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New York is home to 154 billionaires. Together they’re worth $975.7 billion—and some of them are even making $2 million an hour

It would take the typical New York private-sector worker 82,863 years to earn as much as one of the 10 wealthiest billionaires did last year on average, according to a new Oxfam America report.

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By Eleanor PringleMarch 26, 2026
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AI‘Intelligence may be scalable, but accountability is not’: A new report exposes the hidden cost of the AI agent revolution
By Nick LichtenbergMarch 26, 2026
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Politics‘Jamie Dimon probably wants higher rates. Maybe he makes more money that way’: Trump continues Fed attacks in Detroit visit
By The Associated PressJanuary 14, 2026
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EconomyTrump insists ‘the Trump economic boom has officially begun’ because of ‘historic use of tariffs’
By Will Weissert, Corey Williams, Nick Lichtenberg and The Associated PressJanuary 14, 2026
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CommentaryChina graduates 1.3 million engineers per year, versus just 130,000 in the U.S. We need AI to bridge the gap
By Paul Eremenko and Ashish SrivastavaJanuary 14, 2026
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EconomyChina invites Canada to closer relationship as PM Carney arrives for state visit
By Ken Moritsugu and The Associated PressJanuary 14, 2026
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EconomyThe longer the Supreme Court delays its tariff decision, the better it is for President Trump
By Jim EdwardsJanuary 14, 2026
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EconomyJamie Dimon warns $38 trillion national debt is going to ‘bite’: ‘You can’t just keep borrowing money endlessly’
By Eleanor PringleJanuary 14, 2026
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InvestingThe ‘Magnificent 7’ stocks are dying, and Wall Street is pretty happy about it
By Jim EdwardsJanuary 14, 2026
AsiaThe Philippines, ASEAN’s new chair, starts 2026 on a ‘weaker footing’ after trade tensions and a $2 billion corruption scandal
By Angelica AngJanuary 14, 2026
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EconomyU.S workers just took home their smallest share of capital since 1947, at least
By Sasha RogelbergJanuary 13, 2026
BankingWhy the $38 trillion national debt doomed Fed independence regardless of the Trump/Powell drama, top economist says
By Eva RoytburgJanuary 13, 2026
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EconomyDelta sees wealthy high fliers leading to another record year—but its CEO sees the main cabin ‘struggling greatly’
By Nick LichtenbergJanuary 13, 2026
AI‘Humans could go the way of horses’: Goldman calculated how bad the AI ‘job apocalypse’ will be—and its analysts were pleasantly surprised
By Jim EdwardsJanuary 13, 2026
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BankingWhy the DOJ’s subpoena of Jerome Powell backfired so quickly, emboldening Republicans to stand up to Trump
By Christopher Rugaber, Josh Boak and The Associated PressJanuary 13, 2026
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CommentaryIs Powell’s Fed head independence dead? Trump outfoxes himself this time
By Jeffrey SonnenfeldJanuary 13, 2026
Startups & VentureAs billionaires debate California’s wealth tax, a tech investor suggests other ways to raise revenue that target a huge loophole the rich exploit
By Jason MaJanuary 13, 2026
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EconomyWall Street expects Trump’s Fed plot to ‘backfire’ spectacularly—perhaps even shutting the door more firmly on rate cuts
By Eleanor PringleJanuary 13, 2026
AsiaTwo Southeast Asia 500 companies may merge—forming Malaysia’s largest construction conglomerate
By Angelica AngJanuary 13, 2026
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CybersecurityConsumers lost $12.5 billion to fraud last year, and AI-powered scams are set to explode in 2026, Experian warns
By Amanda GerutJanuary 13, 2026
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Real EstateBuying a home is 150% more expensive than in 2019. But here’s why Trump’s plan to shut out institutional investors could raise costs even more
By Shawn TullyJanuary 13, 2026
AsiaAscend Money wants to finance the 10 million-plus Thais currently being ignored by traditional banks stuck in the past
By Nicholas GordonJanuary 13, 2026
EconomyForget the K-shaped economy, market veteran Ed Yardeni says—instead, it’s boomers hoarding wealth while Gen Z struggles to build it
By Tristan BoveJanuary 12, 2026
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PoliticsBillionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donates $45 million to LGBTQ+ youth hotline organization, The Trevor Project
By Thalia Beaty and The Associated PressJanuary 12, 2026
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EconomyThe 4.9% mystery: U.S. economy sees productivity surge, but drivers remain an ‘open question,’ top economist says
By Nick LichtenbergJanuary 12, 2026
AI‘Godfather of AI’ says the technology will create massive unemployment and send profits soaring — ‘that is the capitalist system’
By Jason MaJanuary 12, 2026
EconomyAmericans making more than $100,000 are quickly losing faith in the economy—and it’s a red flag for the white-collar job market
By Tristan BoveJanuary 12, 2026
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SuccessJust like during Great Recession-era job struggle, Gen Z graduates are pouring into education as Teach For America reports a 43% surge in new teachers
By Emma BurleighJanuary 12, 2026
Future of WorkAcquisition.com CEO says leaders ‘have it backwards’ when it comes to hiring: She says she hires for emotional intelligence over technical skills
By Jacqueline MunisJanuary 12, 2026
EconomyThe FOMC has the power to pick its own chair and could keep Powell—unless the DOJ probe and Supreme Court let Trump oust him from the Fed
By Jason MaJanuary 12, 2026
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EconomyGoldman Sachs top economist says Powell probe won’t change the Fed: ‘Decisions are going to be made based on employment and inflation’
By Sasha RogelbergJanuary 12, 2026
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EconomyTreasury spent $276 billion in interest on the national debt in the final three months of 2025, says the CBO—up $30 billion from a year prior
By Eleanor PringleJanuary 12, 2026
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