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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
kids paint at school
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
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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
Lake Powell
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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Personal FinanceJerome Powell says Congress and the private sector, not the Fed, are responsible for ‘the things that will really matter for future generations’
By Eva RoytburgSeptember 24, 2025
  • Powell showed he’s still ‘firmly in control’ after White House adviser Miran’s first FOMC meeting, former Fed official says
    BankingPowell showed he’s still ‘firmly in control’ after White House adviser Miran’s first FOMC meeting, former Fed official says
    By Jason MaSeptember 20, 2025
Close up photo of Jerome Powell looking over his glasses.
EconomyJerome Powell says Gen Z without tech skills are getting crushed in the ’low-hire, low-fire’ job market—and colleges are failing them
By Eva RoytburgSeptember 23, 2025
Jim Farley
SuccessFord’s CEO: America is ignoring the ‘essential economy’ as AI eats entry-level white-collar jobs
By Nick LichtenbergSeptember 23, 2025
A construction worker tries to stay cool amid a heat wave while working on new homes in Irvine Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025.
EconomyAlabama builders rethink deportations as raids disappear hundreds of their ‘God-fearing, family-oriented’ immigrant workers
By Eva RoytburgSeptember 23, 2025
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InvestingTop analyst says the U.S. bull market dates all the way back to the 1980s, and stocks just hit a potentially unsustainable 363% of GDP
By Nick LichtenbergSeptember 23, 2025
Javier Milei
EconomyMilei’s peso is 20% overvalued and fragile, analysts say
By Nicolle Yapur, Ignacio Olivera Doll and BloombergSeptember 23, 2025
  • A once-in-a-generation economic crisis in rural America means this year could be the last one for many farmers as Trump-Xi call offers no relief
    EconomyA once-in-a-generation economic crisis in rural America means this year could be the last one for many farmers as Trump-Xi call offers no relief
    By Jason MaSeptember 20, 2025
OECD warns Trump’s tariffs have ‘yet to be fully felt in the U.S. economy,’ downgrades growth forecast with grim outlook
EconomyOECD warns Trump’s tariffs have ‘yet to be fully felt in the U.S. economy,’ downgrades growth forecast with grim outlook
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezSeptember 23, 2025
Top analysts say Trump’s tariffs will suppress wage growth as companies cut costs to pay for them
EconomyTop analysts say Trump’s tariffs will suppress wage growth as companies cut costs to pay for them
By Jim EdwardsSeptember 23, 2025
A maintenance worker walks past the company logo on the side of a locomotive in the Union Pacific Railroad fueling yard in north Denver, Oct. 18, 2006.
EconomyLargest rail union backs $85 billion merger after job protections, but critics warn of monopoly risk
By The Associated PressSeptember 23, 2025
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InvestingWall Street strategists chase S&P 500 like few times in history
By Alexandra Semenova and BloombergSeptember 23, 2025
Photo: BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 28: Humanoid robots at the humanoid robot innovation center at Shougang Park on March 28, 2025 in Beijing, China. A humanoid robot innovation center was established in Beijing to accelerate the technology supply and industrialization of humanoid robots.
EconomyThe AI boom is unsustainable unless tech spending goes ‘parabolic,’ Deutsche Bank warns: ‘This is highly unlikely’
By Jim EdwardsSeptember 23, 2025
  • NYU Professor Suzy Welch
    SuccessSuzy Welch says Gen Z and millennials are burnt out because older generations worked just as hard, but they ‘had hope’
    By Dave SmithSeptember 19, 2025
Hong Kong braces for fierce winds as Super Typhoon nears
EconomyHong Kong braces for fierce winds as Super Typhoon nears
By Mary Hui, Danny Lee and BloombergSeptember 23, 2025
Zuckerberg and Trump smile at dinner together
Big TechMark Zuckerberg says Meta ‘misspending a couple of hundred billion’ in the U.S. would be ‘unfortunate,’ but ‘the risk is higher on the other side’
By Dave SmithSeptember 23, 2025
Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase
EconomyJamie Dimon says Trump’s efficiency drive isn’t enough to avert debt crisis: ‘Like most problems, it’s better to deal with it than let it happen’
By Eleanor PringleSeptember 23, 2025
Retailers like Walmart and Target ‘can’t keep up with constant price changes’ from tariffs, so many are snipping price tags and ditching discounts
EconomyRetailers like Walmart and Target ‘can’t keep up with constant price changes’ from tariffs, so many are snipping price tags and ditching discounts
By Erin Cabrey and Retail BrewSeptember 22, 2025
Donald Trump
EconomyTrump’s tariffs are bringing in a ‘very significant’ amount of revenue, top analyst says: Roughly $350 billion a year
By Nick LichtenbergSeptember 22, 2025
Experts say Trump’s $100,000 fee for a talent visa is a handicap on the tech industry.  Here are the Fortune 500 companies most affected
EconomyExperts say Trump’s $100,000 fee for a talent visa is a handicap on the tech industry. Here are the Fortune 500 companies most affected
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezSeptember 22, 2025
Stephen Miran
EconomyTrump’s new Fed appointee says fewer immigrants should free up more housing and lower rental costs
By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated PressSeptember 22, 2025
Ray Dalio
EconomyRay Dalio warns ‘we’re heading into very, very dark times’ and says the solution comes from a Chinese proverb: ‘A smart rabbit has 3 holes’
By Nick LichtenbergSeptember 22, 2025
Former Trump economic adviser Gary Cohn says tariffs are the reason you’re having a hard time finding a job
EconomyFormer Trump economic adviser Gary Cohn says tariffs are the reason you’re having a hard time finding a job
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezSeptember 22, 2025
Netflix founder and Co-CEO Reed Hastings speaks with his hands raided during the New York Times DealBook Summit in the Appel Room at the Jazz At Lincoln Center on November 30, 2022 in New York City.
Big TechOne of Silicon Valley’s most prominent Democrats just called Trump’s $100k H-1B visa fee a ‘great solution’
By Eva RoytburgSeptember 22, 2025
Trump speaks from the Resolute Desk
North AmericaOver 70% of H-1B visa holders are Indian citizens. Its government says Trump jacking the fee to $100,000 is ‘likely to have humanitarian consequences’
By Dave SmithSeptember 22, 2025
Gold hit a new record high—and that’s an indicator of fear lurking within the stock market, Deutsche Bank says
EconomyGold hit a new record high—and that’s an indicator of fear lurking within the stock market, Deutsche Bank says
By Jim EdwardsSeptember 22, 2025
Hong Kong airport cuts flights from Tuesday due to super typhoon
EconomyHong Kong airport cuts flights from Tuesday due to super typhoon
By Danny Lee and BloombergSeptember 22, 2025
U.S. stocks are chipping away at Europe’s outperformance, and Powell slipped in this dovish signal on Fed rates that Wall Street overlooked
InvestingU.S. stocks are chipping away at Europe’s outperformance, and Powell slipped in this dovish signal on Fed rates that Wall Street overlooked
By Jason MaSeptember 21, 2025
Gen Z job crisis: Maybe there are just too many college graduates now
EconomyGen Z job crisis: Maybe there are just too many college graduates now
By Jason MaSeptember 21, 2025
Jerome Powell
EconomyTop economists and Jerome Powell agree that Gen Z’s hiring nightmare is real—and it’s not about AI eating entry-level jobs
By Nick Lichtenberg and Eva RoytburgSeptember 21, 2025
Donald Trump
CommentaryBehind closed doors, our top CEOs say Trump is bad for business and it’s time to Make America into America Again
By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Stephen HenriquesSeptember 21, 2025
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee at the Federal Reserve on September 17, 2025.
EconomyThe Fed doesn’t actually have a ‘dual’ mandate—there’s a third part it rarely mentions, and economists want it to stay that way
By Eleanor PringleSeptember 21, 2025
.S. President Donald Trump attends a press conference with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer (not pictured) at Chequers at the conclusion of a state visit on September 18, 2025 in Aylesbury, England.
EconomyTrump is already wielding his ‘golden share’ authority at U.S. Steel, overriding the company’s plans for an Illinois plant, report says
By Nino PaoliSeptember 20, 2025
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