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‘I think it’s a mistake’: Delta CEO Ed Bastian refuses to call it ‘artificial intelligence’ because it scares people
‘I think it’s a mistake’: Delta CEO Ed Bastian refuses to call it ‘artificial intelligence’ because it scares people

“You want to scare people?” The Delta CEO told Fortune. “Tell them that artificial intelligence is coming for you.”

By Nick LichtenbergApril 22, 2026
GOP senator blocking Warsh makes his stand on market stability
GOP senator blocking Warsh makes his stand on market stability
By Steven T. Dennis and BloombergApril 22, 2026
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Record numbers of kids are enrolling in state-funded preschool as Trump pushes states to cover costs amid federal funding for wars
By The Associated Press and Moriah BalingitApril 22, 2026
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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
How does the Fed impact gold prices? What investors should know
How does the Fed impact gold prices? What investors should know
By Joseph HostetlerApril 22, 2026
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Beef is becoming a luxury as prices stay at record highs. They likely won’t come down until 2028, says Farm Bureau
By Jacqueline MunisApril 22, 2026
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Southwest Air drops as US airlines contend with soaring fuel
North AmericaSouthwest Air drops as US airlines contend with soaring fuel
By Sri Taylor and BloombergApril 22, 2026
Lululemon names former Nike executive O’Neill its next CEO
C-SuiteLululemon names former Nike executive O’Neill its next CEO
By Lily Meier and BloombergApril 22, 2026
Jay Leno hypes up Burbank Airport bond sale to muni investors
Arts & EntertainmentJay Leno hypes up Burbank Airport bond sale to muni investors
By Aashna Shah and BloombergApril 22, 2026
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PoliticsGeorgia Democrat Rep. David Scott, ‘trailblazer’ seeking his 13th term in Congress, dies at age 80
By The Associated Press, Bill Barrow, Jeff Amy and Matt BrownApril 22, 2026
Kanawha County Commission Emergency Management Director C.W. Sigman speaks at a news conference Wednesday, April 22, 2026, in Charleston, W.Va
LawTwo dead, dozens hospitalized after a gas plant leak in West Virginia’s ‘chemical valley’
By The Associated Press and John RabyApril 22, 2026
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EnvironmentOfficials will flush 50,000 toilets to flood a Utah lake in order to generate electricity
By Mead Gruver, Dorany Pineda and The Associated PressApril 22, 2026
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North AmericaThe Kansas City Royals are betting $3B on downtown in partnership with Hallmark
By Dave Skretta and The Associated PressApril 22, 2026
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InnovationMeet ‘Ace,’ the paddle-wielding robot who just beat humans at ping pong in AI breakthrough
By Matt O'Brien and The Associated PressApril 22, 2026
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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
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    PoliticsTrump’s Greenland gambit followed a familiar playbook—one he wrote himself
    By Eva RoytburgJanuary 22, 2026
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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
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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
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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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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
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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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    EconomyEverything’s bigger in Texas, including the number of people moving out
    By Mike Schneider and The Associated PressJanuary 22, 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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CommentaryYes, you’re getting a bigger tax refund. Your kids won’t thank you for the $3 trillion it’s adding to the deficit
By Daniel BunnJanuary 26, 2026
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell
EconomyAn unusual Fed ‘rate check’ triggered a free fall in the U.S. dollar and investors are fleeing into gold
By Jim EdwardsJanuary 26, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump
PoliticsGovernment shutdown odds hit 79% as Capitol Hill fractures over Minnesota shooting
By Eleanor PringleJanuary 26, 2026
Carney says Canada has no plans to pursue free trade agreement with China as Trump threatens tariffs
North AmericaCarney says Canada has no plans to pursue free trade agreement with China as Trump threatens tariffs
By The Associated PressJanuary 25, 2026
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    Economy‘Some form of crisis is almost inevitable’: The $38 trillion national debt will soon be growing faster than the U.S. economy itself, watchdog warns
    By Nick LichtenbergJanuary 22, 2026
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PoliticsEurope hates Trump’s play for Greenland so much that even far-right nationalist groups are repulsed
By Sam McNeil, Justin Spike, Sylvie Corbet and The Associated PressJanuary 25, 2026
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PoliticsThe week Europe grew a backbone: how they went from calling Trump ‘daddy’ to saying ‘no’ to the big American bully
By Laurie Kellman and The Associated PressJanuary 25, 2026
Meet a 70-year-old Home Depot store associate who uses AI on his phone about once an hour: ‘I think my job would suffer if I couldn’t’
AIMeet a 70-year-old Home Depot store associate who uses AI on his phone about once an hour: ‘I think my job would suffer if I couldn’t’
By Matt O'Brien, Linley Sanders and The Associated PressJanuary 25, 2026
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Real EstateTrump’s housing market plan contains a fatal flaw and multiple obstacles, Morgan Stanley says
By Nick LichtenbergJanuary 25, 2026
Days after saying ‘it’s a good thing’ for Mark Carney to sign a trade deal with China, Trump vows a 100% tariff on Canada for doing so
EconomyDays after saying ‘it’s a good thing’ for Mark Carney to sign a trade deal with China, Trump vows a 100% tariff on Canada for doing so
By Jason MaJanuary 24, 2026
President Donald Trump is acting like the CEO of USA Inc. Is it the strategy America needs?
NewslettersPresident Donald Trump is acting like the CEO of USA Inc. Is it the strategy America needs?
By Alyson ShontellJanuary 24, 2026
A woman stands in a target with her fist in the air. A man behind her holds an "Abolish ICE" sign.
RetailTarget faces new backlash amid Minnesota ICE raids after boycotts over its DEI rollback. But don’t blame politics for falling profits, analyst says
By Jacqueline MunisJanuary 23, 2026
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EconomyIMF chief sees global GDP growth as ‘beautiful but not enough’ to handle ‘the debt that is hanging around our necks’
By David McHugh, Jamey Keaten and The Associated PressJanuary 23, 2026
The U.S. has ‘escalation dominance’ in a debt war: Europe would face a violent market crash if it dumps Treasuries
EconomyThe U.S. has ‘escalation dominance’ in a debt war: Europe would face a violent market crash if it dumps Treasuries
By Jason MaJanuary 23, 2026
As Winter Storm Fern barrels in, all eyes are on the Weather Channel. Its CEO is charting the company’s next big forecast: growth
North AmericaAs Winter Storm Fern barrels in, all eyes are on the Weather Channel. Its CEO is charting the company’s next big forecast: growth
By Phil WahbaJanuary 23, 2026
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EconomyJamie Dimon warns that the $38 trillion national debt is ‘not sustainable’ and it’s one of two ‘tectonic plates’ that may crash in the near future
By Nick LichtenbergJanuary 23, 2026
Trump, sitting at his desk in the Oval Office, shakes Elon Musk's hand.
PoliticsThe great power gap: Billionaires are 4,000 times more likely to hold office than you are, and Oxfam warns it’s ruining democracy
By Sasha RogelbergJanuary 23, 2026
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PoliticsThe U.S. has 3 of the world’s 240 icebreakers, the crucial shipping technology that would unlock Greenland
By Sam McNeil and The Associated PressJanuary 23, 2026
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Future of WorkThe real cost of job automation isn’t economic, it’s identity 
By Zack KassJanuary 23, 2026
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EconomyGreenland deal doesn’t solve ‘mutual alienation’ between America and its allies, economists warn, and it puts the dollar under threat
By Eleanor PringleJanuary 23, 2026
Photo: DAVOS, SWITZERLAND - JANUARY 21: U.S. President Donald Trump attends a bilateral meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting on January 21, 2026 in Davos, Switzerland. The annual meeting of political and business leaders comes amid rising tensions between the United States and Europe over a range of issues, including Trump's vow to acquire Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish territory. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
EconomyWall Street celebrates the end of Trump’s Greenland tariff threats and expects the Supreme Court will kill even more of them
By Jim EdwardsJanuary 23, 2026
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BankingCEOs are bullish but nervous: David Solomon’s Davos readout on deregulation and ‘shotgun’ policy
By Nick LichtenbergJanuary 23, 2026
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EuropeMacron says Europe forced Trump to back down: ‘Europe can make itself be respected, and that’s a very good thing’
By Lorne Cook, Sam McNeil and The Associated PressJanuary 22, 2026
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EconomyHow the middle class was hollowed out from 1979 to 2022, according to new federal data
By Nick LichtenbergJanuary 22, 2026
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