion ‘slush fund to pay people who assault cops’
By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer and The Associated PressMay 23, 2026
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RetailThe market keeps winning. Most Americans are losing faith
By Stan Choe and The Associated PressMay 23, 2026
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EconomyBelow zero: Fed governor wouldn’t be surprised at negative job growth number
By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated PressFebruary 23, 2026
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    LawWorld shakes its weary head at more Trump tariff chaos as he ‘says a lot of things, and many of them aren’t true’
    By Kim Tong-Hyung, Megan Janetsky and The Associated PressFebruary 21, 2026
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CommentaryTrump’s tariffs: a lesson in economic and legal ignorance
By Steve H. HankeFebruary 23, 2026
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EconomyIn less than a year, Trump erased 12 years of solvency for the trust fund that pays for Medicare Part A
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 23, 2026
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Economy‘Maya MacGuineas should be ashamed’: Scott Bessent launches war of words with the nonpartisan think tank that agrees with Trump on tariffs
By Tristan BoveFebruary 23, 2026
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EconomyGoldman Sachs says U.S. consumers are stuck with higher prices even after Supreme Court ruling opens door to $180 billion in tariff refunds
By Sasha RogelbergFebruary 23, 2026
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EconomyDrug use is on the rise as U.S. spending on the War on Drugs tops $1 trillion and cartel leaders drive violent eruptions in Mexico
By Tristan BoveFebruary 23, 2026
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    PoliticsTrump’s tariff fury continues as he moans about ‘ridiculous, poorly written, and extraordinarily anti-American decision’
    By Michelle L. Price and The Associated PressFebruary 21, 2026
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InvestingMorgan Stanley hails rare ‘reindustrialization renaissance’ of AI economy—but it’s better for computers than humans
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 23, 2026
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EconomyTrump has already hit peak tariff, Morgan Stanley says. His new 15% levy might not even be legal
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 23, 2026
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AIWithout 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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InvestingThe stock market bubble will burst in 2027, and the current rotation is a ‘warning of trouble ahead,’ Capital Economics says
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 23, 2026
The record gap between corporate profits and worker pay has an ‘undercurrent of betrayal,’ top economist warns 
EconomyThe record gap between corporate profits and worker pay has an ‘undercurrent of betrayal,’ top economist warns 
By Jason MaFebruary 23, 2026
  • Trump’s plan B to impose new tariffs is also illegal because a balance-of-payments deficit doesn’t exist, trade experts say
    PoliticsTrump’s plan B to impose new tariffs is also illegal because a balance-of-payments deficit doesn’t exist, trade experts say
    By Jason MaFebruary 21, 2026
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AI‘Ghost GDP,’ a white-collar recession, and the death of friction: Substack’s top finance writer warns of the 2028 AI crisis nobody sees coming
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 23, 2026
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North AmericaMexico’s latest cartel violence prompts fears of ‘narcoterrorism’ in replay 1990s Colombia
By María Verza and The Associated PressFebruary 23, 2026
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InnovationSelf-driving taxis hit London, a city with such complex streets that it has a ‘Knowledge’ test that takes cabbies years to pass
By Kelvin Chan and The Associated PressFebruary 23, 2026
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Economy‘A deal is a deal’: EU demands Trump stand by his word amid ‘pure tariff chaos’ after Supreme Court ruling
By The Associated PressFebruary 23, 2026
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a Q&A at the Economic Club Of Dallas on February 20, 2026 in Dallas, Texas.
EconomyScott Bessent has ’got a feeling’ that $175 billion raised under the IEEPA is lost to the American people for good
By Eleanor PringleFebruary 23, 2026
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EconomyStocks sell off as traders wake up to the realization that Trump has ‘highly punitive’ options for new trade tariffs
By Jim EdwardsFebruary 23, 2026
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EconomyTrump boasts that the U.S. has ‘the greatest economy actually ever.’ Human nature suggests that’s exactly the wrong message to send to voters
By Geoff ColvinFebruary 23, 2026
U.S. tells partners to honor tariff deals as Trump regroups
EconomyU.S. tells partners to honor tariff deals as Trump regroups
By Catherine Lucey and BloombergFebruary 22, 2026
The Russian economy is eating its own muscle to survive as Putin’s war on Ukraine destroys future capacity, former central bank advisor says
EconomyThe Russian economy is eating its own muscle to survive as Putin’s war on Ukraine destroys future capacity, former central bank advisor says
By Jason MaFebruary 22, 2026
New round of U.S.-Iran nuclear talks to start Thursday as Trump assembles largest military presence in Mideast in decades
PoliticsNew round of U.S.-Iran nuclear talks to start Thursday as Trump assembles largest military presence in Mideast in decades
By Jon Gambrell and The Associated PressFebruary 22, 2026
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EconomyA two-child household must earn $400,000 a year for childcare to be affordable, study says. ‘It’s easy to see why birth rates are falling’
By Jason MaFebruary 22, 2026
Hoping for a tariff refund? Trump officials say they are waiting for lower courts to provide instructions. ‘They created the situation’
LawHoping for a tariff refund? Trump officials say they are waiting for lower courts to provide instructions. ‘They created the situation’
By Jason MaFebruary 22, 2026
Top EU lawmaker proposes pause on U.S. trade deal ratification, citing ‘pure tariff chaos’ from Trump administration
EconomyTop EU lawmaker proposes pause on U.S. trade deal ratification, citing ‘pure tariff chaos’ from Trump administration
By The Associated PressFebruary 22, 2026
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SuccessNot all degrees are a waste of time: MBA graduates from Harvard, MIT, and Wharton are making over $245,000 just three years after graduating
By Preston ForeFebruary 22, 2026
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AIThe Nobel laureate who cowrote ‘Why Nations Fail’ warns U.S. democracy won’t survive unless these two things change
By Jake AngeloFebruary 22, 2026
New Fed report proves Milton Friedman and Joe Biden understood something vital about immigration—and explains why growth may sputter under Trump
EconomyNew Fed report proves Milton Friedman and Joe Biden understood something vital about immigration—and explains why growth may sputter under Trump
By Shawn TullyFebruary 22, 2026
NASA delays moon mission to fix rocket, rules out March launch
North AmericaNASA delays moon mission to fix rocket, rules out March launch
By Loren Grush and BloombergFebruary 21, 2026
Trump’s sudden decision to hike his new tariff rate to 15% is ‘something of an eff you’ to the U.K., which thought it had a better deal for 10%
EconomyTrump’s sudden decision to hike his new tariff rate to 15% is ‘something of an eff you’ to the U.K., which thought it had a better deal for 10%
By Jason MaFebruary 21, 2026
The Supreme Court’s landmark tariff decision is the latest defeat ‘piercing President Trump’s seeming invincibility’
PoliticsThe Supreme Court’s landmark tariff decision is the latest defeat ‘piercing President Trump’s seeming invincibility’
By Jason MaFebruary 21, 2026
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