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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
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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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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
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    InvestingBaby boomers have now ‘gobbled up’ nearly one-third of America’s wealth share, and they’re leaving Gen Z and millennials behind
    By Sasha RogelbergDecember 8, 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
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
Rich couple making a toast with champagne glasses while eating aboard a private jet.
SuccessWhat it takes to be wealthy in America: $2.3 million, Charles Schwab says
By Sydney LakeDecember 11, 2025
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CommentaryNetflix’s takeover of Warner Brothers is a nightmare for consumers
By Ike BrannonDecember 11, 2025
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EconomyTrump slams Fed’s third-straight rate cut as ‘too small,’ saying he wishes it was twice as large
By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated PressDecember 11, 2025
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    EconomyTrump plans $12 billion bailout for farmers who saw livelihoods vanish along with China’s missing soybean imports
    By Seung Min Kim, Josh Funk, Didi Tang and The Associated PressDecember 8, 2025
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EconomySenate fails to save millions from skyrocketing ACA premiums in new year, with Republicans never meaningfully engaging
By Mary Clare Jalonick and The Associated PressDecember 11, 2025
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EconomyLess than a third of Americans approve of Trump’s handling of the economy, lowest in either term
By Linley Sanders, Will Weissert and The Associated PressDecember 11, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 10: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a press conference following the Federal Open Markets Committee meeting at the Federal Reserve on December 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Fed announced it has lowered interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point to a range of 3.5 percent to 3.75 percent in the third rate cut this year. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
EconomyFed’s Powell voices fear of K-shaped economy: ‘How sustainable it is, I don’t know’
By Jim EdwardsDecember 11, 2025
Nela Richardson, chief economist at Automatic Data Processing Inc. (ADP), at a Bloomberg Television interview during the Kansas City Federal Reserve's Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium in Moran, Wyoming, US, on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024.
Economy‘We have not seen this rosy picture’: ADP’s chief economist warns the real economy is pretty different from Wall Street’s bullish outlook
By Eleanor PringleDecember 11, 2025
US Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference following a Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting in Washington, DC, on December 10, 2025.
BankingTop economist Diane Swonk: Jerome Powell risks losing the Fed’s credibility on a gamble over AI and immigration
By Eva RoytburgDecember 10, 2025
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    EconomyThe U.S. has over 900 billionaires and their wealth soared by 18% to $6.9 trillion this year, UBS says
    By Nick LichtenbergDecember 8, 2025
Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, during a news conference following a Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. Federal Reserve officials delivered a third consecutive interest-rate reduction and maintained their outlook for just one cut in 2026.
EconomyPowell warns of a ‘very unusual’ economy as tariffs keep goods inflation high amid a weakening labor market
By Eva RoytburgDecember 10, 2025
Federal Reserve Bank Chair Jerome Powell speaks during the George P. Shultz Memorial Lecture Series at Stanford University on December 01, 2025 in Stanford, California.
EconomyThe Fed delivers a rare ‘hawkish cut’ as Powell tries to steady a softening job market
By Eva RoytburgDecember 10, 2025
Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, during the Hoover Institution's George P. Shultz Memorial Lecture Series in Stanford, California, US, on Monday, Dec. 1, 2025. The Federal Reserve said it was monitoring community and regional banks' commercial real estate loan portfolios amid concerns over "elevated interest rates, tighter underwriting standards, and lower commercial property values." Photographer: Jason Henry/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Economy‘Be careful what you wish for’: Top economist warns any additional interest rate cuts after today would signal the economy is slipping into danger
By Eva RoytburgDecember 10, 2025
Instacart may be jacking up your grocery prices using AI, study shows—a practice called ‘smart rounding’
RetailInstacart may be jacking up your grocery prices using AI, study shows—a practice called ‘smart rounding’
By Dave Lozo and Morning BrewDecember 10, 2025
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EconomyCracker Barrel slashes forecast as Uncle Herschel fallout continues despite logo reinstatement
By Dee-Ann Durbin, Nick Lichtenberg and The Associated PressDecember 10, 2025
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CommentaryInternational students skipped campus this fall — and local economies lost $1 billion because of it
By Bjorn MarkesonDecember 10, 2025
If the Fed cuts interest rates today, it may be the last one until June 2026
EconomyIf the Fed cuts interest rates today, it may be the last one until June 2026
By Jim EdwardsDecember 10, 2025
Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve
EconomyFed’s expected rate cut today is less about stimulating the economy and more about protecting the job market from ‘shattering’
By Eleanor PringleDecember 10, 2025
Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, during the Hoover Institution's George P. Shultz Memorial Lecture Series in Stanford, California, US, on Monday, Dec. 1, 2025.
Economy‘Fodder for a recession’: Top economist Mark Zandi warns about so many Americans ‘already living on the financial edge’ in a K-shaped economy 
By Eva RoytburgDecember 9, 2025
Photo of Jamie Dimon
BankingJamie Dimon taps Jeff Bezos, Michael Dell, and Ford CEO Jim Farley to advise JPMorgan’s $1.5 trillion national security initiative
By Nino PaoliDecember 9, 2025
An older man with a wide-brimmed hat stands in a corn field
EconomyTrump’s $12 billion farmer bailout is a ‘Band-Aid on a bigger wound’ the American agriculture industry is still reeling from
By Sasha RogelbergDecember 9, 2025
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EconomyThe low-hire, low-fire economy crawls along with job openings unchanged from September to October
By Paul Wiseman and The Associated PressDecember 9, 2025
Man carrying a cardboard box
EconomyThe ‘forever layoffs’ era hits a recession trigger as corporates sack 1.1 million workers through November
By Nick Lichtenberg and Eva RoytburgDecember 9, 2025
jobs
CommentaryThere is a simple fix for America’s job-quality crisis: actually give workers a piece of the business 
By Pete StavrosDecember 9, 2025
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CommentaryAI doctors will be good at science but bad at business, and big talk with little action means even higher drugs prices: 10 healthcare predictions for 2026 from top investors
By Bob Kocher, Bryan Roberts and Siobhan Nolan ManginiDecember 9, 2025
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EconomyAI isn’t the reason you got laid off (or not hired), top staffing agency says. You don’t have the right skills
By Nick LichtenbergDecember 9, 2025
Malaysia’s Johor launches 7,300-acre innovation sandbox, part of new special economic zone with neighboring Singapore
EconomyMalaysia’s Johor launches 7,300-acre innovation sandbox, part of new special economic zone with neighboring Singapore
By Angelica AngDecember 9, 2025
A divided Fed meets today, and Wall Street is listening for 4 key words from Powell: ‘In a good place’
EconomyA divided Fed meets today, and Wall Street is listening for 4 key words from Powell: ‘In a good place’
By Jim EdwardsDecember 9, 2025
Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics, pictured in May 2023, warns of record debt issuance by AI companies during an infrastructure boom.
Big TechBorrowing by AI companies represents a ‘mounting potential threat to the financial system,’ top economist says 
By Nino PaoliDecember 9, 2025
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