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Even before he was wealthy, Warren Buffett planned to give away all his money—now he doesn’t check on his children’s charities to see how they use it

"I tell the three children that it is theirs and it's their responsibility to get it done well," Buffett said.

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Warsh’s Fed plan means it’s time to read the bond market backwards, says Morgan Stanley chief—and it could be great news for borrowers and homeowners

"If you can stabilize the volatility in the longer end by addressing the higher frequency of data in the shorter end ... it could be a really good...

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Jamie Dimon understands why people are anti-rich: ‘We have, in fact, left the lower-income folks behind’ and ‘that’s kind of annoying’

"If you were the average citizen here and you say, 'These wealthy people are getting unbelievably wealthy, and this segment's been left behind,'...

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United States’ $39 trillion national debt will mean fewer jobs at lower wages for Gen Z, according to think tank

"The growing national debt will both shrink the labor market and drive down wages, contributing to an uncertain economic future for millions of...

14.07.2026 9

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Oil prices march upward again as the U.S-Iran conflict intensifies—and it’s yet another headache for Warsh and the Fed

Escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran have knock-on effects for inflation expectations and as a result, the trajectory of the base rate, notes...

13.07.2026 10

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U.S. Treasury has borrowed $155 billion every month of this fiscal year—and is now paying $24 billion a week in interest on its debts

Interest payments on the debt are now so large that the spending is higher than the outlays for the Departments of Defense, Commerce, Homeland...

10.07.2026 10

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U.S.-Iran talks are ‘eerily similar’ to Trump’s bumpy China dealings in his first term, says top economist—don’t rule out further oil price spikes

"The deep distrust between the US and Iran meant bumps in the road were inevitable and this feels eerily similar to the trade negotiations between the...

09.07.2026 10

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Mining CEO worth $24 billion nearly drowned and had to break his own leg in a freak hiking accident—he used the recovery time to go back to school

"I realized that a) I was on my own, b) I was drowning, and c) I'd been there for a little while because there were no ripples in the water," Forrest...

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Famed investor Jeremy Grantham says history will end up laughing at SpaceX, the ‘craziest IPO in the history of man’ that just joined the Nasdaq 100

"It will be amazing, by the way, if it doesn’t collapse," Grantham said.

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Wealth is going ‘woke,’ says UBS: Rich people are now ‘younger, more female—and more openly queer,’ thanks to the Great Wealth Transfer

The new face of wealth has some ideas about how they want their money to work for wider society.

06.07.2026 20

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Trump is already causing a headache for his new Fed chairman, saying the central bank’s board is ‘hostile’ and ‘doing the wrong thing’

Trump claimed the board is "a little hostile" toward new Fed Chairman Warsh.

03.07.2026 10

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Inside the mind of Kevin Warsh: As told by his former boss Condoleezza Rice, his college friend, and his closest partner during the financial crisis

"Kevin's one of those people who demands more of himself than others could ever," Condoleezza Rice exclusively tells Fortune.

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Elon Musk says AI is the only way to fix the $40 trillion U.S. debt crisis—but a new study says even the most optimistic scenario won’t fill the hole

AI has the potential to be so transformative that it "should give optimists pause," the economists note.

02.07.2026 20

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Inside Trump’s finances: World Cup tickets, a $250,000 golf sculpture, over $1 billion in crypto earnings, and a merch machine

Royalties from bibles, guitars and fragrance all contributed to the president's earnings in 2025.

01.07.2026 10

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Trump takes his inflation battle to gas retailers after his plot against the Fed runs aground—sets target for $2.50 a gallon

"The retailers must quickly react to this statement, and do what they know is right — DROP YOUR PRICE FOR OUR GREAT AMERICAN PEOPLE!"

30.06.2026 20

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Ray Dalio was a ‘terrible student’ who got into investing by golf caddying for Wall Street traders: Now he hires talent who have experienced hardship

"What I find quite often is the case is that that student who did really, really well—and in remembering all the things that they've learned and so...

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The richest 20% are the only ones powering the U.S. economy, says top economist, but their prospects are entirely reliant on teetering stock prices

"Given how important the well-to-do are to spending and the economy, and the importance of surging stock prices to the well-to-do, it is critical to...

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Rich consumers taking GLP-1s are rebuying their wardrobes and eating smaller, fancier dishes—it’s a factor saving the luxury sector right now

"There is, of course, the enthusiasm of having lost weight, and so there is a direct correlation with 'Let's buy a new wardrobe.'"

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Trump claims consumers are being ‘gouged’ by gas companies and orders DOJ price probe, as Bessent warns U.S. must avoid ‘foreign chokepoints’

"Gasoline prices better start going down a lot faster than what I’m seeing!" Trump wrote.

24.06.2026 20

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SpaceX’s drop-off sees Elon Musk’s net worth fall $240 billion—roughly the same value as computing giant IBM

Musk's net worth has dropped from a peak of $1.32 trillion to $1.08 trillion at the time of writing, per the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

23.06.2026 20

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South Korean chipmakers are being paid such massive bonuses it’s becoming an inflation problem for the central bank

The Bank of Korea is worried that a wage-price spiral is increasing consumer demand and pushing up prices.

22.06.2026 10

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If you’re surprised by how well the stock market is doing, so is Jamie Dimon—he says there’s a ‘little tsunami’ heading for the economy

"I am surprised because I think that you have Ukraine, Iran, oil, Russia, and our relationship with China. That stuff is really important for the free...

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Miserable K-shaped economy might actually be fading, as lower-income families bounce back, says Bank of America

"If this narrowing of the K is sustained, one explanation could be job growth broadening into more blue-collar sectors such as leisure and...

19.06.2026 20

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Michael Burry is ‘tempted’ to short Elon Musk’s SpaceX, but says it’s not enticing enough for ‘fundamentally a small space company’

“I am not involved with SpaceX now. Neither short nor, ahem, long,” wrote Burry.

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Kevin Warsh’s first Fed test is here: He must navigate hawks ‘on the offensive’ and Wall Street’s hunger for details on regime change

Warsh has been in post for a number of weeks now, but for the first time this week, elements of his must-anticipated policy stance will be made...

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Tariffs are only generating 25% of the revenue needed to pay interest on national debt—despite pitch that it would be a silver bullet

The CBO reported that between October and May 2026, the government has spent $742 billion servicing the debt burden, an increase on the $674 spent for...

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Trade war is back on as White House floats a new minimum 10% tariff plan—with carveouts for coffee, beef, and microchip suppliers

"The proposed tariff exemptions for key foodstuffs seem to indicate that someone in the administration is aware of the way high-frequency purchases...

03.06.2026 30

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Iran war has cost U.S. families $100 billion between increased military funding and higher oil prices, says Moody’s

"With the saving rate about as low as it ever goes ... [consumers] will have little choice but to rein in their spending, weighing further on the...

02.06.2026 10

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Jensen Huang says he pays Nvidia staff ‘as much as possible’ in bid to share the wealth from AI boom

“I pay my employees as much as I can," Huang said.

02.06.2026 20

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Jamie Dimon slams Coinbase CEO as ‘full of sh*t’ and warns banks won’t accept crypto bill

"No one's gonna bow down to this guy or that company."

01.06.2026 30

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Wall Street’s staglfation fears are easing thanks to the mere hint of a U.S. deal with Iran

Everything you need to know before you reach the office this morning.

29.05.2026 30

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A moonshot to avoid a $39 trillion national debt crisis will rely on AI productivity going even better than bulls are hoping for, says JPMorgan

Everything you need to know before you reach the office this morning.

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The only jobs giving out pay raises right now are in construction, mining, and public administration, the New York Fed finds

Everything you need to know before you reach the office this morning.

27.05.2026 30

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U.S. would only break Iranian ceasefire if there was ‘absolutely no alternative,’ says Deutsche Bank—this weekend was a warning shot

Everything you need to know before you reach the office this morning.

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‘I almost fell out of my chair’: Fed stalwart Claudia Sahm fears Kevin Warsh’s policies could undo 20 years of policy progress

"That progression has happened over 20 years at the Fed and it's going to be near impossible and probably very misguided to put the cat back in the...

23.05.2026 20

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Wall Street has pretty much written off the idea of a Fed rate cut at Kevin Warsh’s first meeting

Everything you need to know before you reach the office this morning.

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Wall Street thinks there’s a chance the S&P 500 could push 20% higher by 2027

Everything you need to know before you reach the office this morning.

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U.S. national debt officially hits $39 trillion—adding approximately $5 billion a day since October

According to Treasury data, updated retrospectively for May 18, the debt landed at $39,008,999,901,378.68.

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The bond market is firing a warning shot in the direction of Washington, D.C.

Everything you need to know before you reach the office this morning.

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Don’t hold your breath for the great AI job reshuffle, says Goldman Sachs—there’s little evidence of ‘too many coders and not enough plumbers’

Everything you need to know before you reach the office this morning.

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President Trump says the White House’s dealmaking era ends with him: ‘It’s not going to happen again’

Everything you need to know before you reach the office this morning.

18.05.2026 30

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Wall Street is keeping a close eye on Kevin Warsh at the Fed. These are the red (and green) flags they’re watching for

"Confirmation hearings are political theater rather than substance, and he [was] plenty smart enough to avoid saying anything tangible."

17.05.2026 30

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Dominoes are steadily falling in the path of the rate cuts Trump wants to see from Kevin Warsh

"In his confirmation hearing, Warsh testified that 'inflation is a choice.' He may get the chance to prove he actually believes it."

15.05.2026 10

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Business formations hit all-time high as ‘under-employed’ Americans turn to side hustles to make ends meet

It seems nobody's coming to rescue American families from the affordability crisis—so they're taking it into their own hands.

14.05.2026 20

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President Trump’s Golden Dome will cost $1.2 trillion, the CBO says, five times more than initially expected

Everything you need to know before you reach the office this morning.

13.05.2026 30

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Trump is on a charm offensive ahead of President Xi meeting—and he wants Elon Musk and Tim Cook in tow

China's President Xi is a leader "respected by all" Trump posted, ahead of his meetings in Beijing.

12.05.2026 30

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U.S. Treasury pays $3 billion a day in interest on national debt nearing $39 trillion mark

"Outlays for net interest on the public debt rose by $41 billion (or 7%) because the debt was larger than it was in the first seven months of fiscal...

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AI generated identical résumés for a man and a woman: Hers was more likely to be labeled ‘weak,’ while his got a 97% approval rating

“If people believe they will be judged more harshly for using AI, they are less likely to adopt it—regardless of their capability."

10.05.2026 30

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U.S. Treasury will have to borrow $2 trillion this year just to continue functioning—more than $166 billion every month

"Markets will only tolerate our unsustainable borrowing for so long; the risk of a fiscal crisis gets higher as the days pass. We need deficit...

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Tiny island nation unveils $1 million ‘Golden Visa’ for the wealthy—80% cheaper than Trump’s, with one catch: you’re renting

The government of Mauritius is launching a Golden Visa scheme, a la the White House, following requests from wealthy individuals.

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