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‘I think it’s a mistake’: Delta CEO Ed Bastian refuses to call it ‘artificial intelligence’ because it scares people
‘I think it’s a mistake’: Delta CEO Ed Bastian refuses to call it ‘artificial intelligence’ because it scares people

“You want to scare people?” The Delta CEO told Fortune. “Tell them that artificial intelligence is coming for you.”

By Nick LichtenbergApril 22, 2026
GOP senator blocking Warsh makes his stand on market stability
GOP senator blocking Warsh makes his stand on market stability
By Steven T. Dennis and BloombergApril 22, 2026
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Record numbers of kids are enrolling in state-funded preschool as Trump pushes states to cover costs amid federal funding for wars
By The Associated Press and Moriah BalingitApril 22, 2026
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The AI boom is single-handedly carrying the U.S. import market—and adding $200 billion to the trade deficit, Fed study finds
By Tristan BoveApril 22, 2026
How does the Fed impact gold prices? What investors should know
How does the Fed impact gold prices? What investors should know
By Joseph HostetlerApril 22, 2026
A man helps a woman pick meat in the grocery store
Beef is becoming a luxury as prices stay at record highs. They likely won’t come down until 2028, says Farm Bureau
By Jacqueline MunisApril 22, 2026
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Southwest Air drops as US airlines contend with soaring fuel
North AmericaSouthwest Air drops as US airlines contend with soaring fuel
By Sri Taylor and BloombergApril 22, 2026
Lululemon names former Nike executive O’Neill its next CEO
C-SuiteLululemon names former Nike executive O’Neill its next CEO
By Lily Meier and BloombergApril 22, 2026
Jay Leno hypes up Burbank Airport bond sale to muni investors
Arts & EntertainmentJay Leno hypes up Burbank Airport bond sale to muni investors
By Aashna Shah and BloombergApril 22, 2026
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PoliticsGeorgia Democrat Rep. David Scott, ‘trailblazer’ seeking his 13th term in Congress, dies at age 80
By The Associated Press, Bill Barrow, Jeff Amy and Matt BrownApril 22, 2026
Kanawha County Commission Emergency Management Director C.W. Sigman speaks at a news conference Wednesday, April 22, 2026, in Charleston, W.Va
LawTwo dead, dozens hospitalized after a gas plant leak in West Virginia’s ‘chemical valley’
By The Associated Press and John RabyApril 22, 2026
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EnvironmentOfficials will flush 50,000 toilets to flood a Utah lake in order to generate electricity
By Mead Gruver, Dorany Pineda and The Associated PressApril 22, 2026
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North AmericaThe Kansas City Royals are betting $3B on downtown in partnership with Hallmark
By Dave Skretta and The Associated PressApril 22, 2026
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InnovationMeet ‘Ace,’ the paddle-wielding robot who just beat humans at ping pong in AI breakthrough
By Matt O'Brien and The Associated PressApril 22, 2026
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Photo: US President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025. Pfizer will sell some drugs at a 50% average discount on a direct-to-consumer website called TrumpRx, an initiative intended to allow Americans to pay for prescriptions at discounted rates negotiated by the government. Photographer: Francis Chung/Politico/Bloomberg via Getty Images
InvestingInvestors dumped U.S. assets overnight in favor of gold, Bitcoin, and foreign stocks as government shutdown leaves Wall Street ‘flying blind’
By Jim EdwardsOctober 1, 2025
  • President Donald Trump smirks just off the camera in a black suit with a red tie.
    EconomyAll bark, no bite: Trump’s latest trade war turns into another TACO salad for Wall Street
    By Eva RoytburgSeptember 26, 2025
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell arrives to speak during a news conference following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee at the Federal Reserve on September 17, 2025 in Washington, DC.
EconomyYet another recession indicator is flashing as consumer confidence declines sharply in September
By Eleanor PringleOctober 1, 2025
EBT Accepted Here sign.
LawSingle mother sues — and beats — Kentucky for kicking her off food stamps because she bought food at the store where she worked
By Sylvia Goodman and The Associated PressSeptember 30, 2025
The ‘Warren Buffett Indicator’ has surged above 200%, meaning the market’s price is far ahead of the economy’s size
InvestingThe ‘Warren Buffett Indicator’ has surged above 200%, meaning the market’s price is far ahead of the economy’s size
By Ashley LutzSeptember 30, 2025
‘Mega bankruptcies’ are the highest they’ve been since the pandemic began, up 33% since last year alone
Economy‘Mega bankruptcies’ are the highest they’ve been since the pandemic began, up 33% since last year alone
By Drew Adamek and CFO BrewSeptember 30, 2025
GOvernment Chuck Schumer smiles close up to the camera.
InvestingWall Street shrugs off shutdown threat as S&P 500 heads for fifth straight winning month
By Stan Choe and The Associated PressSeptember 30, 2025
  • Stocks
    EconomyWall Street snaps 3-day losing streak on moderate inflation report
    By Stan Choe and The Associated PressSeptember 26, 2025
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Economy‘Companies are clearly hoarding workers’: Data shows job openings barely budget, layoffs and quits plummet
By Paul Wiseman and The Associated PressSeptember 30, 2025
Ford
EconomyFord CEO on his ‘epiphany’ after talking to his Gen Z factory workers: They were saying they ‘had to have three jobs’
By Nick LichtenbergSeptember 30, 2025
A man looks at a text on his phone
North AmericaLeaked texts on Scott Bessent’s phone suggest the White House got played bailing out Argentina—and U.S. soybean farmers are the casualties
By Sasha RogelbergSeptember 30, 2025
Daydreaming
SuccessThe blue-collar revolution isn’t just for Gen Z. Six in 10 white-collar professionals say they’d switch for the right trades job
By Eleanor PringleSeptember 30, 2025
Zohran Mamdani
Real EstateEscape from New York: Impending election of a democratic socialist mayor has the wealthy fleeing to the suburbs
By Nick LichtenbergSeptember 30, 2025
  • Donald Trump looks to his left, frowning
    North AmericaTrump’s tariffs are bringing in serious revenue—and it’d be even higher if not for tariff dodgers costing the government $40 billion a year, Goldman Sachs says
    By Sasha RogelbergSeptember 26, 2025
Nobody thinks a government bond crisis is going to happen, but Wall Street is talking about it anyway
InvestingNobody thinks a government bond crisis is going to happen, but Wall Street is talking about it anyway
By Jim EdwardsSeptember 30, 2025
US President Donald Trump during a news conference with Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister, not pictured, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Sept. 29, 2025.
EconomyWall Street will be ruled by ‘rumor and pseudo-drama’ if government shutdown goes ahead, warns UBS
By Eleanor PringleSeptember 30, 2025
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) personnel, and Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino stand together amidst a tense protest outside the ICE processing facility in Broadview, Illinois, on September 27, 2025.
Real EstateFlorida landlords are turning away immigrants on temporary legal status as deportation worries loom
By Nino PaoliSeptember 30, 2025
Zijin Gold shares surge over 60% in Hong Kong debut as prices for the precious metal hit record highs
EconomyZijin Gold shares surge over 60% in Hong Kong debut as prices for the precious metal hit record highs
By AFPSeptember 30, 2025
Trump’s tariffs are already spurring Japanese companies to shift more production to the U.S.
EconomyTrump’s tariffs are already spurring Japanese companies to shift more production to the U.S.
By Jason MaSeptember 29, 2025
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves speaks during the Labour Party conference at ACC Liverpool on Monday.
EuropeUK treasury chief says ‘harsh global headwinds’ from wars and tariffs are harming the country’s economic outlook
By Jill Lawless and The Associated PressSeptember 29, 2025
South Korea’s trade deal with Trump could sink its currency and trigger a financial crisis
EconomySouth Korea’s trade deal with Trump could sink its currency and trigger a financial crisis
By Jason MaSeptember 29, 2025
In this photo illustration an EA Sports logo seen displayed on a smartphone.
InvestingElectronic Arts to go private in record $55 billion buyout, the largest in private equity history
By Stan Choe and The Associated PressSeptember 29, 2025
Gold
InvestingU.S. gold reserves hit $1 trillion in value after record rally
By Jack Ryan and BloombergSeptember 29, 2025
Jerome Powell
EconomyMillions of workers are left out of the ‘low-hire, low-fire’ U.S. job market
By Michael Sasso, Augusta Saraiva, Mark Niquette and BloombergSeptember 29, 2025
Goldman Sachs says this ‘Goldilocks’ stock market could be in for a shock before the end of the year
InvestingGoldman Sachs says this ‘Goldilocks’ stock market could be in for a shock before the end of the year
By Jim EdwardsSeptember 29, 2025
A customer shops for furniture at an IKEA store on September 26, 2025 in Emeryville, California.
EconomyWall Street sees no ‘material drawback’ in stocks thanks to consumers, says Fed’s Hammack—problem is, shoppers are increasingly shaky
By Eleanor PringleSeptember 29, 2025
A government shutdown would delay the jobs report at a critical time as the Fed weighs more rate cuts amid mixed economic signals 
EconomyA government shutdown would delay the jobs report at a critical time as the Fed weighs more rate cuts amid mixed economic signals 
By Jason MaSeptember 28, 2025
South Korea unable to pay $350 billion in cash under trade pact
EconomySouth Korea unable to pay $350 billion in cash under trade pact
By Yoolim Lee and BloombergSeptember 28, 2025
Sam Altman looking concerned
AIEveryone’s wondering if, and when, the AI bubble will pop. Here’s what went down 25 years ago that ultimately burst the dot-com boom
By Dave SmithSeptember 28, 2025
Kenneth C. Griffin speaks at TIME100 Impact Dinner: Leaders Shaping the Future of Philanthropy at ASPIRE at One World Observatory on May 22, 2025 in New York City.
EconomyKen Griffin has a warning for Trump and the GOP: ‘I would not underestimate how grating a 3% inflation rate could be’ on Americans
By Nino PaoliSeptember 27, 2025
The U.S. economy is running even hotter than previously thought, and GDP growth could reach 4% in Q3
EconomyThe U.S. economy is running even hotter than previously thought, and GDP growth could reach 4% in Q3
By Jason MaSeptember 27, 2025
Farmer warns ‘this is a five-alarm fire’ as time is running out ahead of harvest, and there’s still no China deal
EconomyFarmer warns ‘this is a five-alarm fire’ as time is running out ahead of harvest, and there’s still no China deal
By Didi Tang, Josh Funk and The Associated PressSeptember 27, 2025
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Real EstateYour boomer parents are probably living in a house too big for them. They’re frozen in place because of taxes, top economists say
By Nick LichtenbergSeptember 27, 2025
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