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Mike Rowe on America’s great tradesperson shortage: ‘I don’t care what your politics are. Math doesn’t care, either’

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Jeff Bezos is giving $25 million to protect the Pacific—but his climate fund still has about $7 billion left to spend in four years

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Palantir CEO Alex Karp quietly purchased 37,000 acres of forests in Sweden—and locals found out when hunters lost leases to use the property

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Mike Rowe on America’s great tradesperson shortage: ‘I don’t care what your politics are. Math doesn’t care, either’

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Jeff Bezos is giving $25 million to protect the Pacific—but his climate fund still has about $7 billion left to spend in four years

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Palantir CEO Alex Karp quietly purchased 37,000 acres of forests in Sweden—and locals found out when hunters lost leases to use the property

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‘We all chip in’: America’s $40 billion private jet boom is taking off, and taxpayers are helping billionaires foot the bill

‘We all chip in’: America’s $40 billion private jet boom is taking off, and taxpayers are helping billionaires foot the bill

Private flyers get tax breaks and taxpayer-funded airport projects while contributing relatively little to air traffic infrastructure

By Mia OsmonbekovOctober 1, 2026

DataSnipper CEO Vidya Peters

The unicorn CEO betting her industry’s AI crisis isn’t the one you think

By Nick LichtenbergOctober 1, 2026

Edward Jones CEO Penny Pennington on 'giving while living'

‘Giving while living’ has become a popular trend for passing on family wealth, says Edward Jones CEO

By Jeff John RobertsOctober 1, 2026

Iran says it got a U.S. response to its peace proposal as its currency hits a new record low seven months into the war

Iran says it got a U.S. response to its peace proposal as its currency hits a new record low seven months into the war

By The Associated Press and Aamer MadhaniSeptember 30, 2026

A Coherent manufacturing facility in Sherman, Texas.

‘The economy is increasingly reliant on AI gains’: U.S. GDP grew 2.2% amid ‘sudden reversal of optimism’ on AI tech

By The Associated Press and Paul WisemanSeptember 30, 2026

LinkedIn CEO Dan Shapero

LinkedIn CEO says that job seekers are sending out 30% more applications than pre-pandemic—and it’s harder to ‘know who can actually do the job’

By Emma BurleighSeptember 30, 2026

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Iran calls U.S. sanctions support ‘act of war’ as its currency crumbles

By The Associated PressAugust 24, 2026

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Scott Bessent on the national debt: ‘There’s nothing magic about the $40 trillion number’
By Nick LichtenbergAugust 20, 2026

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Mark Cuban wants to solve wealth inequality by making employers choose between paying higher taxes or giving every member of staff company stock

By Eleanor PringleAugust 24, 2026

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Scott Bessent and the bond market: a pointless intervention

By Steve H. Hanke and John GreenwoodAugust 24, 2026

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Feral hogs are running wild in 35 states and the Senate is debating whether to triple funding

By Chris Boyer, Aaron Smith, Eunchun Park and The ConversationAugust 24, 2026

American Staffing Association chief economist: The future of work is temporary, and that changes everything about the labor market

By Noah YosifAugust 24, 2026

How Washington’s interest bill on the $40 trillion national debt exploded 14% in 10-month budget period through July

How Washington’s interest bill on the $40 trillion national debt exploded 14% in 10-month budget period through July

By Shawn TullyAugust 24, 2026

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As U.S. debt hits $40 trillion, Americans will foot the bill: $700 a month for retirees, and homebuyers could take a $53,000 hit, report finds
By Eleanor PringleAugust 20, 2026

Russia is suffering from a slow-motion bank run as the Kremlin scavenges for war funding—and it may start seizing recruits for the military too

Russia is suffering from a slow-motion bank run as the Kremlin scavenges for war funding—and it may start seizing recruits for the military too

By Jason MaAugust 23, 2026

The Iran war could last ‘deep into 2027’ as the Strait of Hormuz isn’t that closed, allowing more oil to leak out—but major escalation is likely soon

The Iran war could last ‘deep into 2027’ as the Strait of Hormuz isn’t that closed, allowing more oil to leak out—but major escalation is likely soon

By Jason MaAugust 23, 2026

The Treasury’s recent moves in the bond and currency markets add up to ‘soft-form financial repression’ to lower debt costs, economist warns

The Treasury’s recent moves in the bond and currency markets add up to ‘soft-form financial repression’ to lower debt costs, economist warns

By Jason MaAugust 23, 2026

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Earth’s forests took 100,000 years to recover from the last climate shock — this one is moving 10 times faster

By Regan E. Dunn and The ConversationAugust 23, 2026

Reno’s mayor to residents near a fast-growing wildfire: your life matters more than your house

By The Associated PressAugust 23, 2026

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Exclusive: A leader in Venezuela’s National Assembly engages ‘money doctor’ Steve Hanke for a dose of dollarization medicine in a nation sick from hyperinflation
By Shawn TullyAugust 20, 2026

‘We’re going to hit back’ — Canada does what many other U.S. allies have avoided: risk economic pain rather than yield to tariff pressure

‘We’re going to hit back’ — Canada does what many other U.S. allies have avoided: risk economic pain rather than yield to tariff pressure

By Rob Gillies and The Associated PressAugust 23, 2026

Fortune Archives: Baseball’s salary cap fight is 40 years in the making

Fortune Archives: Baseball’s salary cap fight is 40 years in the making

By Joey AbramsAugust 23, 2026

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Women want ‘dads,’ not ‘duds’: A Nobel-winning historian has a theory for falling birthrates, but the economics aren’t so straightforward

By Eleanor PringleAugust 23, 2026

Venezuela abandoning the bolivar and adopting the U.S. dollar would be the biggest currency switch since the advent of the euro, Hanke says

Venezuela abandoning the bolivar and adopting the U.S. dollar would be the biggest currency switch since the advent of the euro, Hanke says

By Jason Ma and Shawn TullyAugust 22, 2026

Trump’s stock disclosure shows more than 1,000 trades in June

Trump’s stock disclosure shows more than 1,000 trades in June

By Hadriana Lowenkron and BloombergAugust 22, 2026

Forget AI, debt has become the main character on Wall Street as markets just now decided that it’s gotten out of control after years of warnings

Forget AI, debt has become the main character on Wall Street as markets just now decided that it’s gotten out of control after years of warnings

By Jason MaAugust 22, 2026

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Jeff Bezos wants the bottom half of earners to pay zero income tax—he says nurses making just $75K should save $12K a year

By Preston ForeAugust 22, 2026

U.S. to allow limited livestock imports from Mexico as outbreak from flesh-eating screwworm parasite eases, but total eradication will take time

U.S. to allow limited livestock imports from Mexico as outbreak from flesh-eating screwworm parasite eases, but total eradication will take time

By Fabiola Sánchez and The Associated PressAugust 22, 2026

‘The U.S. is not the only game in town anymore’ — Treasury debt faces more competition from higher-yielding bonds overseas than in recent decades

‘The U.S. is not the only game in town anymore’ — Treasury debt faces more competition from higher-yielding bonds overseas than in recent decades

By Stan Choe, Christopher Rugaber and The Associated PressAugust 22, 2026

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America has a $172 billion child care problem. Investors are overlooking part of the solution

By Pablo Marcelo BarreiroAugust 22, 2026

U.S. President Donald Trump pauses while delivering remarks at the David S. Mack Center for Training and Intelligence.

Republicans say let them eat overpriced burgers, turning on Trump for ‘flooding the market with foreign beef’

By Seung Min Kim, Jesse Bedayn and The Associated PressAugust 21, 2026

The AI boom is lifting economies across Asia. But for Southeast Asia, it might just be a ‘short-term blip’

The AI boom is lifting economies across Asia. But for Southeast Asia, it might just be a ‘short-term blip’

By Angelica AngAugust 21, 2026

YouTube offers creators millions to not work with Netflix

By Lucas Shaw and BloombergAugust 21, 2026

Scott Bessent is ‘playing with fire’ as the Treasury’s debt buyback risks putting the dollar in a devaluation spiral like the yen, economist warns

Scott Bessent is ‘playing with fire’ as the Treasury’s debt buyback risks putting the dollar in a devaluation spiral like the yen, economist warns

By Jason MaAugust 21, 2026

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‘Damage from the chaotic tariff regime cannot be refunded’: The $100 billion in refunds have wiped out revenue the import taxes brought in since May

By Sasha RogelbergAugust 21, 2026

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By Joseph HostetlerAugust 21, 2026

America faces an affordability crisis like the one from 25 years ago, but needs a fresh solution

By Amos Winter and Vijay GovindarajanAugust 21, 2026

Scott Bessent, US treasury secretary, speaks to members of the media outside the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026.

Wall Street is bemused by Bessent’s bond plan and the unwinding punt on the Japanese yen—he’s hinting he knows something the markets don’t

By Eleanor PringleAugust 21, 2026

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Baby boomers look richer than ever—but many are retiring with record levels of debt

By Mia OsmonbekovAugust 21, 2026

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