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As Big Tech showers employees with perks to win the talent war, Nvidia built a nearly $5 trillion company by making people pay for their own lunch

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As Big Tech showers employees with perks to win the talent war, Nvidia built a nearly $5 trillion company by making people pay for their own lunch

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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
AI’s $2.2 trillion deficit fix is already half fake, economists say

A new Brookings/Fed paper finds AI productivity could meaningfully shrink the U.S. deficit — until you count the side effects, which could erase more than half the savings before Washington even cashes the check.

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The sports economy is unaffordable at the bar, let alone the stadium
By Catherina GioinoJuly 2, 2026
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Egg companies made $1.22 billion in profit off a $6 carton — now they’re buying their way out of a price-fixing case with 53 million donated eggs
By Wyatte Grantham-Philips and The Associated PressJuly 2, 2026
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Economists have found an answer to slowing cognitive decline: Avoid retiring early, study finds
By Sasha RogelbergJuly 2, 2026
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Russia’s economy is ‘sputtering,’ and Putin’s wartime spending model has pushed the country to an ‘economic, political, and military abyss’
By Tristan BoveJuly 2, 2026
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‘It’s a very strong deal. Nobody knows what it is’: Trump completes transformation from Master of the Deal to Great Equivocator
By Will Weissert and The Associated PressJuly 2, 2026
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Best private student loans for medical school
By Joseph HostetlerJuly 2, 2026
Michael Burry just shorted Caterpillar’s 172% AI rally. One analyst says his bet won’t even matter
Investing
Michael Burry just shorted Caterpillar’s 172% AI rally. One analyst says his bet won’t even matter
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezJuly 2, 2026
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Opti-Greens 50 Review (2026): Insights from Hands-On Testing
By Christina SnyderJuly 2, 2026
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Trump fights fraud by freezing funding for New York’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit
By Ali Swenson, Geoff Mulvihill and The Associated PressJuly 2, 2026
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Anthropic’s Fable model is back. But U.S. AI policy is still a mess
By Jeremy KahnJuly 2, 2026
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North America
Scott Bessent goes after the top Mexican cartel’s new billion-dollar business: gas stations
By Fatima Hussein and The Associated PressJuly 2, 2026
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Politics
Trump trots out the C-word — communism — not getting the memo that capitalism has been largely discredited with Gen Z
By Steven Sloan and The Associated PressJuly 2, 2026
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Environment
California bans ‘sell by’ labels to curb food waste and emissions
By Olga R. Rodriguez and The Associated PressJuly 2, 2026
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Economy
Even if every California billionaire left tomorrow, it would take 25 years for the state to lose as much as it stands to gain from proposed wealth tax
By Tristan BoveMay 27, 2026
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    Europe Just admitted the Iran War’s price shock isn’t going away
    By Menelaos Hadjicostis and The Associated PressMay 23, 2026
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Investing
S&P 500 sets all-time high, welcomes another company to $1 trillion market cap club
By Stan Choe and The Associated PressMay 27, 2026
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Banking
Jamie Dimon said the American Dream was slipping away. JPMorgan just put $40 million on the table to fix it
By Nick LichtenbergMay 27, 2026
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Commentary
How Sam Altman fooled Sundar Pichai — and pushed Google into cannibalizing itself
By Sunil SharanMay 27, 2026
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Commentary
I’ve been a CEO for 25 years. The AI hype and hysteria is getting old
By Gil MandelzisMay 27, 2026
An American flag flies near a construction worker during construction of a new building on March 6, 2026 in Pasadena, California.
Economy
The only jobs giving out pay raises right now are in construction, mining, and public administration, the New York Fed finds
By Eleanor PringleMay 27, 2026
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    Banking
    Trump on new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh: ‘Do your own thing’ but don’t lose your way like Jerome Powell did
    By Will Weissert, Michelle L. Price and The Associated PressMay 23, 2026
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North America
This is no way to treat our Swiss friends
By Richard W. RahnMay 27, 2026
Sam Altman, wearing a suit, speaks in front of a dark red background.
AI
Sam Altman and Dario Amodei are both walking back their AI jobs apocalypse prophecies as they eye blockbuster IPOs
By Sasha RogelbergMay 26, 2026
Dozens of people sit on a stairs and hold a large banner reading 'Freedom to unionize now'
Economy
Uber drivers in Massachusetts just pulled off the biggest labor win since 1941 — just before the robots arrive
By Leah Willingham and The Associated PressMay 26, 2026
Largest study of AI hiring algorithms to date finds ‘clear racial disparities’ — over 25% of Black applicants tainted by bias
AI
Largest study of AI hiring algorithms to date finds ‘clear racial disparities’ — over 25% of Black applicants tainted by bias
By Nick LichtenbergMay 26, 2026
America’s housing market decline is ‘no longer just a Sun Belt story’—LA and Dallas are tumbling, too
Real Estate
America’s housing market decline is ‘no longer just a Sun Belt story’—LA and Dallas are tumbling, too
By Nick LichtenbergMay 26, 2026
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    Success
    Millionaire podcaster Mel Robbins hits back at Gen Z’s lazy label—she says they’re stuck in a world their baby boomer parents wouldn’t even recognize
    By Emma BurleighMay 23, 2026
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Economy
America is becoming less neighborly, and it’s hurting Gen Z and millennials’ chances at economic mobility
By Tristan BoveMay 26, 2026
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North America
Gas is up 51% since February. Americans just started buying less of everything else
By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated PressMay 26, 2026
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Commentary
America turns 250 with a dangerous new problem: We no longer agree on what’s real
By Richard TorrenzanoMay 26, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to the commencement ceremony on Cadet Memorial Field at the United States Coast Guard Academy on May 20, 2026 in New London, Connecticut.
Economy
U.S. would only break Iranian ceasefire if there was ‘absolutely no alternative,’ says Deutsche Bank—this weekend was a warning shot
By Eleanor PringleMay 26, 2026
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Commentary
The Supreme Court handed Trump a Golden Chariot on tariffs — now he just has to take it
By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven TianMay 26, 2026
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Commentary
America turns 250. Its greatest innovation wasn’t the car or the computer — it was learning to share risk
By Jim WilliamsonMay 26, 2026
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Commentary
From service to skilled trades: America’s most overlooked workforce pipeline
By Rose Van AlstineMay 26, 2026
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Economy
The economist who wrote the book on sports finance has a number for FIFA’s World Cup haul: $15 billion
By Richard Sheehan and The ConversationMay 25, 2026
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Economy
‘Nobody knows anything’ and ‘this time is different’: the phrases that define — and haunt — the AI economy
By Nick LichtenbergMay 25, 2026
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Commentary
I’m leading a $100 million corporate turnaround. Here’s why I learned to distrust the growth mindset
By Richard McCathronMay 25, 2026
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Economy
The pig in the python: Baby boomers are strangling the economy they built by refusing to move or retire
By Nick LichtenbergMay 25, 2026
Oil drops as U.S. says deal with Iran and Hormuz reopening is near
Energy
Oil drops as U.S. says deal with Iran and Hormuz reopening is near
By Nicholas Lua and BloombergMay 24, 2026
Russia’s economy is much worse than it seems, and ‘elites are increasingly alarmed’ as alternate GDP gauge shows huge contraction
Economy
Russia’s economy is much worse than it seems, and ‘elites are increasingly alarmed’ as alternate GDP gauge shows huge contraction
By Jason MaMay 24, 2026
40 is the new 50: Millennial jobseekers are giving their resumes a facelift by hiding years of experience to land jobs
Future of Work
40 is the new 50: Millennial jobseekers are giving their resumes a facelift by hiding years of experience to land jobs
By Jacqueline MunisMay 24, 2026
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AI
BofA says you’ll be 10x more productive with AI. Ignore the 0.1% result so far
By Nick LichtenbergMay 24, 2026
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AI
AI hallucinations are infiltrating expert work—and entering the permanent body of knowledge
By Tristan BoveMay 24, 2026
U.S. reaches limit of sanctions power in targeting Iran’s economy
Politics
U.S. reaches limit of sanctions power in targeting Iran’s economy
By Magdalena Del Valle and BloombergMay 23, 2026
U.S. debt is the ‘elephant in the room’ amid bond market rout as Fed-fueled interest costs could drive even larger deficits, analysts warn
Economy
U.S. debt is the ‘elephant in the room’ amid bond market rout as Fed-fueled interest costs could drive even larger deficits, analysts warn
By Jason MaMay 23, 2026
The Fed’s worst inflation fears may be coming true as consumers lose faith in long-term prices—and even Trump supporters doubt he can bring relief
Economy
The Fed’s worst inflation fears may be coming true as consumers lose faith in long-term prices—and even Trump supporters doubt he can bring relief
By Jason MaMay 23, 2026
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