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Deficits boost U.S. debt but also inflate corporate profits and stocks, so reducing red ink could trigger a financial crisis, analysts warn

“In the financialized U.S. economy, each dollar of deficit spending may flow into a dollar of corporate profit.”

By Jason MaJanuary 16, 2026
Betting stocks fall as NFL prediction bets gain on gambling apps
By Peyton Forte and BloombergJanuary 16, 2026
Stan Kroenke, wearing a blue suit and sunglasses, smiles.
Bill Gates isn’t even close to America’s largest private landowner. It’s ‘Silent Stan’ Kroenke, Walmart husband and LA Rams owner
By Sasha RogelbergJanuary 16, 2026
Jeffrey Sprecher, President and Founder, CEO of Intercontinental Exchange
Meet the self-made billionaire who bought a nearly bankrupt company off Warren Buffett for $1,000 and turned it into a $98 billion giant
By Emma BurleighJanuary 16, 2026
Gen Z
Gen Z’s pursuit of the #RichTok lifestyle sends them to social media for investing advice
By Jacqueline MunisJanuary 16, 2026
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EconomyRepublican lawmakers close ranks around Powell, who spent years building ties in Congress. ‘He gets in there, pets the dog, shoots the breeze’
By Joey Cappelletti, Christopher Rugaber and The Associated PressJanuary 16, 2026
EconomyBond yields jump after Trump hints Hassett won’t be named Fed chair as Wall Street sees hawkish Warsh having easier path to replace Powell
By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated PressJanuary 16, 2026
PoliticsTrump doesn’t think there’s any reason ‘right now’ to use Insurrection Act in Minn., while Native Americans urged to carry ID due to ICE threat
By Jack Brook, Steve Karnowski and The Associated PressJanuary 16, 2026
AIChatGPT tests ads as a new era of AI begins
By Sharon GoldmanJanuary 16, 2026
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PoliticsAs Trump throws a bone to Gen Z on student debt, watchdog calls it an ‘incoherent political giveaway,’ straight out of Biden’s playbook
By Nick LichtenbergJanuary 16, 2026
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PoliticsThe Nobel Prize committee doesn’t want Trump getting one, even as a gift—but they treated Obama very differently
By Nick LichtenbergJanuary 16, 2026
AITrump says he’ll make tech firms pay for power. They’d love to
By Michelle Ma, Alicia Tang and BloombergJanuary 16, 2026
C-SuiteHow a series of calculated risks led a BNY executive to the C-suite of America’s oldest bank
By Ruth UmohJanuary 16, 2026
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Investing‘De-dollarization’ is dead: Investors discount Trump’s dramas as they pile into U.S. assets
By Jim EdwardsJanuary 16, 2026
CryptoCoinbase is late to stocks—but CEO Brian Armstrong says it will win in the long run
By Jeff John RobertsJanuary 16, 2026
AsiaSingapore tries to give its flagging stock market a kickstart with a link to the NASDAQ, allowing firms to easily list in both places
By Angelica AngJanuary 16, 2026
RetailChubbies cofounder Kyle Hency is back—his new startup Good Day just raised $7 million in seed funding
By Allie GarfinkleJanuary 15, 2026
AIWorried about AI taking your job? New Anthropic research shows it’s not that simple
By Sharon GoldmanJanuary 15, 2026
CryptoPerps rising: Lighter CEO Vlad Novakovski believes perpetual futures will power crypto’s future growth
By Leo SchwartzJanuary 15, 2026
Dante Moore reacts to green and white confetti falling on him.
SuccessAn NFL-bound college quarterback just turned down a $50 million payday to stay in school and play another season
By Sasha RogelbergJanuary 15, 2026
MagazineIPO boom times are back, with SpaceX and OpenAI on investors’ 2026 wish list. But be careful what you buy
By Jeff John RobertsJanuary 15, 2026
Photo: President Donald Trump during a bill signing event with dairy farmers in the Oval Office on Wednesday January 14, 2026.
InvestingTrump’s chips ‘proclamation’ causes retail investors to dump the Magnificent Seven stocks  
By Jim EdwardsJanuary 15, 2026
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EconomyThe longer the Supreme Court delays its tariff decision, the better it is for President Trump
By Jim EdwardsJanuary 14, 2026
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InvestingThe ‘Magnificent 7’ stocks are dying, and Wall Street is pretty happy about it
By Jim EdwardsJanuary 14, 2026
CryptoBrokerage tech firm Alpaca raises $150 million in push to compete with trading giant Interactive Brokers
By Ben WeissJanuary 14, 2026
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AIAs ‘agentic commerce’ gains ground, companies shouldn’t put too much faith in ‘GEO,’ one industry insider warns
By Jeremy KahnJanuary 13, 2026
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EconomyDelta sees wealthy high fliers leading to another record year—but its CEO sees the main cabin ‘struggling greatly’
By Nick LichtenbergJanuary 13, 2026
President Donald Trump pointing in front of American flags.
PoliticsDefense companies like RTX and Anduril are feeling the heat on pay and stock buybacks after Trump’s executive order
By Amanda GerutJanuary 13, 2026
EconomyForget the K-shaped economy, market veteran Ed Yardeni says—instead, it’s boomers hoarding wealth while Gen Z struggles to build it
By Tristan BoveJanuary 12, 2026
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AI‘Apple Intelligence,’ powered by Gemini, marks a ‘major validation moment for Google,’ top tech analyst says
By Michael Liedtke and The Associated PressJanuary 12, 2026
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LawParamount fires back at Warner Bros. bid, launching proxy fight for board seats at annual meeting
By Jake AngeloJanuary 12, 2026
CryptoAn anonymous Polymarket trader made $400,000 betting on Maduro’s downfall—and now Washington wants answers
By Leo SchwartzJanuary 12, 2026
InvestingMagnificent 7’s stock market dominance shows signs of cracking
By Jeran Wittenstein, Ryan Vlastelica and BloombergJanuary 11, 2026
EconomyAs U.S. debt soars past $38 trillion, the flood of corporate bonds is a growing threat to the Treasury supply
By Jason MaJanuary 10, 2026
InvestingInvestor Michael Burry reveals options bet against Oracle
By Carmen Reinicke, Jeran Wittenstein and BloombergJanuary 10, 2026
InvestingAsia’s cash savings are double the U.S. rate. Fintech platforms like Syfe want to change that
By Angelica AngJanuary 9, 2026
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EconomyRay Dalio on the $38 trillion national debt: ‘My grandchildren and great grandchildren not yet born are going to be paying off this debt’
By Nick LichtenbergJanuary 9, 2026
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EconomyWall Street has written off a Fed cut this month as it awaits 2 market-moving events today
By Jim EdwardsJanuary 9, 2026
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CommentaryI’m the SolarWinds CEO. Here’s why a $4.4 billion move to go private was right for us
By Sudhakar RamakrishnaJanuary 8, 2026
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AIAI is boosting productivity. Here’s why some workers feel a sense of loss
By Sharon GoldmanJanuary 8, 2026
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CommentaryWarner Bros. Discovery’s board isn’t choosing a deal — it’s avoiding one
By Mark DesJardineJanuary 8, 2026
Personal FinanceBest free checking accounts of January 2026
By Glen Luke FlanaganJanuary 8, 2026
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CommentaryTesla’s vote wasn’t about pay. It was about who really runs the company
By Shane GoodwinJanuary 8, 2026
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