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A Nobel economist figured out 60 years ago that people learn best on the job. The Atlanta Fed says AI is making that almost impossible

Kenneth Arrow argued that experience-based knowledge ripples through the entire economy. Automating entry-level jobs doesn’t just hurt young workers, it could hollow out the companies doing the cutting.

By Tristan BoveMay 21, 2026

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Jeff Bezos wants the bottom half of earners to pay zero income tax—he says nurses making just $75K should save $12K a year

By Preston ForeMay 21, 2026

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Current price of Bitcoin for May 21, 2026

By Joseph HostetlerMay 21, 2026

Europe is considering price caps to control inflation. CEOs are shaking their heads in despair

Europe is considering price caps to control inflation. CEOs are shaking their heads in despair

By Kamal AhmedMay 21, 2026

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Current price of oil as of May 21, 2026

By Joseph HostetlerMay 21, 2026

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The U.S. freight network is broken by design. One merger could start fixing it

By Brigham A. McCownMay 21, 2026

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Victoria’s Secret’s CEO is so confident in her strategy to bring back sexy that the company just changed its stock ticker to ‘VSXY’

Newsletters Victoria’s Secret’s CEO is so confident in her strategy to bring back sexy that the company just changed its stock ticker to ‘VSXY’

By Emma HinchliffeMay 21, 2026

Stephen Colbert signs off after 11 years tonight. CBS cites finances, but the Late Show host blames Trump

Arts & Entertainment Stephen Colbert signs off after 11 years tonight. CBS cites finances, but the Late Show host blames Trump

By Dave Lozo and Morning BrewMay 21, 2026

The Midwest is leading America’s spring housing rebound because of ‘buyers who are actually showing up,’ Realtor.com says

Real Estate The Midwest is leading America’s spring housing rebound because of ‘buyers who are actually showing up,’ Realtor.com says

By Sydney LakeMay 21, 2026

Intuit CFO on why the company is simplifying its structure

Newsletters Intuit CFO on why the company is simplifying its structure

By Sheryl EstradaMay 21, 2026

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AI McKinsey partner says up to 50% of work hours could be transformed within the next 5 years

By Emma BurleighMay 21, 2026

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Health Legion Recharge Creatine Review (2026): Expert Tested

By Christina SnyderMay 21, 2026

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Success MacKenzie Scott gave away more than $7 billion last year—but her secretive style got her snubbed from a top donors list

By Sydney LakeMay 21, 2026

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Personal Finance Current price of Ethereum for May 21, 2026

By Joseph HostetlerMay 21, 2026

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Customer Jann Gregg of Schenectady pumps gas at the GasWay Xpress Mart at 1120 Erie Blvd. pump gas on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, in Schenectady, N.Y.

Economy Economists are ‘loath’ to call a recession, but the odds just hit 49% for the next 12 months according to Moody’s top economist

By Eleanor PringleMarch 18, 2026

Economy This week is Jerome Powell’s penultimate meeting as chairman of the Fed—don’t expect him to drop Wall Street many hints
By Eleanor PringleMarch 16, 2026

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Big Tech As Trump rages against his allies, Republicans are asking what the plan is to end the chaos in Iran

By Jim EdwardsMarch 18, 2026

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Personal Finance $39 trillion national debt is ‘an embarrassing milestone,’ think tank says. ‘Clearly headed in the wrong direction’

By Nick LichtenbergMarch 18, 2026

McDonald’s newest $3 value menu is sounding an alarm about America’s K-shaped economy

Economy McDonald’s newest $3 value menu is sounding an alarm about America’s K-shaped economy

By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezMarch 17, 2026

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Investing Stocks haven’t hit bottom yet, says the analyst who called a ‘rolling recession’ when everyone else saw a boom

By Nick LichtenbergMarch 17, 2026

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Economy Scott Galloway wants the stock market to crash. Gen Z is already betting like it will

By Nick LichtenbergMarch 17, 2026

Energy With Iran still in control of Hormuz, Trump threatens NATO and oil hits $106
By Jim EdwardsMarch 16, 2026

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Economy ‘100% completely unsustainable as a society.’ Billionaire advisor calls out widening inequality that leaves America’s poorest 80% ‘falling behind’

By Tristan BoveMarch 17, 2026

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Investing Benchmark’s Bill Gurley: the AI bubble is about to burst—and a reset is coming

By Sasha RogelbergMarch 17, 2026

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Success ServiceNow CEO says that new college graduate unemployment could reach 30% thanks to AI automation

By Emma BurleighMarch 17, 2026

Jeremy Siegel, the Russell E. Palmer Professor of Finance at the Wharton School, speaks during the Wharton Global Alumni Forum in Madrid, Spain, on Thursday, June 24, 2010.

Economy A market correction of 10% could be on the cards as consumer psychology shifts due to gas prices, says top economist

By Eleanor PringleMarch 17, 2026

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Economy Backchannel talks between U.S. and Iran offer Trump an off-ramp—if he wants it

By Jim EdwardsMarch 17, 2026

Economy Asia scrambles to respond to Trump’s sweeping Section 301 trade probes, which could pave the way for new tariffs
By Angelica AngMarch 16, 2026

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Commentary America’s $38 trillion debt crisis is already here. The reckoning comes next

By David K. YoungMarch 17, 2026

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Commentary Your electricity bill keeps rising. Here’s what’s actually causing it—and how to fix it

By Josh MaceyMarch 17, 2026

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Economy Ireland courts U.S. companies as taoiseach brings deals to Trump on St. Patrick’s Day

By Diane BradyMarch 17, 2026

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Politics Only 6 billionaires left California over its proposed wealth tax—but they took $27 billion in potential revenue with them

By Jacqueline MunisMarch 17, 2026

Smoke rises from the direction of an energy installation in the Gulf emirate of Fujairah on March 14, 2026. Smoke could be seen rising from the direction of a major UAE energy installation on March 14, in what appeared to be the latest strike targeting the Gulf's petroleum facilities hours after the US struck Iran's Kharg Island.

Energy Venezuela has the world’s largest proven oil reserves, but it can’t solve for the Strait of Hormuz ‘math problem’

By Jordan BlumMarch 17, 2026

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Investing S&P 500 will return just 3% a year for the next decade, top strategist warns

By Shawn TullyMarch 17, 2026

U.S. debt is competing with a record supply of corporate bonds, pushing up the cost of federal borrowing just as war spending piles up

Economy U.S. debt is competing with a record supply of corporate bonds, pushing up the cost of federal borrowing just as war spending piles up

By Jason MaMarch 16, 2026

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Politics ‘No, we didn’t’: DOGE staffer admits Elon Musk’s cost-cutting agency failed to reduce the federal deficit

By Sasha RogelbergMarch 16, 2026

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Politics Trump’s ‘Art of the Deal’ can’t reopen the Strait of Hormuz—and it’s threatening a recession

By Nick LichtenbergMarch 16, 2026

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Investing Peter Thiel is actively convincing billionaires to abandon the Giving Pledge—and it may be working

By Jake AngeloMarch 16, 2026

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Economy Ray Dalio sees a pattern that shows China killing America’s economy. This 2,000-year chart explains why

By Nick LichtenbergMarch 16, 2026

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Economy The energy crisis isn’t recessionary yet, but there’s a scenario where oil prices could bring the US economy to a ‘standstill,’ Oxford Economics says

By Tristan BoveMarch 16, 2026

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Economy A ‘debt spiral’ before a fiscal crisis: Interest on the national debt will be growing faster than GDP in just 5 years, think tank warns

By Nick LichtenbergMarch 16, 2026

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Economy From rationed sugar to $1 trillion: How Poland became Europe’s economic miracle

By The Associated Press and Claudia CiobanuMarch 16, 2026

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Politics ‘Air travel is the political football:’ Airline CEOs pen letter to Congress to fund aviation workers: ‘Air travel is the political football’

By The Associated Press and Anne D'InnocenzioMarch 16, 2026

President Donald Trump, his mouth agape on Air Force One.

Politics Trump Administration races to rebuild tariff revenue after Supreme Court setback

By The Associated Press and Christopher RugaberMarch 16, 2026

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Law A raw deal: 3,800 Colorado meatpackers stage first beef plant strike in 40 years at one of the largest meatpacking plants in U.S.

By The Associated PressMarch 16, 2026

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Commentary The ‘average rent’ mirage: why we need better numbers to understand urban economics

By Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh and Wayne YuMarch 16, 2026

Nordstrom’s ‘glow-up’: How going private is helping the retailer thrive as Saks Global languishes

C-Suite Nordstrom’s ‘glow-up’: How going private is helping the retailer thrive as Saks Global languishes

By Phil WahbaMarch 16, 2026

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