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

The U.S. economy has proven surprisingly resilient in the face of fighting with Iran and the energy price spike it caused.

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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
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Ford CEO Jim Farley teams with Jamie Dimon on $2 billion initiative as he fears the ‘backbone of the American Dream’ is crumbling
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AI is giving CFOs a bigger slice of the C-suite, new IBM data shows
By Sheryl EstradaSeptember 30, 2026
Higher wages don't guarantee retirement confidence, Goldman Sachs found.
You’re more likely to live paycheck to paycheck if you earn less than $50K—or more than $500K—Goldman Sachs says
By Eleanor PringleSeptember 30, 2026
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A U.S. oil blockade on Venezuela could ‘devastate’ its economy and further pressure Maduro. But how far is Trump willing to take it?
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The Trump administration says it could go after Spotify if Europe doesn’t back off American tech companies
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The $38 trillion national debt is to blame for over $1 trillion in annual interest payments from here on out, CRFB says
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A week after telling Americans their kids may get fewer dolls and pencils because of tariffs, Trump vows ‘THE BEST IS YET TO COME’
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Economy
Red flags in U.S. data will justify ‘insurance’ interest rate cuts from the Fed next year, says UBS
By Eleanor PringleDecember 17, 2025
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Prices at the gas pump are the lowest since the pandemic and still falling—just in time for record-high holiday travel
By Jordan BlumDecember 17, 2025
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The labor market’s holiday present for America: the highest unemployment in 4 years. It might be ‘noisy’ but the jobs just aren’t there
By Eva Roytburg and Nick LichtenbergDecember 16, 2025
  • With just days to go before ACA subsidies expire, Congress is about to wrap up its work with no consensus solution in sight
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    With just days to go before ACA subsidies expire, Congress is about to wrap up its work with no consensus solution in sight
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As Americans continue to feel the pain from tariffs and inflation, Lidl launches holiday meal deal for less than $4 per person
By Nino PaoliDecember 16, 2025
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Economy
Government belatedly reveals loss of 105,000 jobs in October as full DOGE cutbacks come into view
By Paul Wiseman and The Associated PressDecember 16, 2025
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Unemployment hits 4-year high as frozen jobs data shows recession risks getting ‘uncomfortably high,’ top economist Mark Zandi says
By Eva RoytburgDecember 16, 2025
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America’s $38 trillion national debt ‘exacerbates generational imbalances’ with Gen Z and millennials paying the price, warns think tank
By Eleanor PringleDecember 16, 2025
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80% of American Christmas trees are fake. They’re also tariffed
By Dee-Ann Durbin and The Associated PressDecember 16, 2025
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China slashes EU pork tariffs to 19.8% from 62.4%
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By Rose Henderson and BloombergDecember 15, 2025
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Trump vows to fight ‘fraud’ in SNAP benefits for 42 million Americans
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By Sasha RogelbergDecember 15, 2025
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Economy
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By Eleanor PringleDecember 15, 2025
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Success
Bad luck, six-figure earners: Elon Musk warns that money will ‘disappear’ in the future as AI makes work (and salaries) irrelevant
By Orianna Rosa RoyleDecember 15, 2025
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Attacker who killed US troops in Syria was a recent recruit to security forces and was suspected of Islamic State ties prior to shooting
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Attacker who killed US troops in Syria was a recent recruit to security forces and was suspected of Islamic State ties prior to shooting
By Abby Sewell and The Associated PressDecember 14, 2025
Trump admits he can’t tell if the GOP will control the House after next year’s elections. ‘I don’t know when all of this money is going to kick in’
Politics
Trump admits he can’t tell if the GOP will control the House after next year’s elections. ‘I don’t know when all of this money is going to kick in’
By Jason MaDecember 14, 2025
Kevin Hassett says he’d be happy to talk to Trump every day as Fed chair, but the president’s opinion would have ‘no weight’ on the FOMC
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Kevin Hassett says he’d be happy to talk to Trump every day as Fed chair, but the president’s opinion would have ‘no weight’ on the FOMC
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