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A man helps a woman pick meat in the grocery store
Beef is becoming a luxury as prices stay at record highs. They likely won’t come down until 2028, says Farm Bureau

Beef prices could increase as much as 18.3% this year due to high demand and higher production costs.

By Jacqueline MunisApril 22, 2026
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
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
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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The AI economy runs on helium. The Iran war just created a $650 billion problem
By Nick LichtenbergApril 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
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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
Elon Musk
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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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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    LawLaw school admissions expert sees ‘dangerous one-two punch’ as Gen Z seeks shelter from the AI hiring storm in 6-figure debt and law-degree lifeboat
    By Jake AngeloJanuary 26, 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
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
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
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Personal FinanceCalifornia billionaires’ revolt over a wealth tax is ‘nonsense,’ architect says.  A 1% annual tax won’t doom anyone’s business
By Nick LichtenbergJanuary 29, 2026
Fed Chair Jerome Powell stands at podium and talks
PoliticsJerome Powell says Fed independence isn’t lost … yet. ‘I certainly hope we won’t’ lose it
By Jake AngeloJanuary 28, 2026
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    EconomyTrump’s economy is the ‘least conservative’ in a lifetime, top economist warns. ‘Our kids will feel it in a set of lost opportunities’
    By Tristan BoveJanuary 26, 2026
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PoliticsThe American taxpayer spent nearly half a billion dollars deploying federal troops to U.S. cities in 2025, CBO finds
By Nick LichtenbergJanuary 28, 2026
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InvestingScott Bessent on the 39% of young Americans thinking favorably of socialism: They’re just not invested in the stock market
By Nick LichtenbergJanuary 28, 2026
A phone displays the company logo for Kalshi.
EconomyKalshi maintains a ‘perfect forecast record’ in predicting Fed rate decisions, beating professional forecasters, study finds
By Jake AngeloJanuary 28, 2026
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell walks between meetings at the Fed on January 13, 2026 in Washington, DC.
BankingFed holds rates at an unusual moment: Stocks at record highs, dollar under pressure, and Powell in the crosshairs
By Eva RoytburgJanuary 28, 2026
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North America50-year tradition of Southwest Airlines letting you choose your own seat comes to an end
By Rio Yamat and The Associated PressJanuary 28, 2026
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    PoliticsTrump’s erratic, chaotic shifts in strategy follow a long tradition. Here’s what to know about the ‘Madman Theory’ of politics
    By Andrew Latham and The ConversationJanuary 26, 2026
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PoliticsTrump’s tariffs remain in the balance nearly 3 months after Supreme Court heard challenge
By Mark Sherman, Lindsay Whitehurst and The Associated PressJanuary 28, 2026
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North America‘I meant what I said in Davos’: Carney says he really is planning a Canada split with the U.S. along with 12 new trade deals
By Rob Gillies and The Associated PressJanuary 28, 2026
Photo: President Trump.
EconomyGold is going up because Trump is talking down the dollar, feeding ‘the narrative of relative U.S. decline,’ UBS fears
By Jim EdwardsJanuary 28, 2026
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CommentaryHow to fight child hunger in a time of foreign aid cuts
By Reem Alabali Radovan, Rajiv J. Shah and Mads Krogsgaard ThomsenJanuary 28, 2026
Fed favorite Rick Rieder manages a $2.4 trillion BlackRock portfolio—and knows more about the bond market than anyone in America
EconomyFed favorite Rick Rieder manages a $2.4 trillion BlackRock portfolio—and knows more about the bond market than anyone in America
By Shawn TullyJanuary 28, 2026
Photo of Sarah Friar
EconomyOpenAI CFO Sarah Friar: There’s a ‘mismatch’ between AI’s abilities and the value companies are capturing
By Sheryl EstradaJanuary 27, 2026
View of an estate in Florida
Real EstateAmericans are still ditching New York and L.A. at alarming rates, but Miami’s on the list now, too
By Nick LichtenbergJanuary 27, 2026
President of France Emmanuel Macron speaks during an ambassadorial event in Paris.
EconomyBefore California, France tried a wealth tax. Macron repealed it after rich people fled the country instead of paying
By Tristan BoveJanuary 27, 2026
traders
InvestingWall Street flirts with record high as GM, UnitedHealth report earnings
By Stan Choe and The Associated PressJanuary 27, 2026
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PoliticsAmerican births outnumbered deaths in 2025 by 519,000 people as population growth rate keeps shrinking
By Mike Schneider and The Associated PressJanuary 27, 2026
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BankingJerome Powell poised to displease Trump yet again with more inaction on rate cuts
By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated PressJanuary 27, 2026
modi
EuropeIndia, EU reach ‘mother of all’ trade agreements after nearly 20 years of talks
By Rajesh Roy, Sam McNeil and The Associated PressJanuary 27, 2026
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PoliticsTrump’s personal Minneapolis response is to travel to Iowa to talk about affordability
By Seung Min Kim, Hannah Fingerhut and The Associated PressJanuary 27, 2026
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CommentaryComing soon: a lost generation of employee talent?
By Patrick E. HopkinsJanuary 27, 2026
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell
EconomyDon’t hold your breath for a Fed rate cut anytime soon. In fact, some say a hike could be in the cards
By Eleanor PringleJanuary 27, 2026
Trump threatens to hike tariffs on South Korea as national assembly has yet to approve last year’s trade deal
EconomyTrump threatens to hike tariffs on South Korea as national assembly has yet to approve last year’s trade deal
By Josh Boak, Hyung-Jin Kim and The Associated PressJanuary 26, 2026
Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio sits in a chair and talks
PoliticsRay Dalio says the U.S. is a ‘tinderbox’ after the Minneapolis shooting and Trump risks a ‘more clear civil war’
By Jake AngeloJanuary 26, 2026
Photo of Donald Trump
EconomyTrump’s own Big Beautiful Bill could add $5.5 trillion to the deficit and help sabotage his plan to ‘grow out’ of the national debt crisis
By Shawn TullyJanuary 26, 2026
economy
EnvironmentThe billion-dollar storm? Economists debate how much activity Winter Storm Fern laid waste to
By Seth Borenstein and The Associated PressJanuary 26, 2026
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Real Estate
The tables have turned: Florida and Texas are the biggest losers in the housing market as Ohio emerges a surprise winnerplaceholder alt text
By Sydney LakeApril 21, 2026
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'Something sinister could be happening': FBI looks into dead or missing nuclear and space defense scientists tied to NASA, Blue Origin, and SpaceXplaceholder alt text
By Catherina GioinoApril 21, 2026
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By Jim EdwardsApril 22, 2026
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