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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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What it takes to retire comfortably in America: Nearly $1.5 million, Northwestern Mutual says
Personal FinanceWhat 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
SuccessCyprus 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
Mortgage rates today, April 3, 2026
Personal FinanceMortgage rates today, April 3, 2026
By Glen Luke FlanaganApril 3, 2026
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Personal FinanceCurrent refi mortgage rates report for April 3, 2026
By Glen Luke FlanaganApril 3, 2026
Current ARM mortgage rates report for April 3, 2026
Personal FinanceCurrent ARM mortgage rates report for April 3, 2026
By Glen Luke FlanaganApril 3, 2026
Ed Bastion, wearing a suit and glasses, speak and points with one finger to his left.
C-SuiteHow 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
MagazineThe 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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CommentaryApollo and FC Barcelona just proved legacy markets are losing their grip on business
By Mike SimasApril 2, 2026
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EconomyTrump’s retreats on tariffs have already wiped out $800 billion of expected deficit reduction, CBO estimates
By Nick LichtenbergNovember 20, 2025
  • Jerome Powell
    EconomyTop analyst sees ‘genuine cracks for mid- to lower-end consumers’ as the K-shaped economy continues to bite
    By Nick LichtenbergNovember 17, 2025
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EconomyEconomy adds 119,000 jobs in September but revisions show first year with multiple negative months since 2020
By Paul Wiseman and The Associated PressNovember 20, 2025
The Johor-Singapore SEZ will be more than an ‘industrial park with a nicer brochure,’ says the chair of the state’s investment committee
AsiaThe Johor-Singapore SEZ will be more than an ‘industrial park with a nicer brochure,’ says the chair of the state’s investment committee
By Jonathan GanNovember 20, 2025
Trump addresses the press corps while motioning to Scott Bessent
PoliticsTrump tells Scott Bessent to fix the Fed’s high interest rates or ‘I’m going to fire your ass’
By Dave SmithNovember 20, 2025
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RetailHome Depot blames its recent sales slump on a major funk in the housing market: ‘Our customers are homeowners’
By Dave SmithNovember 20, 2025
Tammy Duckworth
PoliticsTrump held Americans’ Thanksgiving travel hostage to force through health care cuts, Democratic senator suggests
By Josh Funk and The Associated PressNovember 20, 2025
  • Rural America’s farm economy is struggling with its own K shape, as government payouts rocket to crisis levels
    EconomyRural America’s farm economy is struggling with its own K shape, as government payouts rocket to crisis levels
    By Jason MaNovember 17, 2025
Scott Bessent
EconomyTrump urges Scott Bessent to take Fed chair role, ‘but he wants no part of it, he likes being secretary of the Treasury’
By Christopher Rugaber, Josh Boak and The Associated PressNovember 20, 2025
Only ‘catastrophic missteps’ could unseat the U.S. dollar, says author Paul Blustein: ‘It is entrenched—like it or not’
EconomyOnly ‘catastrophic missteps’ could unseat the U.S. dollar, says author Paul Blustein: ‘It is entrenched—like it or not’
By David AustinNovember 20, 2025
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell takes questions from reporters during a news conference following a meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee at the Federal Reserve on October 29, 2025 in Washington, DC.
EconomyThe latest Fed minutes read like another nail in the coffin for a December interest rate cut
By Eleanor PringleNovember 20, 2025
David McWilliams
EconomyOne of the world’s most popular economists on why AI is ‘undoubtedly going to crash’: It’s built off ‘digital lettuce’—and the U.S. will be just fine anyway
By Nick LichtenbergNovember 20, 2025
Panera’s CEO unveiled a comeback plan—and it includes better ingredients like lettuce: ‘No one likes iceberg’
RetailPanera’s CEO unveiled a comeback plan—and it includes better ingredients like lettuce: ‘No one likes iceberg’
By Dave Lozo and Morning BrewNovember 19, 2025
  • How Malaysia shrugged off Trump’s tariffs, according to its finance minister: ‘We didn’t panic’
    AsiaHow Malaysia shrugged off Trump’s tariffs, according to its finance minister: ‘We didn’t panic’
    By David AustinNovember 17, 2025
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EconomyCommerce Department reveals nearly 24% plunge in trade deficit after reported delayed over 7 weeks by government shutdown
By Paul Wiseman and The Associated PressNovember 19, 2025
Jerome Powell
EconomyGovernment cancels October jobs report because it can’t calculate unemployment, other key numbers
By Paul Wiseman and The Associated PressNovember 19, 2025
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Investing‘Bond King’ Jeffrey Gundlach says there’s no doubt ‘we’re in a mania,’ but gold is a ‘real asset class’
By Nick LichtenbergNovember 19, 2025
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Economy‘Is this kind of the first domino to fall?’ Trump’s Medicaid cuts shut down the only hospital for miles around in an elderly New England mountain town
By Michael Casey, Amanda Swinhart, Devi Shastri and The Associated PressNovember 19, 2025
Keith Lee
SuccessGen Z creators are turbocharging Main Street—and Amex is betting big
By Jessica CoacciNovember 19, 2025
Target
RetailTarget profits slide 19%, forecasts sales slumping through holiday shopping season
By Anne D'Innocenzio and The Associated PressNovember 19, 2025
Photo: Representative Jake Ellzey, a Republican from Texas, James Danly, US deputy secretary of energy, Greg Abbott, governor of Texas, Sundar Pichai, chief executive officer of Alphabet Inc., and Amanda Peterson Corio, global head of data center energy at Google, left to right, during a media event at the Google Midlothian Data Center in Midlothian, Texas, US, on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. Alphabet Inc.'s Google plans to invest $40 billion in three new Texas data centers, ramping up its footprint as competitors such as OpenAI and Anthropic PBC map out their own multibillion-dollar bets in the state. Photographer: Jonathan Johnson/Bloomberg via Getty Images
InvestingBig 5 AI ‘hyperscalers’ have quadrupled their use of debt to fund operations, Bank of America says
By Jim EdwardsNovember 19, 2025
A television station broadcasts Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, speaking after a Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025.
Economy‘A deadly confluence of wrong-way news’ is what’s causing the global market selloff, says top economist, and don’t expect it to get better anytime soon
By Eleanor PringleNovember 19, 2025
Navy Secretary warns workers can make more at Amazon instead of building America’s warships: ‘It’s hard to get that person to want to do that job’
EconomyNavy Secretary warns workers can make more at Amazon instead of building America’s warships: ‘It’s hard to get that person to want to do that job’
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezNovember 19, 2025
Jerome Powell
EconomyFed speeches reveal split that puts rate cut in jeopardy: persistent inflation vs ‘low-hire, low-fire’ labor market
By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated PressNovember 18, 2025
Jeffrey Gundlach
Economy‘Bond King’ Jeffrey Gundlach warns of the next financial crisis: ‘It has the same trappings as subprime mortgage repackaging in 2006’
By Nick LichtenbergNovember 18, 2025
Close up shot of young Gen-Z female with colorful hair at a cafe
Economy‘The kids aren’t alright,’ warns top economist, as unemployed, pessimistic Gen Z living with parents blow a $12 billion hole in consumption
By Eleanor PringleNovember 18, 2025
Donald Trump, standing in front of a blue background with the McDonald's logo on it, puts his hands up and smiles.
EconomyTrump tells Americans the economy is better than ever at McDonald’s summit: ‘This is also the golden age’
By Sasha RogelbergNovember 18, 2025
President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman gesture as they meet delegations at the Royal Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025.
PoliticsTrump expected to treat Saudi crown prince as a full ally, with multibillion-dollar deals on F-35s and AI infrastructure
By Aamer Madhani and The Associated PressNovember 18, 2025
Joe DioGuardi
CommentaryThe $38 trillion national debt ‘milestone’ and the accounting mirage
By Joe DioGuardiNovember 18, 2025
Richard Edelman
CommentaryTrust is the missing ingredient in the AI boom
By Richard EdelmanNovember 18, 2025
Donald Trump
EconomyOdds of President Trump paying out $2,000 tariff rebate checks now sit at just 2%
By Eleanor PringleNovember 18, 2025
Trump ‘dominates the political scene’ like no other recent U.S. president, says famed diplomat Kishore Mahbubani
AsiaTrump ‘dominates the political scene’ like no other recent U.S. president, says famed diplomat Kishore Mahbubani
By Angelica AngNovember 18, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One on November 16, 2025 at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Personal FinanceTrump promises to send $2,000 tariff dividend checks ‘probably the middle of next year, a little bit later than that’
By Eva RoytburgNovember 17, 2025
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