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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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MacKenzie Scott alone accounted for one-third of America's $19.2 billion in megagifts last year
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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.

By Tristan BoveJuly 2, 2026
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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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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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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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Fortune 500 firm updates AI price tag to $4.5 trillion, estimating 93% of jobs vulnerable to disruption
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Fortune 500 firm updates AI price tag to $4.5 trillion, estimating 93% of jobs vulnerable to disruption
By Jake AngeloMarch 19, 2026
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    Commentary
    America’s $38 trillion debt crisis is already here. The reckoning comes next
    By David K. YoungMarch 17, 2026
‘Plumbers regularly earn more than lawyers’: Top entrepreneur makes a bold prediction that AI will flip the American Dream
Future of Work
‘Plumbers regularly earn more than lawyers’: Top entrepreneur makes a bold prediction that AI will flip the American Dream
By Sydney LakeMarch 19, 2026
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Law
Argentines once drank 90 liters of wine a year. Now they’re down to 15 — and 1,100 vineyards have already closed
By The Associated Press and Clara PreveMarch 18, 2026
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Politics
‘The United States is undermining itself’: China is ignoring Trump’s Hormuz request as the Iran war deepens and his Beijing trip slips
By The Associated Press and Didi TangMarch 18, 2026
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Economy
White House suspends the Jones Act for 60 days. Analysts see a gas price impact of 3 cents
By Wyatte Grantham-Philips and The Associated PressMarch 18, 2026
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Economy
The national debt just crossed $39 trillion—almost doubling since Trump vowed to erase it
By Nick LichtenbergMarch 18, 2026
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    Commentary
    Your electricity bill keeps rising. Here’s what’s actually causing it—and how to fix it
    By Josh MaceyMarch 17, 2026
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell takes questions during a press conference following the Federal Open Markets Committee meeting at the Federal Reserve on March 18, 2026 in Washington, DC.
Economy
Jerome Powell says this economy isn’t as miserable as the 1970s, but ‘maybe that’s just me’
By Eva RoytburgMarch 18, 2026
Brooke Rollins stands in front of a line of men wearing black cowboy hats.
Energy
Meet a third-generation Tennessee farmer paying an extra $100k for fertilizer because of the Iran War
By Jack Dura and The Associated PressMarch 18, 2026
Female sculptor using a digital tablet in her art studio
Economy
Goldman Sachs says small businesses are embracing AI, but fewer than 1 in 5 are good at actually integrating it
By Tristan BoveMarch 18, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 10: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell listens as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen presides over a meeting of the Financial Stability Oversight Council at the Treasury Department on May 10, 2024 in Washington, DC. The council received an update from the Financial Market Utilities Committee and an update on market developments related to corporate credit, as well as a presentation and to vote on a report on nonbank mortgage servicing. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)
Economy
The Fed holds rates steady and punts on the Middle East: ‘uncertain’
By Eva RoytburgMarch 18, 2026
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Politics
New York is suing the Trump Administration again—This time over $58 million in withheld subway funding
By The Associated PressMarch 18, 2026
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    Economy
    Ireland courts U.S. companies as taoiseach brings deals to Trump on St. Patrick’s Day
    By Diane BradyMarch 17, 2026
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Economy
Stocks sink as market digests $110-per-barrel oil
By Stan Choe and The Associated PressMarch 18, 2026
Chris Wright, US energy secretary sitting next to US President Donald Trump
Energy
Trump officials say gas prices will return to normal in ‘a few more weeks,’ but his own Energy Department says it will be 2027
By Tristan BoveMarch 18, 2026
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on March 18, 2026 in New York City.
Energy
Oil prices hit nearly $110 as Iran vows to escalate the war in ‘new ways’
By Eva RoytburgMarch 18, 2026
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Commentary
66% of CEOs are freezing hiring while betting billions on AI. It’s a costly miscalculation
By Katica RoyMarch 18, 2026
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Success
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink warns AI is creating a ‘crisis’ for Gen Z workers: the class of 2026 could face the highest unemployment in years—even without a recession
By Preston ForeMarch 18, 2026
A sign displays the price of diesel fuel, which is at $5.99 at a Maverick gas station
Energy
‘I just want all of it to end’: U.S. gas prices reach highest level since 2023 with no end for the Iran War in sight
By Wyatte Grantham-Philips and The Associated PressMarch 18, 2026
A technician in Germany works on a battery system for a Volkswagen electric vehicle.
Economy
The world’s EVs were already replacing 70% of Iran’s oil exports. The war just made that matter
By Tristan BoveMarch 18, 2026
Sri Lanka has just launched a 4-day week because of the Iran war—now, the nation is giving workers Wednesdays off in a desperate bid to conserve fuel
Success
Sri Lanka has just launched a 4-day week because of the Iran war—now, the nation is giving workers Wednesdays off in a desperate bid to conserve fuel
By Orianna Rosa RoyleMarch 18, 2026
Customer Jann Gregg of Schenectady pumps gas at the GasWay Xpress Mart at 1120 Erie Blvd. pump gas on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, in Schenectady, N.Y.
Economy
Economists are ‘loath’ to call a recession, but the odds just hit 49% for the next 12 months according to Moody’s top economist
By Eleanor PringleMarch 18, 2026
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Big Tech
As Trump rages against his allies, Republicans are asking what the plan is to end the chaos in Iran
By Jim EdwardsMarch 18, 2026
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Personal Finance
$39 trillion national debt is ‘an embarrassing milestone,’ think tank says. ‘Clearly headed in the wrong direction’
By Nick LichtenbergMarch 18, 2026
McDonald’s newest $3 value menu is sounding an alarm about America’s K-shaped economy
Economy
McDonald’s newest $3 value menu is sounding an alarm about America’s K-shaped economy
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezMarch 17, 2026
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Investing
Stocks haven’t hit bottom yet, says the analyst who called a ‘rolling recession’ when everyone else saw a boom
By Nick LichtenbergMarch 17, 2026
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Economy
Scott Galloway wants the stock market to crash. Gen Z is already betting like it will
By Nick LichtenbergMarch 17, 2026
Three men standing in front of a white background.
Economy
‘100% completely unsustainable as a society.’ Billionaire advisor calls out widening inequality that leaves America’s poorest 80% ‘falling behind’
By Tristan BoveMarch 17, 2026
Bill Gurley sits onstage with his arms resting on his knees.
Investing
Benchmark’s Bill Gurley: the AI bubble is about to burst—and a reset is coming
By Sasha RogelbergMarch 17, 2026
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Success
ServiceNow CEO says that new college graduate unemployment could reach 30% thanks to AI automation
By Emma BurleighMarch 17, 2026
Jeremy Siegel, the Russell E. Palmer Professor of Finance at the Wharton School, speaks during the Wharton Global Alumni Forum in Madrid, Spain, on Thursday, June 24, 2010.
Economy
A market correction of 10% could be on the cards as consumer psychology shifts due to gas prices, says top economist
By Eleanor PringleMarch 17, 2026
Photo: President Trump.
Economy
Backchannel talks between U.S. and Iran offer Trump an off-ramp—if he wants it
By Jim EdwardsMarch 17, 2026
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