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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
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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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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
  • Former Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg
    SuccessSheryl Sandberg breaks down why it’s a troubling time for women in the workplace right now
    By Emma BurleighDecember 12, 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
President Trump
EconomyAmerica’s $38 trillion national debt ‘exacerbates generational imbalances’ with Gen Z and millennials paying the price, warns think tank
By Eleanor PringleDecember 16, 2025
tree
North America80% of American Christmas trees are fake. They’re also tariffed
By Dee-Ann Durbin and The Associated PressDecember 16, 2025
China, EU
EuropeChina slashes EU pork tariffs to 19.8% from 62.4%
By Elaine Kurtenbach and The Associated PressDecember 16, 2025
Little girl held in the arms of a man wearing a graduation cap and gown
Future of WorkThe job market is so bad, people in their 40s are resorting to going back to school instead of looking for work
By Sydney LakeDecember 16, 2025
  • Asia will get steady growth next year, defying global headwinds, says Mastercard’s chief APAC economist
    EconomyAsia will get steady growth next year, defying global headwinds, says Mastercard’s chief APAC economist
    By Angelica AngDecember 12, 2025
Susan Monarez
PoliticsGavin Newsom hires former CDC officials to work as public health consultants for state of California
By Sophie Austin and The Associated PressDecember 15, 2025
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LawNetflix CEOs seek to reassure staff about Warner Bros. deal
By Rose Henderson and BloombergDecember 15, 2025
Co-owners Dean Smith, left, and Joanne Farrugia pose for a photograph in JaZams, one of their toy stores Friday, June 27, 2025, in Princeton, N.J.
RetailSmall businesses say Trump tariffs are hurting this group of consumers this holiday season—here’s what is getting more expensive
By Mae Anderson and The Associated PressDecember 15, 2025
A woman takes a bag of groceries during a free food distribution for recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) organized by the Volusia County Sheriff's Office and The Jewish Federation at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, on November 9, 2025.
PoliticsTrump vows to fight ‘fraud’ in SNAP benefits for 42 million Americans
By Geoff Mulvihill and The Associated PressDecember 15, 2025
Photo of Jerome Powell
Economy‘We are now firmly back in a good is bad/bad is good regime’: Weak job data may lead to more rate cuts and boost stocks, Morgan Stanley economist says
By Sasha RogelbergDecember 15, 2025
  • Why Jerome Powell’s latest rate cut still won’t help you get a lower mortgage rate
    BankingWhy Jerome Powell’s latest rate cut still won’t help you get a lower mortgage rate
    By Sydney LakeDecember 11, 2025
Kevin vs. Kevin: Warsh overtakes Hassett as favorite to be Fed chair nominee on prediction market
BankingKevin vs. Kevin: Warsh overtakes Hassett as favorite to be Fed chair nominee on prediction market
By Jason MaDecember 15, 2025
Kevin Warsh, former governor of the US Federal Reserve
EconomyTrump could announce a new Fed chair before Christmas: Here’s what you need to know about the leading candidates
By Eleanor PringleDecember 15, 2025
Photo of Elon Musk
SuccessBad luck, six-figure earners: Elon Musk warns that money will ‘disappear’ in the future as AI makes work (and salaries) irrelevant
By Orianna Rosa RoyleDecember 15, 2025
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BankingFed chair favorite Kevin Hassett on potential independence from Trump: ‘His opinion matters if it’s good, if it’s based on data’
By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated PressDecember 15, 2025
Attacker who killed US troops in Syria was a recent recruit to security forces and was suspected of Islamic State ties prior to shooting
PoliticsAttacker who killed US troops in Syria was a recent recruit to security forces and was suspected of Islamic State ties prior to shooting
By Abby Sewell and The Associated PressDecember 14, 2025
Trump admits he can’t tell if the GOP will control the House after next year’s elections. ‘I don’t know when all of this money is going to kick in’
PoliticsTrump admits he can’t tell if the GOP will control the House after next year’s elections. ‘I don’t know when all of this money is going to kick in’
By Jason MaDecember 14, 2025
Kevin Hassett says he’d be happy to talk to Trump every day as Fed chair, but the president’s opinion would have ‘no weight’ on the FOMC
EconomyKevin Hassett says he’d be happy to talk to Trump every day as Fed chair, but the president’s opinion would have ‘no weight’ on the FOMC
By Jason MaDecember 14, 2025
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez often praises the financial and social benefits that immigrants bring to the country.
EuropeIn a continent cracking down on immigration and berated by Trump’s warnings of ‘civilizational erasure,’ Spain embraces migrants
By Suman Naishadham and The Associated PressDecember 13, 2025
More financially distressed farmers are expected to lose their property soon as loan repayments and incomes continue to falter
EconomyMore financially distressed farmers are expected to lose their property soon as loan repayments and incomes continue to falter
By Jason MaDecember 13, 2025
With just days to go before ACA subsidies expire, Congress is about to wrap up its work with no consensus solution in sight
PoliticsWith just days to go before ACA subsidies expire, Congress is about to wrap up its work with no consensus solution in sight
By Kevin Freking, Lisa Mascaro and The Associated PressDecember 13, 2025
A Wisconsin couple was paying $2 a month for an ACA health plan. But as subsidies expire, it’s soaring to $1,600, forcing them to downgrade
HealthA Wisconsin couple was paying $2 a month for an ACA health plan. But as subsidies expire, it’s soaring to $1,600, forcing them to downgrade
By Ali Swenson and The Associated PressDecember 13, 2025
Julian Braithwaite is the Director General of the International Alliance for Responsible Drinking
CommentaryGen Z is drinking 20% less than Millennials. Productivity is rising. Coincidence? Not quite
By Julian BraithwaiteDecember 13, 2025
Trump names Warsh, Hassett as top Fed contenders, WSJ says
EconomyTrump names Warsh, Hassett as top Fed contenders, WSJ says
By Jennifer A. Dlouhy and BloombergDecember 12, 2025
The Fed just ‘Trump-proofed’ itself with a unanimous move to preempt a potential leadership shake-up
EconomyThe Fed just ‘Trump-proofed’ itself with a unanimous move to preempt a potential leadership shake-up
By Jason MaDecember 12, 2025
Donald Trump, sitting in the Roosevelt Room, looks forward and frowns.
EconomyFor the first time since Trump’s tariff rollout, import tax revenue has fallen, threatening his lofty plans to slash the $38 trillion national debt
By Sasha RogelbergDecember 12, 2025
Donald Trump
AIAI is powering Trump’s economy, but American voters are getting worried
By Mark Niquette, Nancy Cook and BloombergDecember 12, 2025
Amtrak
PoliticsAmtrak is slashing executive bonuses to give out $900 apiece to over 18,000 rank-and-file workers
By Safiyah Riddle and The Associated PressDecember 12, 2025
farmers
EconomyBailed-out farmers don’t want to live on Trump welfare: ‘they don’t want to go to the mailbox and get a check from the government’
By Josh Funk, Mark Vancleave and The Associated PressDecember 12, 2025
Trump
EconomyTariffs are taxes and they were used to finance the federal government until the 1913 income tax. A top economist breaks it down
By Kent JonesDecember 12, 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
By Eleanor PringleApril 23, 2026
Environment
Officials will flush 50,000 toilets to flood a Utah lake in order to generate electricityplaceholder alt text
By Mead Gruver, Dorany Pineda and The Associated PressApril 22, 2026
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Cursor’s 25-year-old CEO is a former Google intern who just inked a $60 billion deal with SpaceXplaceholder alt text
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezApril 22, 2026
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