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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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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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8 in 10 Gen Z and millennials have two jobs to make ends meet, Goldman Sachs finds, as the affordability crisis ‘crowds out’ any retirement hopes

69% of Gen Z respondents told Goldman Sachs they find it difficult to focus at work because they worry about debt or household costs, as did 67% of millennials.

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‘We cannot sweep the dust under the carpet’: French national debt is projected to grow to 122% of its GDP, prompting ideas to cancel government bonds
By The Associated Press and Samuel PetrequinOctober 1, 2026
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‘He said Make America Great Again. And I have not seen him do that’: Only 17% of Americans approve of Trump’s handling of cost of living
By The Associated Press, Jill Colvin and Linley SandersOctober 1, 2026
U.S. added 90,000 jobs last month, says ADP—including in manufacturing and construction, where trade bosses say six-figure jobs are sitting empty
U.S. added 90,000 jobs last month, says ADP—including in manufacturing and construction, where trade bosses say six-figure jobs are sitting empty
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Kevin Warsh, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, during a news conference following a Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, June 17, 2026.
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Kevin Warsh’s first Fed meeting sees rates hold steady and makes outright promise to deliver price stability—but don’t expect many details on when
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    Social Security faces steep cuts. These senators want to bet on stocks and $27 trillion in debt to save it—but ‘the gamble does not always pay off’
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Tokens are getting cheaper, but companies are spending even more on AI as a result, top economist warns
By Sasha RogelbergJune 17, 2026
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One of the most powerful El Niños on record cost the world economy $5.7 trillion. The 2026 cycle might be even stronger
By Tristan BoveJune 17, 2026
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Americans are still spending their tax refunds — for now, as retail sales jump in May
By Anne D'Innocenzio and The Associated PressJune 17, 2026
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‘I wouldn’t see it as a snub’: Canada insists there’s nothing behind the lack of a Trump-Carney meeting
By Rob Gillies and The Associated PressJune 17, 2026
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Kevin Warsh spent a year calling for rate cuts. Now he’ll have to explain why he can’t
By The Associated Press and Christopher RugaberJune 17, 2026
  • Vietnam has bold plans for its economic future. It will need U.S. tech, capital, and speed to make them happen
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    Vietnam has bold plans for its economic future. It will need U.S. tech, capital, and speed to make them happen
    By Brian McFeeters and Vu Tu ThanhJune 14, 2026
Exclusive: Universal beat Disney as Hollywood’s maker of the most expensive movie of all time 
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Exclusive: Universal beat Disney as Hollywood’s maker of the most expensive movie of all time 
By Christian SyltJune 17, 2026
The art of the bail: Iran got what it wanted. Did the U.S.? Everyone is judging Trump’s MIA MOU
Middle East
The art of the bail: Iran got what it wanted. Did the U.S.? Everyone is judging Trump’s MIA MOU
By Jim EdwardsJune 17, 2026
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Your raise used to go offshore. Then it went to a buyback. Now it’s going to a data center
By Nick LichtenbergJune 17, 2026
The man who lived through the fall of the Soviet Union and helped wealthy Chinese move to Canada sees a familiar picture in America
Success
The man who lived through the fall of the Soviet Union and helped wealthy Chinese move to Canada sees a familiar picture in America
By Nick LichtenbergJune 17, 2026
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Economy
Trump’s OBBBA will cap federal loans on July 1. Republicans are going over Trump’s head to save student loans for nurses
By Jacqueline MunisJune 17, 2026
  • Iran pushes differing versions of deal as U.S. sticks to timeline
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    Iran pushes differing versions of deal as U.S. sticks to timeline
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‘Social Security is on a collision course toward insolvency,’ watchdog says. It hasn’t been this bad since 1983
By Nick LichtenbergJune 17, 2026
The new problem for millennial parents in the Northeast: The million-dollar starter home
Real Estate
The new problem for millennial parents in the Northeast: The million-dollar starter home
By Sydney LakeJune 17, 2026
Vessels lie at anchor in the Strait of Hormuz off Iran's coast.
Energy
Filling up your car won’t feel normal until next summer, S&P says
By Tristan BoveJune 16, 2026
A man sits at a red checkerboard table with a Tiffany-style Pizza Hut lamp hanging above him.
Retail
Pizza Hut is getting the private equity treatment in a $2.7 billion deal as its owner offloads the brand that defined 1990s dining nostalgia
By Sasha RogelbergJune 16, 2026
‘Making China the elephant in the room’: The G7 confronts its reliance on U.S. AI and Chinese energy supply chains, experts say
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‘Making China the elephant in the room’: The G7 confronts its reliance on U.S. AI and Chinese energy supply chains, experts say
By Mia OsmonbekovJune 16, 2026
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Economy
Trump turned the dollar into a foreign policy tool, and now risks undermining the currency’s extraordinary status, think tank says
By Tristan BoveJune 16, 2026
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College students are voting with their feet on AI. Goldman has the receipts
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Kevin Warsh’s first Fed test is here: He must navigate hawks ‘on the offensive’ and Wall Street’s hunger for details on regime change
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Tariffs are generating only 25% of the revenue needed to pay interest on national debt—despite pitch that it would be a silver bullet
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OpenAI’s financials have leaked, showing $21 billion in losses against $13 billion in revenue
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U.S.-Iran interim deal: What could a Gulf bounce back look like?
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U.S.-Iran interim deal: What could a Gulf bounce back look like?
By Melissa HancockJune 16, 2026
Vietnam’s economy is one of the fastest-growing in the world. Can it make the leap into the ranks of middle-income countries?
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By Nicholas GordonJune 16, 2026
The Southeast Asia 500 has a new engine: Vietnam
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The Southeast Asia 500 has a new engine: Vietnam
By Andrew StaplesJune 15, 2026
The Strait of Hormuz is finally reopening, but energy flows may not get back to normal until next year
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The Strait of Hormuz is finally reopening, but energy flows may not get back to normal until next year
By Jason MaJune 15, 2026
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Basketball vs. the Beautiful Game: the fight for America’s summer sports attention
By Nick LichtenbergJune 15, 2026
Iran emerges from war with its economy in free fall and inflation on some food items above 400%. If the regime doesn’t fix it, ‘there will be trouble’
Economy
Iran emerges from war with its economy in free fall and inflation on some food items above 400%. If the regime doesn’t fix it, ‘there will be trouble’
By Jason MaJune 15, 2026
Trump gets the peace deal he wants and rages against Israel’s Netanyahu: ‘He has no f—ing judgement. I let him know that’
Economy
Trump gets the peace deal he wants and rages against Israel’s Netanyahu: ‘He has no f—ing judgement. I let him know that’
By Jim EdwardsJune 15, 2026
Oil and gas supplies could take months to return to normal after Iran deal, energy experts say
Energy
Oil and gas supplies could take months to return to normal after Iran deal, energy experts say
By Cathy Bussewitz and The Associated PressJune 14, 2026
Trump says a deal has been reached with Iran and orders end to U.S. naval blockade as Hormuz to reopen — ‘Ships of the World, start your engines’
Politics
Trump says a deal has been reached with Iran and orders end to U.S. naval blockade as Hormuz to reopen — ‘Ships of the World, start your engines’
By Julia Frankel, Abby Sewell, Munir Ahmed, Will Weissert and The Associated PressJune 14, 2026
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