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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
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
Spotify just turned 20. Here’s how founder Daniel Ek built it into a $100 billion music empire by being the ‘least powerful person’ at the company
Big TechSpotify just turned 20. Here’s how founder Daniel Ek built it into a $100 billion music empire by being the ‘least powerful person’ at the company
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezApril 23, 2026
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Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve
EconomyTrump blames ‘Too Late Powell’ for the housing crisis—but top analysts say low rates ‘snapped the trap shut’ on Millennial and Gen Z homeowners in the first place
By Eleanor PringleNovember 15, 2025
  • David Ellison, in front of a purple background, puts both hands in front of himself as if measuring something.
    Future of Work600 Paramount Skydance employees quit instead of returning to the office, and it cost the company $185 million, filings show
    By Sasha RogelbergNovember 11, 2025
Sean Dobson
Real Estate‘We’ve probably made housing unaffordable for a whole generation of Americans’: top real-estate CEO on the real cost of Covid economic firefighting
By Nick LichtenbergNovember 15, 2025
holiday shopping
EconomyTrump’s tariffs are a $29 billion tax on Americans’ holiday shopping bills, Lending Tree says
By Nick LichtenbergNovember 14, 2025
There’s still ‘no evidence’ China is buying all the U.S. soybeans it promised under Trump’s trade deal amid oversupply from South America
EconomyThere’s still ‘no evidence’ China is buying all the U.S. soybeans it promised under Trump’s trade deal amid oversupply from South America
By Jason MaNovember 14, 2025
SNAP
CommentarySolving hunger is America’s lowest-hanging fruit 
By Dilip RaoNovember 14, 2025
Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve
EconomyButchered jobs and inflation data add fuel to the fire of uncertainty already blazing in the markets
By Eleanor PringleNovember 14, 2025
  • Senate Majority Leader John Thune, a Republican from South Dakota, speaks to members of the media at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025.
    EconomyHow the federal government hurt the economy: $11 billion vanishes with 1.25 million unpaid and 2,000 canceled flights
    By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated PressNovember 11, 2025
Top economist Mohamed El-Erian warns the AI bubble will ‘end in tears’ and credit ‘cockroaches’ abound
EconomyTop economist Mohamed El-Erian warns the AI bubble will ‘end in tears’ and credit ‘cockroaches’ abound
By Nick LichtenbergNovember 13, 2025
Travelers
LawFAA is silent but airlines see a busy and healthy Thanksgiving travel season
By Josh Funk and The Associated PressNovember 13, 2025
Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations and former State Department director of policy planning, testifies before the House Foreign Affairs Committee January 14, 2020 in Washington, DC. Haas testified before the committee on the topic of “From Sanctions to the Soleimani Strike to Escalation: Evaluating the Administration's Iran Policy."
EconomyLegendary DC diplomat feels ‘like Paul Revere’ about the $38 trillion national debt: ‘The crisis is coming!’
By Eva RoytburgNovember 13, 2025
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters October jobs and inflation reports will likely never be released on Wednesday.
EconomyWhite House official says October jobs and inflation data are likely to never be released
By Nino PaoliNovember 13, 2025
Barry Eichengreen
Personal FinanceYour political polarization is the reason for our $38 trillion national debt, top economist says: ‘it’s deeply debilitating’ for ‘consensus and stability and productive policy results’
By Eva RoytburgNovember 13, 2025
  • David Solomon
    EconomyGoldman CEO David Solomon warns ‘there will be a reckoning’ around the $38 trillion national debt
    By Nick LichtenbergNovember 11, 2025
A woman looks down at a shelf of food while leaning on a grocery cart.
EconomyEconomist behind K-shaped economy sees a ‘sea of despair’ for the bottom 90% and a ‘crisis of confidence’ in the American dream
By Sasha RogelbergNovember 13, 2025
A young couple looking at a home
EconomyIn just 15 years, the average U.S. homebuyer went from 39 to 59 years old: Top analyst reveals how the housing market has warped in one generation
By Eleanor PringleNovember 13, 2025
The longest government shutdown in history is over—but flights and jobs data won’t return to normalcy yet
EconomyThe longest government shutdown in history is over—but flights and jobs data won’t return to normalcy yet
By Matty Merritt and Morning BrewNovember 13, 2025
chicken
RetailBofA cites ‘favorable protein economics’ in the chicken restaurant segment with the race afoot to corner the $67 billion market
By Nick LichtenbergNovember 13, 2025
Jerome Powell
Economy‘We are guilty of spending our rainy-day fund in sunny weather’: Top economists, historians unite to urge action on $38 trillion national debt
By Nick LichtenbergNovember 13, 2025
buffalo
EconomyShutdown starvation was so bad that some Native American tribes killed the buffalo herds that they helped restore
By Matthew Brown, Graham Lee Brewer, Amelia Schafer and The Associated PressNovember 13, 2025
jobs
EconomyIt’s not just affordability, Americans are anxious over jobs too
By Jarrell Dillard, Hadriana Lowenkron and BloombergNovember 13, 2025
Trump
PoliticsTrump makes it official: Historic 43-day government shutdown is over
By Kevin Freking, Joey Cappelletti, Matt Brown and The Associated PressNovember 13, 2025
US President Donald Trump shows the signed bill package to re-open the federal government in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on November 12, 2025.
EconomyRecord U.S. government shutdown is over—but Wall Street only has 10 weeks to relax before the next one could begin
By Eleanor PringleNovember 13, 2025
Donald Trump
Economy‘The tariffs are a big tax increase’: Top bank crunches the numbers on how much Americans are paying for Trump’s trade regime
By Nick Lichtenberg and Eva RoytburgNovember 12, 2025
Trump closes his eyes and puts two fingers to his brow.
PoliticsTrump, who slapped an extra $100,000 on the H-1B visa, now says there aren’t enough talented people in the U.S. to fill jobs
By Sasha RogelbergNovember 12, 2025
Donald Trump
PoliticsThe shutdown ‘accomplished nothing and caused significant harm’ to many people, budget watchdog says, giving ‘new meaning to fiscal irresponsibility’
By Nick LichtenbergNovember 12, 2025
Donald Trump
Real EstateTrump’s 50-year mortgage would save you about $119 a month while doubling the interest you pay over the long run, UBS estimates
By Nick LichtenbergNovember 12, 2025
Donald Trump
PoliticsTax wonks see Trump blowing his tariff revenue bonanza on half-baked plan to give Americans a $2,000 ‘dividend’
By Paul Wiseman and The Associated PressNovember 12, 2025
Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve
EconomyHopes for a December rate cut are fading fast despite labor fears—Jerome Powell will have his work cut out attempting to unite the Fed
By Eleanor PringleNovember 12, 2025
Airport
LawTrump’s FAA refuses to give timeline on when flights will be normal after shutdown ends
By Rio Yamat, Josh Funk, John Seewer and The Associated PressNovember 11, 2025
small business
HealthU.S. health care premium spikes to squeeze Main Street businesses
By Caitlyn Reilly and BloombergNovember 11, 2025
broker
InvestingDollar carry trades set to trounce world’s booming stock markets
By Ruth Carson, Masaki Kondo, Anya Andrianova and BloombergNovember 11, 2025
In the absence of jobs numbers, slop bowls and fast food can show a lot about the economy
EconomyIn the absence of jobs numbers, slop bowls and fast food can show a lot about the economy
By Natasha Piñon and CFO BrewNovember 11, 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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