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The great power gap: Billionaires are 4,000 times more likely to hold office than you are, and Oxfam warns it’s ruining democracy

“We actually do face a moment in which there is a fundamental choice between oligarchy and democracy,” Oxfam America senior director of economic justice Nabil Ahmed said.

By Sasha Rogelberg

January 23, 2026

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CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES – JANUARY 18: Pro Iranian supporters yell in support during the protest for Iran in downtown Los Angeles, California, United States on January 18, 2026. (Photo by Jon Putman/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Iranian women are leading a revolution—again

By Ellie Austin

US President Donald Trump delivers a special address during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 21, 2026.

Trump’s AI deal for Silicon Valley: Build your own nuclear, skip years of regulation

By Eva Roytburg

Personal Finance

Personal loan APRs on Jan. 21, 2026

By Glen Luke Flanagan

Slipping on ICE: innocent retailers are the latest collateral damage from Trump’s perpetual noise machine

By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian

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China invites Canada to closer relationship as PM Carney arrives for state visit

By Ken Moritsugu and The Associated Press

January 14, 2026

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The longer the Supreme Court delays its tariff decision, the better it is for President Trump

January 14, 2026

The Philippines, ASEAN’s new chair, starts 2026 on a ‘weaker footing’ after trade tensions and a $2 billion corruption scandal

The Philippines, ASEAN’s new chair, starts 2026 on a ‘weaker footing’ after trade tensions and a $2 billion corruption scandal

By Angelica Ang

January 14, 2026

Why the $38 trillion national debt doomed Fed independence regardless of the Trump/Powell drama, top economist says

Why the $38 trillion national debt doomed Fed independence regardless of the Trump/Powell drama, top economist says

By Eva Roytburg

January 13, 2026

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Scott Adams, Dilbert creator who went from cubicle wars to culture wars, posts open letter to time with his death at 68

By Nick Lichtenberg

January 13, 2026

Investors cry foul over former NYC Mayor Eric Adams’s crypto launch: ‘Such an obvious rug’

Investors cry foul over former NYC Mayor Eric Adams’s crypto launch: ‘Such an obvious rug’

By Leo Schwartz

January 13, 2026

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Why the DOJ’s subpoena of Jerome Powell backfired so quickly, emboldening Republicans to stand up to Trump

By Christopher Rugaber, Josh Boak and The Associated Press

January 13, 2026

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Is Powell’s Fed head independence dead? Trump outfoxes himself this time

By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld

January 13, 2026

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Wall Street expects Trump’s Fed plot to ‘backfire’ spectacularly—perhaps even shutting the door more firmly on rate cuts

By Eleanor Pringle

January 13, 2026

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Consumers lost $12.5 billion to fraud last year, and AI-powered scams are set to explode in 2026, Experian warns

By Amanda Gerut

January 13, 2026

President Donald Trump pointing in front of American flags.

Defense companies like RTX and Anduril are feeling the heat on pay and stock buybacks after Trump’s executive order

By Amanda Gerut

January 13, 2026

Exxon Mobil CEO Darren Woods, seated to the right, listens as U.S. President Donald Trump, left, speaks during a meeting with oil company executives in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on Jan. 9, 2026. President Trump is aiming to convince oil executives to support his plans in Venezuela, a country whose energy resources he says he expects to control for years to come. U.S. forces seized Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro in a sweeping military operation on Jan. 3, with Trump making no secret that control of Venezuela's oil was at the heart of his actions.

Trump threatens to keep ‘too cute’ Exxon out of Venezuela after CEO provides reality check on ‘uninvestable’ industry

January 12, 2026

Former New York Mayor Eric Adams has a new act as a crypto entrepreneur—though details of his ‘NYC Token’ remain vague

Former New York Mayor Eric Adams has a new act as a crypto entrepreneur—though details of his ‘NYC Token’ remain vague

By Leo Schwartz and Ben Weiss

January 12, 2026

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Muhammad Ali once joked he should be on a stamp because ‘that’s the only way I’ll ever get licked.’ Wish granted

By Susan Haigh and The Associated Press

January 12, 2026

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Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donates $45 million to LGBTQ+ youth hotline organization, The Trevor Project

By Thalia Beaty and The Associated Press

January 12, 2026

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Monkeys are on the loose in St. Louis, and AI-generated jokes are just slowing down animal control’s primate chase

By Heather Hollingsworth and The Associated Press

January 12, 2026

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Paramount fires back at Warner Bros. bid, launching proxy fight for board seats at annual meeting

January 12, 2026

An anonymous Polymarket trader made $400,000 betting on Maduro’s downfall—and now Washington wants answers

An anonymous Polymarket trader made $400,000 betting on Maduro’s downfall—and now Washington wants answers

By Leo Schwartz

January 12, 2026

U.K. investigation into X over allegedly illegal deepfakes risks igniting a free speech battle with the U.S.

By Beatrice Nolan

January 12, 2026

The FOMC has the power to pick its own chair and could keep Powell—unless the DOJ probe and Supreme Court let Trump oust him from the Fed

The FOMC has the power to pick its own chair and could keep Powell—unless the DOJ probe and Supreme Court let Trump oust him from the Fed

January 12, 2026

Jerome Powell adjusts his glasses, looking to his left.

Goldman Sachs top economist says Powell probe won’t change the Fed: ‘Decisions are going to be made based on employment and inflation’

By Sasha Rogelberg

January 12, 2026

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A cautionary Hollywood tale: the Ellisons’ lose-lose Paramount positioning

By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Stephen Henriques

January 12, 2026

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Molson Coors CEO: We’re doing our part to solve society’s ‘occasion problem’ – and we’re getting some unexpected help

January 12, 2026

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Treasury spent $276 billion in interest on the national debt in the final three months of 2025, says the CBO—up $30 billion from a year prior

By Eleanor Pringle

January 12, 2026

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‘Sell America’: Investors dump U.S. assets in fear of the end of Fed independence

January 12, 2026

Malaysia and Indonesia move to ban Musk’s Grok AI over sexually explicit deepfakes

Malaysia and Indonesia move to ban Musk’s Grok AI over sexually explicit deepfakes

By Angelica Ang

January 12, 2026

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Stock futures slide while gold and silver jump after Powell investigation raises fears over the Fed’s independence

By Eva Roytburg

January 12, 2026

DOJ probe on Powell draws swift backlash from Congress as key GOP senator says he won’t confirm anyone for the Fed until case is resolved

DOJ probe on Powell draws swift backlash from Congress as key GOP senator says he won’t confirm anyone for the Fed until case is resolved

January 12, 2026

Powell blasts DOJ criminal probe as attack on Fed independence. ‘Public service sometimes requires standing firm in the face of threats’

Powell blasts DOJ criminal probe as attack on Fed independence. ‘Public service sometimes requires standing firm in the face of threats’

January 12, 2026

Oil prices rise as bloody crackdown on Iran protests suggests Tehran fears a ‘dire security threat to the regime’ with loyalty of forces in doubt

Oil prices rise as bloody crackdown on Iran protests suggests Tehran fears a ‘dire security threat to the regime’ with loyalty of forces in doubt

January 12, 2026

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