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You can fly almost anywhere in Europe for €20 while Spirit Airlines is staving off bankruptcy. Here’s the difference
You can fly almost anywhere in Europe for €20 while Spirit Airlines is staving off bankruptcy. Here’s the difference

Why have budget carriers become durable competitors in Europe while the U.S. version is now fighting for a federal lifeline?

By Catherina GioinoApril 23, 2026
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Cadence CEO on the AI boom and human nature: ‘there are more tools, but the human part is not different’
By Nick LichtenbergApril 23, 2026
Meta, Microsoft look to trim workforces amid heavy AI spending
Meta, Microsoft look to trim workforces amid heavy AI spending
By Kurt Wagner, Brody Ford and BloombergApril 23, 2026
A man walks on a patch of land that is dried and cracked
The world has entered a ‘global water bankruptcy,’ but markets are mispricing water as drought costs rise to $307 billion annually, analysts warn
By Sasha RogelbergApril 23, 2026
President Donald Trump
People living in the U.S. with temporary protected status, targeted by Trump, are a $29 billion economic force
By Tristan BoveApril 23, 2026
David Ellison smiles
Paramount’s $81 billion Warner Bros mega merger moves closer to becoming a reality as shareholders approve deal
By Wyatte Grantham-Philips and The Associated PressApril 23, 2026
Latest Stories
Intel CEO Lip Bu Tan crushed Wall Street targets on his 1-year anniversary: We are embracing our ‘paranoid’ roots
Big TechIntel CEO Lip Bu Tan crushed Wall Street targets on his 1-year anniversary: We are embracing our ‘paranoid’ roots
By Alexei OreskovicApril 23, 2026
Feds charge U.S. Army soldier who made $400,000 from Polymarket bets tied to Maduro capture
LawFeds charge U.S. Army soldier who made $400,000 from Polymarket bets tied to Maduro capture
By Jeff John RobertsApril 23, 2026
Zohran Mamdani
Personal FinanceKen Griffin’s Citadel fires back at NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani ‘tax the rich’ video featuring his $238 million penthouse
By Catherina GioinoApril 23, 2026
Should you pay off debt or save? How to decide
Personal FinanceShould you pay off debt or save? How to decide
By Joseph HostetlerApril 23, 2026
Jensen Huang stands smiling with his arms outstretched.
Big Tech‘Don’t leave’: Jensen Huang challenges billionaire class as he insists ‘highest taxes in the world’ are OK with him
By Jacqueline MunisApril 23, 2026
The man who helped put meat at the top of RFK Jr.’s new food pyramid is Steak ’n Shake’s new ‘Chief MAHA Officer’
HealthThe man who helped put meat at the top of RFK Jr.’s new food pyramid is Steak ’n Shake’s new ‘Chief MAHA Officer’
By Catherina GioinoApril 23, 2026
Tesla stock dives on news that it earned next to nothing on cars in Q1, and plans to spend $25 billion in CapEx anyway
Big TechTesla stock dives on news that it earned next to nothing on cars in Q1, and plans to spend $25 billion in CapEx anyway
By Shawn TullyApril 23, 2026
How Chris Ong helped Seatrium emerge from a messy merger between two shipyards to become a profitable offshore oil and wind giant
AsiaHow Chris Ong helped Seatrium emerge from a messy merger between two shipyards to become a profitable offshore oil and wind giant
By Nicholas Gordon and Angelica AngApril 23, 2026
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How the ‘Reddit Detective Agency’ and surveillance technology helped find the suspect in the deadly Brown University shooting
LawHow the ‘Reddit Detective Agency’ and surveillance technology helped find the suspect in the deadly Brown University shooting
By Matt O'Brien and The Associated PressDecember 20, 2025
  • Shoppers in a grocery store
    RetailAs Americans continue to feel the pain from tariffs and inflation, Lidl launches holiday meal deal for less than $4 per person
    By Nino PaoliDecember 16, 2025
Trump cut income taxes on tips and overtime, but many states—even some led by Republicans—haven’t done the same yet
EconomyTrump cut income taxes on tips and overtime, but many states—even some led by Republicans—haven’t done the same yet
By David A. Lieb and The Associated PressDecember 20, 2025
James Talarico stands behind a microphone and stares out into the crowd
EconomyJames Talarico says the biggest ‘welfare queens’ in America are ‘the giant corporations that don’t pay a penny in income taxes’
By Dave SmithDecember 20, 2025
Gen Z is open minded about blue-collar work and the Fords of the economy need them — but both sides are missing each other
Future of WorkGen Z is open minded about blue-collar work and the Fords of the economy need them — but both sides are missing each other
By Muskaan ArshadDecember 20, 2025
jewelry
Economy‘This year is just not a jewelry Christmas’: Meet a 64-year-old small businesswoman who’s seen her Main Street decline for the last decade
By Makiya Seminera and The Associated PressDecember 19, 2025
Bull
InvestingThe bulls are too bullish: Bank of America warns 200-plus fund managers just triggered a contrarian ‘sell’ signal
By Jim EdwardsDecember 19, 2025
  • Trump, Musk
    EconomyGovernment belatedly reveals loss of 105,000 jobs in October as full DOGE cutbacks come into view
    By Paul Wiseman and The Associated PressDecember 16, 2025
Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moodys Analytics, during a Senate Budget Committee hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, May 4, 2023.
EconomySneaking unemployment rate means the U.S. economy is inching closer to a key recession indicator, says Moody’s
By Eleanor PringleDecember 19, 2025
Southeast Asian economies prove resilient in the face of Trump’s tariffs as supply chains expand
EconomySoutheast Asian economies prove resilient in the face of Trump’s tariffs as supply chains expand
By Angelica AngDecember 19, 2025
Trump
PoliticsTrump was wrong about tariffs funding the ‘Warrior Dividend’ of $1,776—troops were already set to get the money
By Josh Boak, Michelle L. Price and The Associated PressDecember 18, 2025
President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the Diplomatic Room of the White House on December 17, 2025 in Washington, DC.
Economy‘This is a wacky number’: economists cry foul as new government data assumes zero housing inflation in surprising November drop
By Eva RoytburgDecember 18, 2025
Trump stands at a podium in the Diplomatic Reception Room, which is adorned with Christmas decorations.
PoliticsTrump says $1,776 ‘warrior dividends’ were made possible partly by tariff revenue, which still lags $100 billion behind what the White House expected
By Sasha RogelbergDecember 18, 2025
  • Stephen Greene works a street corner hoping to land a job as a laborer or carpenter on June 3, 2011 in Pompano Beach, Florida.
    EconomyUnemployment hits 4-year high as frozen jobs data shows recession risks getting ‘uncomfortably high,’ top economist Mark Zandi says
    By Eva RoytburgDecember 16, 2025
Trump
PoliticsState Department announces massive $10 billion arms sale to Taiwan, infuriating China
By Matthew Lee, Simina Mistreanu and The Associated PressDecember 18, 2025
Top AI defense CEO sees China planning for a ‘very protracted conflict’ and the U.S. running out of weapons in 7 days
AITop AI defense CEO sees China planning for a ‘very protracted conflict’ and the U.S. running out of weapons in 7 days
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezDecember 18, 2025
Powell
EconomyInflation hits 2.7% in November, still above Fed’s 2% target but less than economists expected
By Paul Wiseman, Anne D'Innocenzio and The Associated PressDecember 18, 2025
small business
CommentaryOur data shows that companies of 500 and fewer workers mostly avoided the AI layoffs. They’re making AI work for them
By Gabby BurlacuDecember 18, 2025
kim jong un smiles for photo
CryptoNorth Korea stole a record amount of crypto—again: report estimates  its hackers’ 2025 haul at $2 billion
By Carlos GarciaDecember 18, 2025
Trump
EconomyThe American voter is angry about one thing above all and Trump’s tariffs are in the crossfire, Goldman’s chief political economist says
By Nick LichtenbergDecember 18, 2025
Intuit CEO Sasan Goodarzi says Gen Z is struggling with credit card debt as balances are at an all-time high.
Personal FinanceIntuit CEO says Gen Z is staving off recession by putting it on plastic: ‘Credit card balances are up 36-37%, but they still have jobs’
By Nino PaoliDecember 18, 2025
We ‘don’t have enough manpower’ for the delivery boom, says Singapore-based robotics founder
InnovationWe ‘don’t have enough manpower’ for the delivery boom, says Singapore-based robotics founder
By Angelica AngDecember 18, 2025
Trump
EconomyAfter Trump used prime-time speech to deny economic reality, his aides reassured him he did great
By Josh Boak and The Associated PressDecember 18, 2025
Zohran
EconomyMamdani gets 74,000 resumes in sign of New York City’s job-market misery
By Georgia Hall and BloombergDecember 17, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable discussion with top business leaders in the Roosevelt Room at the White House on December 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. During the roundtable, Trump addressed questions on the Federal Reserve’s latest decision to cut interest rates and reports that the U.S. seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, among other topics.
EnergyA U.S. oil blockade on Venezuela could ‘devastate’ its economy and further pressure Maduro. But how far is Trump willing to take it?
By Jordan BlumDecember 17, 2025
Trump
EconomyTariffs take a bite out of mom-and-pop stores as small business profit growth turns negative for first time in 18 months, BofA says
By Nick LichtenbergDecember 17, 2025
Trump points his finger into the crowd from behind the presidential podium
Big TechThe Trump administration says it could go after Spotify if Europe doesn’t back off American tech companies
By Dave SmithDecember 17, 2025
Trump
EconomyThe $38 trillion national debt is to blame for over $1 trillion in annual interest payments from here on out, CRFB says
By Nick LichtenbergDecember 17, 2025
layoffs
CommentaryThe AI layoff wave is just beginning — and it’s by design
By Kevin OakesDecember 17, 2025
Trump
PoliticsA week after telling Americans their kids may get fewer dolls and pencils because of tariffs, Trump vows ‘THE BEST IS YET TO COME’
By Josh Boak and The Associated PressDecember 17, 2025
Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve
EconomyRed flags in U.S. data will justify ‘insurance’ interest rate cuts from the Fed next year, says UBS
By Eleanor PringleDecember 17, 2025
Gasoline delivery truck driver Robert Clark prepares to fill the underground gas tanks at a Shell station in Glendale California. Fuel prices in December 2025 are the lowest since the pandemic in early 2021.
EnergyPrices at the gas pump are the lowest since the pandemic and still falling—just in time for record-high holiday travel
By Jordan BlumDecember 17, 2025
Woman wearing a Santa hat talking with her friend by video call
EconomyThe labor market’s holiday present for America: the highest unemployment in 4 years. It might be ‘noisy’ but the jobs just aren’t there
By Eva Roytburg and Nick LichtenbergDecember 16, 2025
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When interest on national debt overtook military spending, it triggered a limit where the U.S. may ‘cease to be a great power,’ warns Hoover historianplaceholder alt text
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