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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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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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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

“This can backfire because the market will look at this and say, ‘Well, the fact that you need to come out and say and do these things implies that this market has already lost the confidence of investors.'”

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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
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
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
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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
By Sasha RogelbergSeptember 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
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
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AI may generate only half the profit needed to justify the investment, Goldman analyst warns
By Jim EdwardsJanuary 7, 2026
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Trump’s Venezuela plan just got a whole lot more expensive, as he says the U.S. could give ‘tremendous’ sums to oil companies building there
By Eleanor PringleJanuary 7, 2026
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Business leaders are growing more optimistic, JPMorgan survey finds
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‘We took our business community for granted,’ San Francisco’s new mayor admits to city’s failings, but vows not to move fast and break things
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Trump may be raising your taxes with his tariffs but he could actually cut inflation with them, too, SF Fed says
By Jake AngeloJanuary 6, 2026
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Ray Dalio says AI is in ‘the early stages of a bubble,’ so watch out for 2026
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Mark Cuban on the $38 trillion national debt and the absurdity of U.S. healthcare: we wouldn’t pay for potato chips like this
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Trump Mobile has been accepting $100 deposits for a golden phone but the prototype is nowhere to be seen as CES kicks off
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Beyond the CES hype: why home robots need the self-driving car playbook
By Jason CorsoJanuary 6, 2026
Trump’s trade tariff revenue is already in decline, and Wall Street is pretty happy about it
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Trump’s strike on Venezuela gives the U.S. 30% of the world’s oil reserves on paper and a $100 billion rebuilding job in reality
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By Jason MaJanuary 5, 2026
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