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Weight-loss drugs are blowing up the U.S. trade deficit — and Trump is blaming Ireland

How a tiny volume of Irish drug ingredients is triggering surreal political and economic drama.

The Pope has a message for AI executives

Pope Leo wants AI to be regulated ethically, while the U.S. is poised to bar any state-level regulations for a decade

How Big Tech learned to love America's military

Silicon Valley companies are abandoning safety policies to win Pentagon contracts, turning everyday AI into weapons systems

AI has a huge power problem. Solving it won't be easy

As AI pushes chips to consume dramatically more electricity, data centers are racing to squeeze more computing power from every watt

The Fed holds interest rates steady — and still sees two cuts later this year

The decision and surrounding reasoning, widely expected by markets, leaves the federal funds target rate at its current range of 4.25% to 4.50%

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Consumer finance watchdog avoids getting defunded by GOP in Trump's big bill

SpaceX's Starship had another catastrophic failure

The best and worst car brands, according to Consumer Reports

The 10 states where Americans are most delinquent on debt

How FIFA's $1 billion prize for the first Club World Cup stacks up

What is inflation?

Microsoft is planning to lay off thousands more employees, report says

Social Security's trust fund could run out of money in less than a decade, jeopardizing benefits

Texas Instruments will invest $60 billion in U.S. chipmaking

Tesla and Waymo robotaxi competitor Zoox takes a big step forward

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How FIFA's $1 billion prize for the first Club World Cup stacks up

7 budgeting hacks for DIY projects

The 10 states where people live the longest lives in America

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Tariffs could tip the U.S. economy into crisis, according to an economist

Stock market sell-off could accelerate amid tariff uncertainty, strategist warns

Why Trump's new tariffs could send corporate earnings into a tailspin, according to a strategist

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Mobivity Holdings Corp (MFON) reports earnings

Aspire Biopharma Holdings Inc. (ASBP) reports earnings

Dynaresource Inc (DYNR) reports earnings

American Shared Hospital Services (AMS) reports earnings

Newton Golf Company Inc. (NWTG) reports earnings

ReShape Lifesciences Inc. (RSLS) reports earnings

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The best and worst car brands, according to Consumer Reports

Consumer Reports published its rankings of the highest- and lowest-rated car companies

The 10 states where Americans are most delinquent on debt

How FIFA's $1 billion prize for the first Club World Cup stacks up

The 10 states where Americans are most delinquent on debt

How FIFA's $1 billion prize for the first Club World Cup stacks up

7 budgeting hacks for DIY projects

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Generation A.I.

The Pope has a message for AI executives

Pope Leo wants AI to be regulated ethically, while the U.S. is poised to bar any state-level regulations for a decade

AI has a huge power problem. Solving it won't be easy

Sam Altman says Meta is dangling $100 million signing bonuses to poach OpenAI employees

AI has a huge power problem. Solving it won't be easy

Sam Altman says Meta is dangling $100 million signing bonuses to poach OpenAI employees

AI means Amazon will need fewer white-collar workers over time, CEO says

OpenAI just got a $200 million U.S. defense contract

Smart Investing

Extreme trade and immigration policies could slow growth and fuel stagflation, strategist warns

Kevin Gordon, Director and Senior Investment Strategist at Charles Schwab, breaks down how Donald Trump's tariff war could impact investors

Investors haven’t been this bearish in years — but they're not acting like it, strategist says

Fear is rising, but stock bets are bigger than ever. Here’s why

Investors haven’t been this bearish in years — but they're not acting like it, strategist says

Fear is rising, but stock bets are bigger than ever. Here’s why

Which sectors could be hit hardest by Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs? A Deutsche Bank exec weighs in

President Trump could act as a bridge between Sam Altman and Elon Musk, exec says

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Politics & Government

Trump says he just can't get Fed Chair Jerome Powell to cut interest rates: 'I think he hates me'

The president insulted Powell anew and toyed with installing himself as Fed leader before the central bank again held rates steady

Amazon faces worker backlash over CEO's AI remarks

Politics & Government

The Senate passed a major cryptocurrency bill — a big victory for digital assets

Economic Indicators

Gas prices rise as war between Israel and Iran escalates

Sam Altman says Meta is dangling $100 million signing bonuses to poach OpenAI employees