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Trump, sitting at his desk in the Oval Office, shakes Elon Musk's hand.

The great power gap: Billionaires are 4,000 times more likely to hold office than you are, and Oxfam warns it’s ruining democracy

“We actually do face a moment in which there is a fundamental choice between oligarchy and democracy,” Oxfam America senior director of economic justice Nabil Ahmed said.

By Sasha Rogelberg

January 23, 2026

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Trump says Europe does one thing right: drug prices. ‘A pill that costs $10 in London costs $130 in New York or Los Angeles’

By Sasha Rogelberg

Nathan’s Famous goes from 5-cent hot dog stand in Coney Island to $450 million acquisition by Smithfield Foods over 100 years later

By Matt Ott and The Associated Press

Stephan Pretorius is the chief technology officer at WPP.

WPP’s CTO says AI is reshaping advertising. But creative judgment needs to remain in human hands

US President Donald Trump gestures during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 21, 2026. The World Economic Forum takes place in Davos from January 19 to January 23, 2026. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP via Getty Images)

Trump doesn’t want America to be ‘a nation of renters,’ but experts say at least one of his proposals may put homeownership more out of reach

By Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez

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‘Sell America’: Investors dump U.S. assets in fear of the end of Fed independence

January 12, 2026

Malaysia and Indonesia move to ban Musk’s Grok AI over sexually explicit deepfakes

Malaysia and Indonesia move to ban Musk’s Grok AI over sexually explicit deepfakes

By Angelica Ang

January 12, 2026

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Stock futures slide while gold and silver jump after Powell investigation raises fears over the Fed’s independence

By Eva Roytburg

January 12, 2026

DOJ probe on Powell draws swift backlash from Congress as key GOP senator says he won’t confirm anyone for the Fed until case is resolved

DOJ probe on Powell draws swift backlash from Congress as key GOP senator says he won’t confirm anyone for the Fed until case is resolved

January 12, 2026

Powell blasts DOJ criminal probe as attack on Fed independence. ‘Public service sometimes requires standing firm in the face of threats’

Powell blasts DOJ criminal probe as attack on Fed independence. ‘Public service sometimes requires standing firm in the face of threats’

January 12, 2026

What global executives need to ask about China in 2026

What global executives need to ask about China in 2026

By Joe Ngai and Jeongmin Seong

January 11, 2026

A Supreme Court ruling that strikes down Trump’s tariffs would be the fastest way to revive the stalling job market, top economist says

A Supreme Court ruling that strikes down Trump’s tariffs would be the fastest way to revive the stalling job market, top economist says

January 11, 2026

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Greenland’s 1.5 million tons of rare earths might never get mined because there just aren’t any roads to them

By Josh Funk, Suman Naishadham and The Associated Press

January 11, 2026

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Millions of Americans are grappling with years of declining economic wellbeing and affordability needs a rethink

By Gene Ludwig and Shannon Meyer

January 11, 2026

Venezuela slow-walks prisoner releases with 11 freed while over 800 remain locked up, including son-in-law of opposition presidential candidate

Venezuela slow-walks prisoner releases with 11 freed while over 800 remain locked up, including son-in-law of opposition presidential candidate

By Regina Garcia Cano and The Associated Press

January 11, 2026

As U.S. debt soars past $38 trillion, the flood of corporate bonds is a growing threat to the Treasury supply

As U.S. debt soars past $38 trillion, the flood of corporate bonds is a growing threat to the Treasury supply

January 10, 2026

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Gen Z is rebelling against the economy with ‘disillusionomics,’ tackling near 6-figure debt by turning life into a giant list of income streams

By Jacqueline Munis

January 10, 2026

Facing a 682% inflation rate, Venezuelans work three or more jobs and still can barely afford any food. ‘Everything is so expensive’

Facing a 682% inflation rate, Venezuelans work three or more jobs and still can barely afford any food. ‘Everything is so expensive’

By Regina Garcia Cano, Matt Sedensky and The Associated Press

January 10, 2026

PALM BEACH, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 28: U.S. President Donald Trump listens during a press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky following their meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club on December 28, 2025 in Palm Beach, Florida. Trump invited Zelensky to his private club to work on the U.S.-proposed peace plan to end the war in Ukraine, as the conflict approaches four years since the sudden full-scale invasion by Russia on February 24, 2022. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

White House says it’s ‘reviewing protocols’ after Trump seemingly violated federal policy by disclosing jobs data early

By Eva Roytburg

January 9, 2026

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Argentina has repaid its $20 billion credit line from Trump administration, Scott Bessent says

By The Associated Press

January 9, 2026

The future depends on copper, but a coming shortage makes it a ‘systemic risk’ to the economy and a strategic flashpoint, S&P Global warns

The future depends on copper, but a coming shortage makes it a ‘systemic risk’ to the economy and a strategic flashpoint, S&P Global warns

January 9, 2026

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Strip out health care and social services, the U.S. lost jobs in 2025—something that usually happens in recessions

By Eva Roytburg

January 9, 2026

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Sluggish economy crawls on with 50,000 jobs added in December, unemployment ticks down to 4.4%

By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated Press

January 9, 2026

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Ray Dalio on the $38 trillion national debt: ‘My grandchildren and great grandchildren not yet born are going to be paying off this debt’

By Nick Lichtenberg

January 9, 2026

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Former White House advisor on the real reason your health care costs are going up: Medicare’s doctor pay gap

By Tomas J. Philipson

January 9, 2026

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Wall Street has written off a Fed cut this month as it awaits 2 market-moving events today

January 9, 2026

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Google billionaire Larry Page copies the Jeff Bezos playbook, buying a $173 million Miami compound that will save him millions in taxes

By Nick Lichtenberg

January 8, 2026

US President Donald Trump looks on during a Mexican Border Defense Medal presentation in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on December 15, 2025. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)

3 things Trump did in 24 hours to show that he’s in control of American business

By Eva Roytburg

January 8, 2026

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Trump’s $1.5 trillion military budget would add $5.8 trillion to the national debt, with interest, CRFB says

By Nick Lichtenberg

January 8, 2026

America’s healthiest state has clean air and water, good education, and safe cities—And says a lot about the country’s rural-urban divide

America’s healthiest state has clean air and water, good education, and safe cities—And says a lot about the country’s rural-urban divide

By Tristan Bove

January 8, 2026

Trump would have wide-ranging ability to impose taxes if Supreme Court sides with his tariff plan, experts say

Trump would have wide-ranging ability to impose taxes if Supreme Court sides with his tariff plan, experts say

January 8, 2026

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State Department suspends all U.S. aid to Somalia, citing ‘zero-tolerance policy for waste, theft, and diversion of life-saving assistance’

By Matthew Lee and The Associated Press

January 8, 2026

Nela Richardson, chief economist at Automatic Data Processing Inc. (ADP).

For jobless Gen Z, healthcare is the place to be as blue-collar hiring outstrips office jobs, says ADP’s top economist

By Eleanor Pringle

January 8, 2026

Photo: Donald Trump.

If the Supreme Court rules against Trump’s tariffs it could threaten one third of his proposed military budget

January 8, 2026

US President Donald Trump, alongside Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, speaks to the press following US military actions in Venezuela, at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on January 3, 2026. President Trump said Saturday that US forces had captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro after launching a "large scale strike" on the South American country.

The U.S. naval blockade of Venezuela has cost $700 million already—and is rising by $9 million daily

January 8, 2026

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