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The U.S. freight network is broken by design. One merger could start fixing it

The Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern merger deserves scrutiny but also serious consideration, because the alternative is a system never built to work.

By Brigham A. McCownMay 21, 2026
Europe is considering price caps to control inflation. CEOs are shaking their heads in despair
Europe is considering price caps to control inflation. CEOs are shaking their heads in despair
By Kamal AhmedMay 21, 2026
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America’s new AI map shows something surprising: ‘A lot of normal people are adopting AI’
By Nick LichtenbergMay 21, 2026
Clinical Psychologist Daniel Wendler
A ‘proudly autistic’ workplace expert says putting neurodivergent employees in a typical office is like dropping a polar bear in Austin, Texas
By Tristan BoveMay 20, 2026
Girl doing backflip into the ocean.
Your ‘flexible hot girl summer’ is going to cost you
By Catherina GioinoMay 21, 2026
With bond yields surging to 4.7%, T-notes are looking like a better deal than the pricey S&P, says the Research Affiliates’ formula
With bond yields surging to 4.7%, T-notes are looking like a better deal than the pricey S&P, says the Research Affiliates’ formula
By Shawn TullyMay 21, 2026
Latest Stories
Elon Musk sits with his fists together, looking up.
NewslettersSpaceX’s IPO filing is full of surprises
By Allie GarfinkleMay 21, 2026
Top CD rates today, May 21, 2026: Lock in up to up to 4.20%
Personal FinanceTop CD rates today, May 21, 2026: Lock in up to up to 4.20%
By Glen Luke FlanaganMay 21, 2026
The top high-yield savings rates: Up to 5.00% on May 21, 2026
Personal FinanceThe top high-yield savings rates: Up to 5.00% on May 21, 2026
By Glen Luke FlanaganMay 21, 2026
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk unveiling the company's new manned spacecraft in Hawthorne, Calif. on May 29, 2014. (Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
NewslettersRollout complete: SpaceX files IPO prospectus
By Andrew NuscaMay 21, 2026
The SpaceX IPO is a referendum on Elon Musk and his plan to colonize Mars
NewslettersThe SpaceX IPO is a referendum on Elon Musk and his plan to colonize Mars
By Diane BradyMay 21, 2026
Mortgage rates today, May 21, 2026
Personal FinanceMortgage rates today, May 21, 2026
By Glen Luke FlanaganMay 21, 2026
Current refi mortgage rates report for May 21, 2026
Personal FinanceCurrent refi mortgage rates report for May 21, 2026
By Glen Luke FlanaganMay 21, 2026
Current ARM mortgage rates report for May 21, 2026
Personal FinanceCurrent ARM mortgage rates report for May 21, 2026
By Glen Luke FlanaganMay 21, 2026
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Jobs
EconomyAmericans haven’t been this pessimistic about finding a new job since a bleak stretch of the Great Recession
By Nick LichtenbergSeptember 9, 2025
  • Rent
    EconomyAmerica’s homeownership rate falls for the first time since 2016 amid economic and demographic shifts, Redfin says
    By Nick LichtenbergSeptember 5, 2025
Trump, Powell
EconomyTrump’s fury at Jerome Powell for being ‘too late’ to cut rates just got extra juice from another shocking jobs number
By Nick LichtenbergSeptember 9, 2025
A sign at a NYS Department Of Labor job fair at the Downtown Central Library in Buffalo, New York, US, on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025.
EconomyLabor market is at a ‘turning point’ says new study—and it hasn’t been this difficult to land a job since the height of the pandemic
By Eleanor PringleSeptember 9, 2025
Companies are spending so much on AI that they’re cutting share buybacks, Goldman Sachs says
EconomyCompanies are spending so much on AI that they’re cutting share buybacks, Goldman Sachs says
By Jim EdwardsSeptember 9, 2025
Sorry Jerome, weakening economic data is ‘exactly what markets needed’, says Wharton professor
EconomySorry Jerome, weakening economic data is ‘exactly what markets needed’, says Wharton professor
By Eleanor PringleSeptember 9, 2025
A farmer sprays a field
North AmericaFarmer says ‘we’re in a very dire situation’ ahead of harvest—with zero soybean orders from China, historically the largest buyer
By Dave SmithSeptember 9, 2025
  • A large "Now Hiring" advertisement posted on the windows of the Advance Auto Parts store in Bay Shore, New York on March 24, 2022.
    EconomyAmerica’s job growth has flatlined—and Mark Zandi believes June may have been the start of a recession
    By Eva RoytburgSeptember 5, 2025
RFK Jr.’s planned report linking Tylenol to autism crashes shares of parent company Kenvue
HealthRFK Jr.’s planned report linking Tylenol to autism crashes shares of parent company Kenvue
By Ashley LutzSeptember 8, 2025
The one-time ‘Oracle of Wall Street’ who called the 2008 crash sounds the alarm for Gen Z and Millennials in the year ahead
EconomyThe one-time ‘Oracle of Wall Street’ who called the 2008 crash sounds the alarm for Gen Z and Millennials in the year ahead
By Nick LichtenbergSeptember 8, 2025
Cargo Ship and Plane
EconomyChina’s exports weaken in August as contentious US trade tensions persist
By Ken Moritsugu and The Associated PressSeptember 8, 2025
Here’s how many jobs have been lost in sectors affected by tariffs since Trump’s trade war started
EconomyHere’s how many jobs have been lost in sectors affected by tariffs since Trump’s trade war started
By Jason MaSeptember 8, 2025
A bald black man with a beautiful white beard wearing sunglasses floats on an inner tube while drinking a fruity beverage
Travel & LeisureCash-strapped Americans are fueling a rise in ‘calmcations’ to escape economic anxiety
By Dave SmithSeptember 8, 2025
  • Donald Trump
    EconomyFirst jobs report since Trump fired data chief reveals slump to 22,000 new hires in August, unemployment highest since 2021
    By Paul Wiseman and The Associated PressSeptember 5, 2025
Asian woman drinking soft drink in living room, wearing a pink shirt.
HealthClimate change is making Americans crave soda to the tune of 100 million pounds of added sugar a year, new study finds
By Seth Borenstein and The Associated PressSeptember 8, 2025
Morgan Stanley's Mike Wilson speaks on TV
EconomyTop analyst says you weren’t crazy for thinking the economy felt worse than it looked the last 3 years. The ‘rolling recession’ just ended
By Nick LichtenbergSeptember 8, 2025
Kristi Noem says the U.S. is open for business after leading raid on Hyundai that arrested hundreds of South Korean immigrants
EconomyKristi Noem says the U.S. is open for business after leading raid on Hyundai that arrested hundreds of South Korean immigrants
By Jill Lawless and The Associated PressSeptember 8, 2025
President Donald Trump.
EconomyEconomy’s hiring collapse turns Trump’s promises of instant results into plea for patience
By Josh Boak and The Associated PressSeptember 8, 2025
Photo: JACKSON HOLE, WYOMING - AUGUST 22: Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is seen walking in Grand Teton National Park on August 22, 2025 near Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Powell spoke Friday at the annual Jackson Hole Economic Symposium.
Economy‘Market psychology has shifted’: The only question now is how far and how fast the Fed will go
By Jim EdwardsSeptember 8, 2025
Citadel CEO Ken Griffin
EconomyKen Griffin lays down the law on why Trump needs to back off the Fed, saying his meddling could prompt a national debt crisis
By Eleanor PringleSeptember 8, 2025
The most troubling feature of the job market is how thinly spread gains are, top economist says — ‘this only happens when the economy is in recession’
EconomyThe most troubling feature of the job market is how thinly spread gains are, top economist says — ‘this only happens when the economy is in recession’
By Jason MaSeptember 7, 2025
Reindeer
EconomyEurope’s largest deposit of rare-earth minerals sits directly in the path of an ancient reindeer migration route 124 miles above the Arctic Circle
By Stefanie Dazio, Malin Haarala and The Associated PressSeptember 7, 2025
Fortune Archives: Warren Buffett’s biggest blunder
EconomyFortune Archives: Warren Buffett’s biggest blunder
By Indrani SenSeptember 7, 2025
Does Germany need to work harder? Its government seems to think so
EconomyDoes Germany need to work harder? Its government seems to think so
By Alex LedsomSeptember 7, 2025
Trump’s closure of the de minimis tariff loophole sent postal traffic to the U.S. to a ‘near-halt’
GlobalTrump’s closure of the de minimis tariff loophole sent postal traffic to the U.S. to a ‘near-halt’
By The Associated PressSeptember 6, 2025
Mortgage rates plunge to 11-month low on Fed rate cut hopes, and many lenders may quote in the high 5% range
EconomyMortgage rates plunge to 11-month low on Fed rate cut hopes, and many lenders may quote in the high 5% range
By Jason MaSeptember 6, 2025
The Fed got it wrong and is late again, top economist says, as job gains collapse
EconomyThe Fed got it wrong and is late again, top economist says, as job gains collapse
By Jason MaSeptember 6, 2025
Trump says Hassett, Warsh and Waller are finalists for Fed chair
EconomyTrump says Hassett, Warsh and Waller are finalists for Fed chair
By Josh Wingrove and BloombergSeptember 6, 2025
By many measures, Trump has dug himself into a hole on the economy as its performance has yet to come anywhere close to his hype
EconomyBy many measures, Trump has dug himself into a hole on the economy as its performance has yet to come anywhere close to his hype
By Josh Boak and The Associated PressSeptember 6, 2025
Palantir CEO Alex Karp says U.S. labor workers won’t lose their jobs to AI—‘it’s not true’
TechPalantir CEO Alex Karp says U.S. labor workers won’t lose their jobs to AI—‘it’s not true’
By Jessica MathewsSeptember 5, 2025
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is seen walking in Grand Teton National Park and squinting in direct sunlight on August 22, 2025 near Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
EconomyIs the Fed ready to go big? Analysts debate jumbo rate cut after soft jobs data
By Eva RoytburgSeptember 5, 2025
S President Donald Trump shakes hands with with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC.
EconomyThe Trump administration flubbed a detail on its Japan trade deal so it apologized and agreed to refund overcharged tariffs
By Mari Yamaguchi and The Associated PressSeptember 5, 2025
A small child is shown on his mother's lap, with her arms around him, as they wait at a clinic.
PoliticsCalifornia overbilled Medicaid $500 million to provide care for undocumented immigrants — and now Trump is cracking down
By Angela Hart, Devi Shastri and The Associated PressSeptember 5, 2025
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