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President Donald Trump
The AI boom is singlehandedly carrying the U.S. import market—and adding $200 billion to the trade deficit, Fed study finds

Trump’s tariffs were supposed to narrow the country’s trade gap. The AI race won’t let that happen.

By Tristan BoveApril 22, 2026
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$75 billion investment chief: Now is exactly the right time to double down in the Gulf
By Arjun RaghavanApril 22, 2026
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The AI economy runs on helium. The Iran war just created a $650 billion problem
By Nick LichtenbergApril 22, 2026
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Meet the man who invents new potato varieties for your potato chips: 5 new variants in the last 15 years
By Dee-Ann Durbin, Mike Householder and The Associated PressApril 22, 2026
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Iran has Trump caught on the same math that Ukraine is using against Putin: $1 million missiles, $20,000 drones
By Aaron Brynildson and The ConversationApril 22, 2026
Trump administration reportedly nears $500 million rescue deal for Spirit Airlines
Trump administration reportedly nears $500 million rescue deal for Spirit Airlines
By Catherina GioinoApril 22, 2026
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Inside MS NOW: The women leading the new MSNBC
NewslettersInside MS NOW: The women leading the new MSNBC
By Sydney LakeApril 22, 2026
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CommentaryThe Mythos meeting focused on the wrong AI risk to banks. Here’s the one nobody is talking about
By Shlomit WagmanApril 22, 2026
Billionaire Michael Dell started his company in his University of Texas dorm room. Now, he’s betting on AI with a $750 million gift
HealthBillionaire Michael Dell started his company in his University of Texas dorm room. Now, he’s betting on AI with a $750 million gift
By Sydney LakeApril 22, 2026
Everlywell At-Home Test Review (2026): Our Honest Thoughts
HealthEverlywell At-Home Test Review (2026): Our Honest Thoughts
By Emily PharesApril 22, 2026
The internet isn’t just like real life, a top VC says — it is real life. For a16z, that’s not philosophy, it’s an investment
Startups & VentureThe internet isn’t just like real life, a top VC says — it is real life. For a16z, that’s not philosophy, it’s an investment
By Nick LichtenbergApril 22, 2026
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AINvidia CEO Jensen Huang says you won’t lose your job to AI—you’ll lose it to your coworker who uses it
By Jake AngeloApril 22, 2026
Gen Z in city
SuccessGen Z graduates’ best shot at good pay and homeownership isn’t in New York or L.A.—it’s Omaha and Dallas
By Emma BurleighApril 22, 2026
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SuccessElon Musk thinks college is ‘basically for fun’—but his former Tesla HR chief tells Gen Z even their liberal arts degrees are more valuable than ever
By Preston ForeApril 22, 2026
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BRICS could become a new pillar of global governance—if its rapid growth doesn’t erode its newfound clout
EconomyBRICS could become a new pillar of global governance—if its rapid growth doesn’t erode its newfound clout
By Brian WongJanuary 31, 2026
  • Innes McFee, CEO of Oxford Economics.
    EconomyGet used to the K-shaped economy. It’s likely here until 2035, thanks to AI’s outsize benefit for the wealthy
    By Eleanor PringleJanuary 29, 2026
Fed chair nominee Kevin Warsh could crush Trump’s rate-cut hopes and risk suffering the same level of abuse that Powell got, analysts say
EconomyFed chair nominee Kevin Warsh could crush Trump’s rate-cut hopes and risk suffering the same level of abuse that Powell got, analysts say
By Jason MaJanuary 31, 2026
Trump thinks a weaker dollar is great, but the U.S. needs a stable currency as national debt heads toward $40 trillion, former Fed president says
EconomyTrump thinks a weaker dollar is great, but the U.S. needs a stable currency as national debt heads toward $40 trillion, former Fed president says
By Jason MaJanuary 31, 2026
Mexico’s ban on vapes could give drug cartels more revenue — ‘those selling cocaine, fentanyl, marijuana are selling you vapes’
North AmericaMexico’s ban on vapes could give drug cartels more revenue — ‘those selling cocaine, fentanyl, marijuana are selling you vapes’
By María Verza and The Associated PressJanuary 31, 2026
Ford CEO has 5,000 open mechanic jobs with up to 6-figure salaries from the shortage of manually skilled workers: ‘We are in trouble in our country’
Future of WorkFord CEO has 5,000 open mechanic jobs with up to 6-figure salaries from the shortage of manually skilled workers: ‘We are in trouble in our country’
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezJanuary 31, 2026
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BankingKevin Warsh’s Fed nod sends gold plunging and chops 31.4% off silver as dollar strengthens in Friday trading
By Stan Choe and The Associated PressJanuary 31, 2026
  • The $600 billion wave of AI ‘capex’ growth boosting stocks is about to slow down, analysts warn
    EconomyThe $600 billion wave of AI ‘capex’ growth boosting stocks is about to slow down, analysts warn
    By Jim EdwardsJanuary 29, 2026
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RetailStarbucks battles the ‘polyamorous’ era of coffee as customers experiment: ‘they’re seeing what’s out there’
By Dee-Ann Durbin and The Associated PressJanuary 31, 2026
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Banking‘That’s exactly what a sock puppet does’: Elizabeth Warren accuses Kevin Warsh of softening his rate stance for Trump
By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated PressJanuary 31, 2026
Meet the first CEO of the IRS: A Jamie Dimon protégé facing a $5 trillion test this tax season
EconomyMeet the first CEO of the IRS: A Jamie Dimon protégé facing a $5 trillion test this tax season
By Shawn TullyJanuary 31, 2026
Kevin Warsh will inherit a challenge no Fed chief has faced since post-World War II regarding the spiraling $31 trillion national debt
EconomyKevin Warsh will inherit a challenge no Fed chief has faced since post-World War II regarding the spiraling $31 trillion national debt
By Shawn TullyJanuary 31, 2026
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Economy‘I just don’t have a good feeling about this’: Top economist Claudia Sahm says the economy quietly shifted and everyone’s now looking at the wrong alarm
By Eleanor PringleJanuary 31, 2026
  • A Microsoft data center under construction in Aldie, Virginia, on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025.
    Energy‘The new politics of electricity’: Utilities seek $31 billion in hikes as voters revolt over soaring bills
    By Jordan BlumJanuary 29, 2026
United States President Donald Trump
EconomyTrump’s unlikely promise to ‘end inflation’ still saw families paying an extra $2,120 for goods and services in 2025
By Eleanor PringleJanuary 30, 2026
Donald Trump with a frown.
Politics3 big hurdles undermine Trump’s plan to extract Greenland’s mineral wealth—and America’s fraying relationship with Europe is one of them
By Tristan BoveJanuary 30, 2026
Warsh gestures and speaks.
BankingJerome Powell warned his successor to stay out of elected politics and offered other advice. Here’s what Kevin Warsh might do as Fed chair
By Jacqueline MunisJanuary 30, 2026
Right before Trump named Warsh to lead the Fed, Powell seemed to respond to some of his biggest complaints about the central bank
EconomyRight before Trump named Warsh to lead the Fed, Powell seemed to respond to some of his biggest complaints about the central bank
By Jason MaJanuary 30, 2026
US President Donald Trump meets with NATO's Secretary General Mark Rutte on the sidelines of Davos.
AsiaTrump’s Greenland play comes with Russia and China running circles around the US in the Arctic as expert sees ‘big game of catch-up’
By Tristan BoveJanuary 30, 2026
Kevin Warsh, governor of the U.S. Federal Reserve, smiles during the New York Association for Business Economists luncheon in New York, U.S., on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2007.
BankingAnother ‘central casting’ central banker: Trump’s pick of Kevin Warsh fits a well-established pattern
By Eva RoytburgJanuary 30, 2026
Kevin Warsh, governor of the U.S. Federal Reserve, speaks during an Institute of International Bankers' luncheon in New York, U.S., on Tuesday, June 16, 2009.
BankingThe new Fed chair’s billionaire father-in-law is a friend of Trump’s from college and has business interests in Greenland
By Eva RoytburgJanuary 30, 2026
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PoliticsTrump expands trade war with Canada, threatening 50% aircraft tariff
By Michelle L. Price, Rob Gillies and The Associated PressJanuary 30, 2026
Kevin Warsh, former governor of the US Federal Reserve, during the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Spring meetings at the IMF headquarters in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, April 25, 2025.
EconomyMeet Trump’s next Fed Chair Kevin Warsh: He wants a back-seat central bank, a more bullish monetary policy, and for his dog to live a really long time
By Eleanor PringleJanuary 30, 2026
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BankingGerman prosecutors’ raid on Deutsche Bank hurts the lender’s attempts to leave its long history of compliance failures in the past
By Lily Mae LazarusJanuary 30, 2026
Asia is one of the world’s least insured places, even as it’s battered by climate change and natural disasters
EnvironmentAsia is one of the world’s least insured places, even as it’s battered by climate change and natural disasters
By Angelica AngJanuary 29, 2026
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AITop engineers at Anthropic, OpenAI say AI now writes 100% of their code—with big implications for the future of software development jobs
By Beatrice NolanJanuary 29, 2026
$38 trillion national debt finds Democratic, Republican supermajority as watchdog sees ‘a major problem for America’s economic future’
Economy$38 trillion national debt finds Democratic, Republican supermajority as watchdog sees ‘a major problem for America’s economic future’
By Nick LichtenbergJanuary 29, 2026
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North AmericaBessent accuses Carney of ‘virtue signaling’ after his big speech at Davos, with divorce between Canada and America in the air
By Nick LichtenbergJanuary 29, 2026
Struggling to remain relevant during the AI watercooler chat? Talk about your latest ‘new collar’ hire
EuropeStruggling to remain relevant during the AI watercooler chat? Talk about your latest ‘new collar’ hire
By Kamal AhmedJanuary 29, 2026
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AsiaEU moves closer to another major Asian power on trade, upgrading ties with Vietnam
By Aniruddha Ghosal and The Associated PressJanuary 29, 2026
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BankingJerome Powell says economy has ‘clearly improved’ since December as he defends rate pause
By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated PressJanuary 29, 2026
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CommentaryTrump is driving capital out of capitalism
By Andrew BeharJanuary 29, 2026
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InvestingJerome Powell got a direct question about the U.S. ‘losing credibility’ and the soaring price of gold and silver. He punted
By Eva RoytburgJanuary 29, 2026
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