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A woman in a red coat holds up a sign that says, “Shouldn’t hurt to be a nurse.”
Health care has been propping up a shaky labor market. For the first time in over four years, the sector shed thousands of jobs

Without health care and social assistance jobs, the U.S. labor market would have seen a plummet of about 570,000 jobs in 2025.

By Sasha RogelbergMarch 9, 2026
Real Madrid player Jude Bellingham pours water on his face during a break
The 2026 World Cup will bring a uniquely American sports tradition to the beautiful game: Mid-match ad breaks
By Tristan BoveMarch 9, 2026
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U.S. intel assessment: Iran regime change was unlikely in either short or long war, sources say
By Michelle L. Price, Mary Clare Jalonick and The Associated PressMarch 9, 2026
Paris Hilton poses on the red carpet.
After losing her Malibu home, Paris Hilton is raising $1 million to get women-owned businesses back on their feet
By Gabriela Aoun Angueira and The Associated PressMarch 9, 2026
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Trump promised to fill America’s oil reserves ‘right to the top.’ A year later, oil has exceeded $100 and they’re still less than 60% full
By Tristan BoveMarch 9, 2026
Billionaire Peter Diamandis offers $3.5 million to filmmakers who portray AI as the hero—not the villain
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezMarch 9, 2026
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CommentarySomething will cause inflation to go up this year, but it’s not oil
By Steve H. Hanke and John GreenwoodMarch 9, 2026
EnergyStocks stage massive upside reversal as oil plunges after Trump says Iran war could be over soon
By Eva RoytburgMarch 9, 2026
AINobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz warns AI’s hunger for internet comments could degrade the world’s ‘information ecosystem’
By Catherina GioinoMarch 9, 2026
People wait outside a building
AIAI layoffs are coming. The problem may be compounded because nearly 75% of people don’t apply for unemployment benefits
By Jacqueline MunisMarch 9, 2026
CryptoStrategy buys $1.3 billion of Bitcoin using mostly common stock
By Melos Ambaye and BloombergMarch 9, 2026
Personal FinanceHow to invest in gold: 6 ways to buy this precious metal
By Joseph HostetlerMarch 9, 2026
Middle EastLike Trump, Iran’s new supreme leader is a real estate mogul, with a house on ‘Billionaires’ Row,’ a villa in Dubai, and upscale European hotels
By Jason MaMarch 9, 2026
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CryptoDubai’s signature Token2049 crypto event set to go forward even as other conferences hit pause amid growing conflict
By Carlos GarciaMarch 9, 2026
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InnovationU.S. military airlifts small nuclear reactor for the first time, flying a minivan-sized microreactor nearly 700 miles on a C-17
By Matthew Daly and The Associated PressFebruary 21, 2026
AITrump team livid about Dario Amodei’s principled stand to keep the Defense Department from using his AI tools for warlike purposes
By Catherina GioinoFebruary 21, 2026
Kevin Warsh, former governor of the US Federal Reserve
EconomyJerome Powell knows the Fed’s balance sheet got too big—Kevin Warsh has a plan, he just has to sell it without freaking out the markets
By Eleanor PringleFebruary 21, 2026
LawThe Supreme Court’s bombshell tariff ruling failed to answer a $133 billion question over refunds: Here’s what happens now
By Jeff John RobertsFebruary 20, 2026
People, mostly women, stand outside chanting with signs supporting nurses.
North AmericaNew York nurses union wins 12% raise, AI safeguards in a tentative deal to end monthlong strike
By Philip Marcelo, Jennifer Peltz and The Associated PressFebruary 20, 2026
A woman works as President Donald Trump's speak on the television in front of her.
PoliticsWall Street shrugs at widely expected Supreme Court tariff ruling
By Stan Choe and The Associated PressFebruary 20, 2026
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LawHow Jeffrey Epstein exploited colleges’ ‘tremendous drive to acquire money’
By Brian Herman and The ConversationFebruary 20, 2026
LawTrump calls Supreme Court justices who struck down his tariffs a ‘disgrace to our nation’ and vows fresh duties under other laws
By Jason MaFebruary 20, 2026
Trump stands outside Air Force One in Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Economy‘We are in a dismal fiscal situation, and it just got worse’: Budget watchdog sounds the alarm even louder after Supreme Court erases Trump’s tariffs
By Tristan BoveFebruary 20, 2026
Zuckerberg walks flanked by a man and a woman wearing Meta Ray-Ban glasses.
LawMark Zuckerberg’s entourage threatened with contempt for wearing Meta AI glasses into a no-recording courtroom
By Jacqueline MunisFebruary 20, 2026
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North America‘Trump will no longer be able to honor many of the ”deals” he has negotiated’: How the Supreme Court crippled America’s negotiator-in-chief
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 20, 2026
Left: Jeff Bezos. Right: Reid Hoffman.
SuccessBillionaire bosses like Jeff Bezos and Reid Hoffman denounce work-life balance—and some think working nonstop is key to success
By Emma BurleighFebruary 20, 2026
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SuccessFormer Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein says Peter Thiel is wrong: College is worth it because it makes you a ‘complete person’
By Emma BurleighFebruary 20, 2026
Joseph Stiglitz stands behind a glass podium, pointing emphatically.
EconomyNobel economist warns a dearth of blue-collar jobs is among the biggest threats to the U.S. economy—and they fell by more than 100,000 last year
By Sasha RogelbergFebruary 20, 2026
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EconomyThe ‘alternative scenario’ of an even bigger national debt disaster is in play after the Supreme Court ruled Trump’s tariffs illegal
By Tristan BoveFebruary 20, 2026
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PoliticsU.S. Olympian who Trump called ‘a real loser’ holds an ‘L’ to his head after a successful qualifying run
By Eddie Pells and The Associated PressFebruary 20, 2026
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LawBig tech’s tobacco or opioid moment? ‘Reckoning’ seen in swirl of social media addiction trials
By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated PressFebruary 20, 2026
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LawDesperate federal investigators weigh using DNA genealogy websites for Nancy Guthrie case
By Ed White and The Associated PressFebruary 20, 2026
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PoliticsTrump’s housing secretary moves to end ‘days of illegal aliens, ineligibles, and fraudsters gaming the system’
By Michael Casey and The Associated PressFebruary 20, 2026
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PoliticsNew Mexico’s historic move to give universal child care to parents in the state is paid for by an oil and gas windfall
By Morgan Lee, Savannah Peters and The Associated PressFebruary 20, 2026
A man walks past graffiti of the late Cuban leader Fidel Castro on a street in Havana on Feb. 16, 2026.
EnergyCuba is quickly nearing a point of no return as the U.S. weaponizes its Venezuelan oil supplies
By Jordan BlumFebruary 20, 2026
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InvestingTroubled Nvidia ally Supermicro pledged to hire a new CFO ‘immediately.’ That was 14 months ago. 
By Amanda GerutFebruary 20, 2026
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North AmericaTrump’s trade deficit was third highest on record even despite his tariffs upending the global economy, Commerce Dept. says
By Paul Wiseman and The Associated PressFebruary 19, 2026
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EconomyAmerica faces a ‘debt crisis’ a lot like the 1980s when a ‘private pact’ brokered by Ronald Reagan did the trick
By Tristan BoveFebruary 19, 2026
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SuccessWarren Buffett becomes the latest billionaire media investor: His company just invested $352 million in the New York Times
By Emma BurleighFebruary 19, 2026
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EconomyTrump’s tariffs are a ‘dirty tax’ that will make the $38.6 trillion national debt crisis even worse over the long term, top analyst says
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 19, 2026
North AmericaHawaiians cry fowl, grow murderous over scourge of feral chickens
By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher and The Associated PressFebruary 19, 2026
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PoliticsMamdani restarts policy of clearing out homeless encampments following double-digit death toll from cold exposure
By Anthony Izaguirre, Jake Offenhartz and The Associated PressFebruary 19, 2026
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CommentaryI’m partnering with Elliott to make sure Norwegian Cruise Lines’ best days are ahead
By Adam GoldsteinFebruary 19, 2026
Photo: Scott Bessent and President Trump.
EconomyFed confirms it obeyed U.S. Treasury request for an unusual ‘rate check,’ weakening the dollar against foreign currencies
By Jim EdwardsFebruary 19, 2026
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