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Philanthropy leader at Warren Buffett and Bill Gates’ Giving Pledge says children of billionaires are pushing them to give their wealth away faster

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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on the state of the international financial system on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on September 15, 2026.
U.S. Treasury’s bond scheme is not a national debt management tool, say top economists, but it did show Wall Street what makes Scott Bessent flinch

“This can backfire because the market will look at this and say, ‘Well, the fact that you need to come out and say and do these things implies that this market has already lost the confidence of investors.'”

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Dollar General CEO says consumers making $100,000 a year don’t feel like high-income shoppers anymore as high gas prices and inflation reshape habits
Dollar General CEO says consumers making $100,000 a year don’t feel like high-income shoppers anymore as high gas prices and inflation reshape habits
By Jason MaSeptember 20, 2026
Iran’s economy faces another blockade: Red tape and gridlock are clogging up land routes that bypass the U.S. Navy’s Hormuz stranglehold
Iran’s economy faces another blockade: Red tape and gridlock are clogging up land routes that bypass the U.S. Navy’s Hormuz stranglehold
By Jason MaSeptember 20, 2026
A group of young people stand together, each with the flag of Nepal draped around their shoulders.
Elon Musk’s DOGE swiped $329 million in humanitarian funding from Nepal, leaving a Gen Z tech revolution to transform the budding country’s economy
By Sasha RogelbergSeptember 20, 2026
The economy has undergone a structural transformation that ended the low-cost era. ‘The regime change in inflation and interest rates is the outcome’
The economy has undergone a structural transformation that ended the low-cost era. ‘The regime change in inflation and interest rates is the outcome’
By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated PressSeptember 20, 2026
On issue after issue, Trump has given Xi Jinping a pass — even on reports China is helping Iran. ‘I think he’s behaved reasonably well’
On issue after issue, Trump has given Xi Jinping a pass — even on reports China is helping Iran. ‘I think he’s behaved reasonably well’
By Josh Boak and The Associated PressSeptember 20, 2026
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France will take home at least $27 million from the World Cup—but star player Kylian Mbappé is set to give away his entire share of the prize money
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Florida’s big tax cut plan assumes a level of migration that has already collapsed 90%
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The $124 trillion Great Wealth Transfer is more than just cash: More U.S. businesses are now being inherited than bought, BofA finds
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An SEC email address mix-up is causing confusion and threatening to disrupt its proposal to scrap quarterly reporting requirements
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The first major housing law since the 1990s skips the one fix that economists say renters need
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Data centers boost jobs 4% in cities and rural economies barely feel a dent, study shows
By Daniel Yue, Yiyang Zeng and The ConversationJuly 14, 2026
The AI boom drove China’s 27% export jump in June as AI and the Iran war reshape global trade
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The AI boom drove China’s 27% export jump in June as AI and the Iran war reshape global trade
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Kevin Warsh won’t say if the Fed is done raising rates, even as he says the Fed has ‘no tolerance’ for high inflation and Trump pressure looms
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Goldman economist offers a reality check on AI adoption: it took 15 years for computers to really show up in the data
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United States’ $39 trillion national debt will mean fewer jobs at lower wages for Gen Z, according to think tank
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By Jim EdwardsJuly 14, 2026
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Bahrain EDB bids to win investors despite mounting headwinds 
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Oil prices march upward again as the U.S-Iran conflict intensifies—and it’s yet another headache for Warsh and the Fed
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Russia’s economy is an ‘illusion’ built on debt, and a banking crisis is ready to explode, intel report says, while the Kremlin may seize pensions
Banking
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The ‘facade’ of the U.S.-Iran ceasefire crumbles after largest round of fighting in months — ‘an undeclared naval war can escalate’
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The ‘facade’ of the U.S.-Iran ceasefire crumbles after largest round of fighting in months — ‘an undeclared naval war can escalate’
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Trinidad and Tobago signs deals with U.S. companies for data centers, despite history of chronic water shortages and intermittent supply
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Trinidad and Tobago signs deals with U.S. companies for data centers, despite history of chronic water shortages and intermittent supply
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James Murdoch may have reaped as much as $7.5 billion from his pre-IPO investment in Elon Musk’s SpaceX
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By Camila Grigera NaónJuly 12, 2026
The rise of white-collar socialists: ‘A lot of tech workers are working class’
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The rise of white-collar socialists: ‘A lot of tech workers are working class’
By Jason MaJuly 11, 2026
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