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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

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

The trustees warned that Social Security's depletion date moved up by two years since the previous report

Tesla and Waymo robotaxi competitor Zoox takes a big step forward

The plant will make 10,000 cars annually, taking the self-driving race up a gear.

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

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

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

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

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

What is inflation?

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

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

Amazon faces worker backlash over CEO's AI remarks

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

Gas prices rise as war between Israel and Iran escalates

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

Plane tickets across the Atlantic are getting cheaper as European visits to the U.S. fall

Trump extends the TikTok deadline — again

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

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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

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

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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

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

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