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Philanthropy leader at Warren Buffett and Bill Gates’ Giving Pledge says children of billionaires are pushing them to give their wealth away faster

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Meet a 71-year-old who retired as a radiologist and professor, and now runs a banana-skewer business: ‘I never want to retire. Why would you do that?’

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Elon Musk’s DOGE swiped $329 million in humanitarian funding from Nepal, leaving a Gen Z tech revolution to transform the budding country’s economy
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The Bank of Mom and Dad has a new line item: guilt

U.S. Bank executives say “financial nihilism” is a myth — but parental guilt over unaffordable homes is very real.

By Nick LichtenbergSeptember 21, 2026
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on the state of the international financial system on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on September 15, 2026.
U.S. Treasury’s bond scheme is not a national debt management tool, say top economists, but it did show Wall Street what makes Scott Bessent flinch
By Eleanor PringleSeptember 21, 2026
Dollar General CEO says consumers making $100,000 a year don’t feel like high-income shoppers anymore as high gas prices and inflation reshape habits
Dollar General CEO says consumers making $100,000 a year don’t feel like high-income shoppers anymore as high gas prices and inflation reshape habits
By Jason MaSeptember 20, 2026
On issue after issue, Trump has given Xi Jinping a pass — even on reports China is helping Iran. ‘I think he’s behaved reasonably well’
On issue after issue, Trump has given Xi Jinping a pass — even on reports China is helping Iran. ‘I think he’s behaved reasonably well’
By Josh Boak and The Associated PressSeptember 20, 2026
Iran’s economy faces another blockade: Red tape and gridlock are clogging up land routes that bypass the U.S. Navy’s Hormuz stranglehold
Iran’s economy faces another blockade: Red tape and gridlock are clogging up land routes that bypass the U.S. Navy’s Hormuz stranglehold
By Jason MaSeptember 20, 2026
The economy has undergone a structural transformation that ended the low-cost era. ‘The regime change in inflation and interest rates is the outcome’
The economy has undergone a structural transformation that ended the low-cost era. ‘The regime change in inflation and interest rates is the outcome’
By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated PressSeptember 20, 2026
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Nearly two-thirds of companies have lost track of their data just as they’re letting AI in through the front door to wander around
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    ‘Ghost GDP,’ a white-collar recession, and the death of friction: Substack’s top finance writer warns of the 2028 AI crisis nobody sees coming
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Gen Z and young millennials are the only ones feeling good about the economy. Everyone else is worrying about trade and inflation
By Eleanor PringleFebruary 25, 2026
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More than half of teens are using AI for schoolwork—and many parents don’t know it
By Jake AngeloFebruary 25, 2026
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Home Depot CEO says with the housing market stalemate, ‘our customers are telling us that they’re not investing’
By Jacqueline MunisFebruary 25, 2026
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Some Waymo riders are so lazy that gig workers are getting paid $24 to close the door for them
By Catherina GioinoFebruary 25, 2026
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Trump vows, ‘We will always protect Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid,’ but his signature tax cuts shortened their life span
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 24, 2026
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    Mexico’s latest cartel violence prompts fears of ‘narcoterrorism’ in replay 1990s Colombia
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‘Trump Accounts’ for kids: Which American children are eligible for the investment program Michael Dell poured $6.25 billion into?
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 24, 2026
Trump celebrates 2.4 million Americans ‘lifted’ off SNAP benefits after his tax-cut law slashed funding and tightened work requirements
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Trump celebrates 2.4 million Americans ‘lifted’ off SNAP benefits after his tax-cut law slashed funding and tightened work requirements
By Jason MaFebruary 24, 2026
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The AI love-hate trade roars as Meta-AMD $100 billion deal cheers traders’ spirits after doom spiral
By Stan Choe and The Associated PressFebruary 24, 2026
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Trump is set to throw another tariff tantrum at the state of the union. Economists know better
By Steve H. HankeFebruary 24, 2026
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‘The state of our union is more indebted than ever’: Budget watchdog continues war of words with Trump White House
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 24, 2026
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    Self-driving taxis hit London, a city with such complex streets that it has a ‘Knowledge’ test that takes cabbies years to pass
    By Kelvin Chan and The Associated PressFebruary 23, 2026
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People are getting fake news on their phones and that’s increasing the risk of a market crash
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 24, 2026
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Top economist says stock market has gotten ‘increasingly disconnected from the economy’
By Tristan BoveFebruary 24, 2026
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Nearly half of companies are turning to poor ‘peanut butter’ raises—following the same pattern of the 2008 recession, an expert says. And it could take years to recover
By Emma BurleighFebruary 24, 2026
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Anthropic claims 3 Chinese companies ripped it off, using its AI tools to train their models: ‘How the turn tables’
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 24, 2026
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Jamie Dimon’s got some advice for investors riding high on asset prices: ‘Take a deep breath and watch out’
By Eleanor PringleFebruary 24, 2026
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With his tariff plan in tatters, Trump vows ‘to do absolutely terrible things to foreign countries … in a much more powerful and obnoxious way’ 
By Jim EdwardsFebruary 24, 2026
U.S. debt concerns weigh on Trump’s plan to supersize the Pentagon’s budget to $1.5 trillion, highlighting this law about great-power status
Economy
U.S. debt concerns weigh on Trump’s plan to supersize the Pentagon’s budget to $1.5 trillion, highlighting this law about great-power status
By Jason MaFebruary 23, 2026
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How Mexico took down ‘El Mencho’: tracking a girlfriend and some crucial help from U.S. intelligence
By María Verza and The Associated PressFebruary 23, 2026
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Below zero: Fed governor wouldn’t be surprised at negative job growth number
By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated PressFebruary 23, 2026
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Trump’s tariffs: a lesson in economic and legal ignorance
By Steve H. HankeFebruary 23, 2026
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In less than a year, Trump erased 12 years of solvency for the trust fund that pays for Medicare Part A
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 23, 2026
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Economy
‘Maya MacGuineas should be ashamed’: Scott Bessent launches war of words with the nonpartisan think tank that agrees with Trump on tariffs
By Tristan BoveFebruary 23, 2026
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Economy
Goldman Sachs says U.S. consumers are stuck with higher prices even after Supreme Court ruling opens door to $180 billion in tariff refunds
By Sasha RogelbergFebruary 23, 2026
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Economy
Drug use is on the rise as U.S. spending on the War on Drugs tops $1 trillion and cartel leaders drive violent eruptions in Mexico
By Tristan BoveFebruary 23, 2026
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By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 23, 2026
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Economy
Trump has already hit peak tariff, Morgan Stanley says. His new 15% levy might not even be legal
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 23, 2026
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AI
Without AI spending, U.S. corporate investment in equipment would be negative, a decline that’s ‘worryingly broad-based,’ Pantheon analyst says 
By Jim EdwardsFebruary 23, 2026
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Investing
The stock market bubble will burst in 2027, and the current rotation is a ‘warning of trouble ahead,’ Capital Economics says
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 23, 2026
The record gap between corporate profits and worker pay has an ‘undercurrent of betrayal,’ top economist warns 
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The record gap between corporate profits and worker pay has an ‘undercurrent of betrayal,’ top economist warns 
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