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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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‘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.

By The Associated Press and Paul WisemanSeptember 30, 2026
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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
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
By Nick LichtenbergSeptember 30, 2026
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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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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez often praises the financial and social benefits that immigrants bring to the country.
Europe
In a continent cracking down on immigration and berated by Trump’s warnings of ‘civilizational erasure,’ Spain embraces migrants
By Suman Naishadham and The Associated PressDecember 13, 2025
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    Fed’s expected rate cut today is less about stimulating the economy and more about protecting the job market from ‘shattering’
    By Eleanor PringleDecember 10, 2025
More financially distressed farmers are expected to lose their property soon as loan repayments and incomes continue to falter
Economy
More financially distressed farmers are expected to lose their property soon as loan repayments and incomes continue to falter
By Jason MaDecember 13, 2025
With just days to go before ACA subsidies expire, Congress is about to wrap up its work with no consensus solution in sight
Politics
With just days to go before ACA subsidies expire, Congress is about to wrap up its work with no consensus solution in sight
By Kevin Freking, Lisa Mascaro and The Associated PressDecember 13, 2025
A Wisconsin couple was paying $2 a month for an ACA health plan. But as subsidies expire, it’s soaring to $1,600, forcing them to downgrade
Health
A Wisconsin couple was paying $2 a month for an ACA health plan. But as subsidies expire, it’s soaring to $1,600, forcing them to downgrade
By Ali Swenson and The Associated PressDecember 13, 2025
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Commentary
Gen Z is drinking 20% less than Millennials. Productivity is rising. Coincidence? Not quite
By Julian BraithwaiteDecember 13, 2025
Trump names Warsh, Hassett as top Fed contenders, WSJ says
Economy
Trump names Warsh, Hassett as top Fed contenders, WSJ says
By Jennifer A. Dlouhy and BloombergDecember 12, 2025
  • Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, during the Hoover Institution's George P. Shultz Memorial Lecture Series in Stanford, California, US, on Monday, Dec. 1, 2025.
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    ‘Fodder for a recession’: Top economist Mark Zandi warns about so many Americans ‘already living on the financial edge’ in a K-shaped economy 
    By Eva RoytburgDecember 9, 2025
The Fed just ‘Trump-proofed’ itself with a unanimous move to preempt a potential leadership shake-up
Economy
The Fed just ‘Trump-proofed’ itself with a unanimous move to preempt a potential leadership shake-up
By Jason MaDecember 12, 2025
Donald Trump, sitting in the Roosevelt Room, looks forward and frowns.
Economy
For the first time since Trump’s tariff rollout, import tax revenue has fallen, threatening his lofty plans to slash the $38 trillion national debt
By Sasha RogelbergDecember 12, 2025
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AI is powering Trump’s economy, but American voters are getting worried
By Mark Niquette, Nancy Cook and BloombergDecember 12, 2025
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Politics
Amtrak is slashing executive bonuses to give out $900 apiece to over 18,000 rank-and-file workers
By Safiyah Riddle and The Associated PressDecember 12, 2025
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Economy
Bailed-out farmers don’t want to live on Trump welfare: ‘they don’t want to go to the mailbox and get a check from the government’
By Josh Funk, Mark Vancleave and The Associated PressDecember 12, 2025
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    Banking
    Jamie Dimon taps Jeff Bezos, Michael Dell, and Ford CEO Jim Farley to advise JPMorgan’s $1.5 trillion national security initiative
    By Nino PaoliDecember 9, 2025
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Economy
Tariffs are taxes and they were used to finance the federal government until the 1913 income tax. A top economist breaks it down
By Kent JonesDecember 12, 2025
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Success
Sheryl Sandberg breaks down why it’s a troubling time for women in the workplace right now
By Emma BurleighDecember 12, 2025
Asia will get steady growth next year, defying global headwinds, says Mastercard’s chief APAC economist
Economy
Asia will get steady growth next year, defying global headwinds, says Mastercard’s chief APAC economist
By Angelica AngDecember 12, 2025
Why Jerome Powell’s latest rate cut still won’t help you get a lower mortgage rate
Banking
Why Jerome Powell’s latest rate cut still won’t help you get a lower mortgage rate
By Sydney LakeDecember 11, 2025
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Success
What it takes to be wealthy in America: $2.3 million, Charles Schwab says
By Sydney LakeDecember 11, 2025
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Commentary
Netflix’s takeover of Warner Brothers is a nightmare for consumers
By Ike BrannonDecember 11, 2025
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Economy
Trump slams Fed’s third-straight rate cut as ‘too small,’ saying he wishes it was twice as large
By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated PressDecember 11, 2025
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Economy
Senate fails to save millions from skyrocketing ACA premiums in new year, with Republicans never meaningfully engaging
By Mary Clare Jalonick and The Associated PressDecember 11, 2025
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Economy
Less than a third of Americans approve of Trump’s handling of the economy, lowest in either term
By Linley Sanders, Will Weissert and The Associated PressDecember 11, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 10: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a press conference following the Federal Open Markets Committee meeting at the Federal Reserve on December 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Fed announced it has lowered interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point to a range of 3.5 percent to 3.75 percent in the third rate cut this year. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Economy
Fed’s Powell voices fear of K-shaped economy: ‘How sustainable it is, I don’t know’
By Jim EdwardsDecember 11, 2025
Nela Richardson, chief economist at Automatic Data Processing Inc. (ADP), at a Bloomberg Television interview during the Kansas City Federal Reserve's Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium in Moran, Wyoming, US, on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024.
Economy
‘We have not seen this rosy picture’: ADP’s chief economist warns the real economy is pretty different from Wall Street’s bullish outlook
By Eleanor PringleDecember 11, 2025
US Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference following a Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting in Washington, DC, on December 10, 2025.
Banking
Top economist Diane Swonk: Jerome Powell risks losing the Fed’s credibility on a gamble over AI and immigration
By Eva RoytburgDecember 10, 2025
Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, during a news conference following a Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. Federal Reserve officials delivered a third consecutive interest-rate reduction and maintained their outlook for just one cut in 2026.
Economy
Powell warns of a ‘very unusual’ economy as tariffs keep goods inflation high amid a weakening labor market
By Eva RoytburgDecember 10, 2025
Federal Reserve Bank Chair Jerome Powell speaks during the George P. Shultz Memorial Lecture Series at Stanford University on December 01, 2025 in Stanford, California.
Economy
The Fed delivers a rare ‘hawkish cut’ as Powell tries to steady a softening job market
By Eva RoytburgDecember 10, 2025
Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, during the Hoover Institution's George P. Shultz Memorial Lecture Series in Stanford, California, US, on Monday, Dec. 1, 2025. The Federal Reserve said it was monitoring community and regional banks' commercial real estate loan portfolios amid concerns over "elevated interest rates, tighter underwriting standards, and lower commercial property values." Photographer: Jason Henry/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Economy
‘Be careful what you wish for’: Top economist warns any additional interest rate cuts after today would signal the economy is slipping into danger
By Eva RoytburgDecember 10, 2025
Instacart may be jacking up your grocery prices using AI, study shows—a practice called ‘smart rounding’
Retail
Instacart may be jacking up your grocery prices using AI, study shows—a practice called ‘smart rounding’
By Dave Lozo and Morning BrewDecember 10, 2025
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Economy
Cracker Barrel slashes forecast as Uncle Herschel fallout continues despite logo reinstatement
By Dee-Ann Durbin, Nick Lichtenberg and The Associated PressDecember 10, 2025
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Commentary
International students skipped campus this fall — and local economies lost $1 billion because of it
By Bjorn MarkesonDecember 10, 2025
If the Fed cuts interest rates today, it may be the last one until June 2026
Economy
If the Fed cuts interest rates today, it may be the last one until June 2026
By Jim EdwardsDecember 10, 2025
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