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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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Success The world’s wealthiest families adopt these 7 key habits for success, according to JPMorgan

By Preston ForeApril 3, 2026

What it takes to retire comfortably in America: Nearly $1.5 million, Northwestern Mutual says

Personal Finance What it takes to retire comfortably in America: Nearly $1.5 million, Northwestern Mutual says

By Sydney LakeApril 3, 2026

Cyprus and Ireland top list of best places to retire—as boomers are forced to ‘unretire’, the only real solution is to move abroad

Success Cyprus and Ireland top list of best places to retire—as boomers are forced to ‘unretire’, the only real solution is to move abroad

By Orianna Rosa RoyleApril 3, 2026

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Personal Finance Mortgage rates today, April 3, 2026

By Glen Luke FlanaganApril 3, 2026

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Personal Finance Current refi mortgage rates report for April 3, 2026

By Glen Luke FlanaganApril 3, 2026

Current ARM mortgage rates report for April 3, 2026

Personal Finance Current ARM mortgage rates report for April 3, 2026

By Glen Luke FlanaganApril 3, 2026

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C-Suite How Delta CEO Ed Bastian built a massive partnership with American Express that now generates over 10% of the airline’s revenue

By Sasha RogelbergApril 3, 2026

The Walmart billionaires next door: Quiet backlash is brewing against the heirs who remade the retailer’s hometown

Magazine The Walmart billionaires next door: Quiet backlash is brewing against the heirs who remade the retailer’s hometown

By Jessica MathewsApril 3, 2026

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Economy Ford workers told their CEO ‘none of the young people want to work here.’ So Jim Farley took a page out of the founder’s playbook

By Sasha RogelbergNovember 28, 2025

Economy Retail sales creep up 0.2% in September from August as delayed report shows economy crawling forward
By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated PressNovember 25, 2025

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Economy India growth beats all estimates as factories defy Trump tariffs

By Anup Roy, Shruti Srivastava and BloombergNovember 28, 2025

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Retail Shoppers are underwhelmed by deals and crowds on Black Friday

By Jaewon Kang and BloombergNovember 28, 2025

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Retail Black Friday faces its ultimate test as desperate retailers and low consumer confidence collide in a high-stakes holiday standoff

By Anne D'Innocenzio and The Associated PressNovember 28, 2025

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Commentary The finger arithmetic of free vs. fair trade

By Z. John ZhangNovember 28, 2025

This ‘boring’ job that millennials and boomers abandoned is the hottest seasonal job on the market—and it’s Gen Z’s path to a six-figure career

Success This ‘boring’ job that millennials and boomers abandoned is the hottest seasonal job on the market—and it’s Gen Z’s path to a six-figure career

By Orianna Rosa RoyleNovember 28, 2025

Commentary How American farmers are losing out on the organic food boom to other countries
By Kelly DamewoodNovember 25, 2025

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Investing Read Warren Buffett’s annual Thanksgiving letter for 2025—his final one to shareholders

By Dave SmithNovember 27, 2025

K-shaped economy and ‘collective holding of breath’ about the AI bubble both appear in Fed’s temperature check

Economy K-shaped economy and ‘collective holding of breath’ about the AI bubble both appear in Fed’s temperature check

By Eva RoytburgNovember 27, 2025

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Commentary Why Congress’ refusal to act on freight since 1993 is costing taxpayers over $40 billion a year

By Michael F. GormanNovember 27, 2025

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Economy The labor market feels so awful right now because companies are doing everything bar announcing mass layoffs, says the Fed

By Eleanor PringleNovember 27, 2025

Photo: U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell attends a press conference in Washington, D.C., the United States, Oct. 29, 2025. The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday decided to lower the target range for the federal funds interest rate by 25 basis points to 3.75 to 4 percent, marking its second rate cut this year.

Economy ‘Weaker job growth and lower inflation’: It’s all lining up perfectly for a Fed cut in December

By Jim EdwardsNovember 27, 2025

Economy Wall Street is on tenterhooks over the Fed’s ‘rare, genuinely suspenseful’ December meeting: The committee is unsure of the data and one another
By Eleanor PringleNovember 25, 2025

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AI MIT report: AI can already replace nearly 12% of the U.S. workforce

By Dave SmithNovember 27, 2025

Despite some green shoots, the new CEO of Kohl’s faces a tough slog to win back its AWOL shoppers

Retail Despite some green shoots, the new CEO of Kohl’s faces a tough slog to win back its AWOL shoppers

By Phil WahbaNovember 27, 2025

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Economy ‘Low-hire, low-fire’ economy grinds on as lower-than-expected jobless claims suggests layoffs aren’t spiking

By Christopher Rugaber, Nick Lichtenberg and The Associated PressNovember 26, 2025

Trump sits in a chair in the Oval Office, speaking while gesturing with both hands.

Crypto Nobel laureate Paul Krugman says Bitcoin’s meltdown is deeply connected to Trump’s waning power: ‘Think of it as the unraveling of the Trump trade’

By Sasha RogelbergNovember 26, 2025

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Economy These Fortune 500 companies are laying off thousands of workers and fueling economic anxiety

By Wyatte Grantham-Philips and The Associated PressNovember 26, 2025

Kevin Hassett, director of the National Economic Council, appears to be the frontrunner to serve as the next Fed chair.

Economy Longtime Trump advisor Kevin Hassett emerges as favorite for Fed chair, Bloomberg reports

By Nino PaoliNovember 26, 2025

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Economy ‘It wasn’t worth the $10 tariff for a $27 purchase’: American shoppers find maybe they just won’t buy that small thing from Canada or England this year

By Mae Anderson and The Associated PressNovember 26, 2025

Canada, India

Economy Canada cozies up to India for trade deal after years of strain as Trump continues pushing the world into new alliances

By Rob Gillies and The Associated PressNovember 26, 2025

United States Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent (L) and Chair of the Federal Reserve of the United States Jerome Powell (R).

Economy Scott Bessent wants the era of Fed-watching to end: They should ‘move back into the background’ and make fewer speeches, he says

By Eleanor PringleNovember 26, 2025

How AI can power Europe’s next industrial revolution

Commentary How AI can power Europe’s next industrial revolution

By Dave McCannNovember 26, 2025

Black Friday

Economy U.S. consumers dial back in sign of anxiety heading Into holidays

By Molly Smith, Julia Fanzeres and BloombergNovember 25, 2025

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Politics Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plan to Trump

By BloombergNovember 25, 2025

RealPage, a rent pricing software, helps landlords charge the highest possible rent by accessing confidential data, critics argue.

Real Estate Deal emerges from antitrust lawsuit that alleged landlords used pricing software for ‘algorithmic collusion’ to drive up rent

By R.J. Rico and The Associated PressNovember 25, 2025

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Economy Why is Black female unemployment soaring? Experts gather in Boston to discuss 7.5% unemployment rate

By Matt Brown and The Associated PressNovember 25, 2025

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Economy Government shutdown sends consumer confidence plunging to April ‘liberation day’ levels

By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated PressNovember 25, 2025

Nouriel Roubini, chief executive officer of Roubini Macro Associates Inc., during a Bloomberg Television interview on the sidelines of the Qatar Economic Forum (QEF) in Doha, Qatar, on Wednesday, May 24, 2023.

Economy ‘Dr. Doom’ Nouriel Roubini breaks with the crowd on the AI bubble, saying the U.S. is headed for a ‘growth recession’ and not a market crash

By Eva Roytburg and Nick LichtenbergNovember 25, 2025

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Economy ‘Just enough to spend, not enough to splurge’: The low-hire labor market bites for Gen Z and lower-income Americans, JPMorgan finds

By Nick LichtenbergNovember 25, 2025

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Economy Despite Trump’s best efforts to reshore manufacturing, blue-collar employment is plunging for the first time since the pandemic with 59,000 lost jobs

By Sasha RogelbergNovember 25, 2025

Clay Patton, vice president of the Lexington-area Chamber of Commerce said Monday that Tyson’s announcement Friday felt like a “gut punch” to the community

Economy City of 11,000 reels from ‘gut punch’ after Big Meat firm closes plant that employs nearly a third of the population

By Josh Funk and The Associated PressNovember 25, 2025

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