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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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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.

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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.
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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
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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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Top analyst warns the economy is figuring out how to grow without creating new jobs, leaving a major vulnerability
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Top analyst warns the economy is figuring out how to grow without creating new jobs, leaving a major vulnerability
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    America’s national debt borrowing binge means interest payments will rocket to $2 trillion a year by 2036, CBO says
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IBM is tripling the number of Gen Z entry-level jobs after finding the limits of AI adoption
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AI displacement trade rocks stocks again as Wall Street searches for next sector to price downward
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Middle-class Americans are paying for the data center and AI boom with higher electric bills and even food costs, Goldman Sachs warns
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Friday the 13th brings global selloff in stocks and gold as AI fear grips markets
By Jim EdwardsFebruary 13, 2026
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One of Wall Street’s most feared hedge fund managers on the decline of the dollar: Gold is ‘becoming the reserve asset’
By Jake AngeloFebruary 12, 2026
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Layoffs and unemployment are quite low, actually, says BLS
By Matt Ott and The Associated PressFebruary 12, 2026
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Matt Shumer’s viral blog about AI’s looming impact on knowledge workers is based on flawed assumptions
By Jeremy KahnFebruary 12, 2026
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American home buyers are still on strike as lower mortgage rates are no match for sinking January sales
By Alex Veiga and The Associated PressFebruary 12, 2026
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The tech billionaires aren’t just grabbing trophy Florida mansions—they have competing half-billion-dollar megayachts jostling for dock space
By Tristan BoveFebruary 12, 2026
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Ford CEO Jim Farley knew the EV pain would be bad, but the ‘punch line’ is a $4.8 billion loss: ‘The customer has spoken’
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 12, 2026
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Trump’s tariffs cancel out what he claims is ‘the largest tax cut in American history’: The average person will lose $300 even after refunds
By Jacqueline MunisFebruary 12, 2026
Donald Trump, holding two babies in his arms, leans over to kiss on on the head.
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‘Fertility president’ Trump has demanded a baby boom, and Stanford researchers have a solution: Let more people work from home
By Sasha RogelbergFebruary 12, 2026
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From ‘The Lord of the Skies’ to drones over El Paso, Mexican cartels have a long history of airborne drug fleets
By María Verza and The Associated PressFebruary 12, 2026
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By Chan Ho-Him and The Associated PressFebruary 12, 2026
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China rushes to stem price war in autos as passenger car sales drop nearly 20% in January
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Trump tariffs on Canada slapped down in 219-211 bipartisan vote
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After Hegseth snubs NATO, Europe makes the best of it: ‘Sadly for him, he is missing a good party’
By Lorne Cook and The Associated PressFebruary 12, 2026
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Welcome to the ‘E-shaped’ economy: Wealth gap is no longer between just high and low earners, the middle class is also struggling
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Some folks on Wall Street think yesterday’s U.S. jobs number is ‘implausible’ and thus due for a downward correction
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Rural America’s $23.6 billion wipeout: the drought that wouldn’t quit
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By Jake AngeloFebruary 12, 2026
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Pete Hegseth’s plan to test anti-cartel lasers shut down the El Paso airport for a full day, sources say
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Turns out the U.S. economy didn’t create half a million jobs last year. It was just 181,000
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TrumpRx is here and it helps, though a bit less than advertised
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The 45-year decline of the middle class costs you $12,000 a year
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Wall Street’s top analyst sees something weird going on with gold and interest rates, and warns inflation risks are rewriting market logic
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‘Nothing short of self-sabotage’: Watchdog warns about national debt setting new record in just 4 years
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