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Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio said averting $38 trillion national debt crisis requires bipartisan support—which will never happen,

Fed rate-cut odds surge toward 90% as weak labor data, ADP losses, and Challenger layoffs fuel Wall Street hopes for a December move despite a divided...

Tariffs will bring in $300 billion to $400 billion a year, which would help to pay a fraction of the interest payments of more than $1 trillion in...

"The question then becomes, will Powell leave as a governor?"

Something to consider as the $83 trillion inheritance wave kicks in.

Mohamed El-Erian calls for a visionary, less reactive Fed just as Trump settles on his next chair, with Hassett leading and independence fears...

After clashing with Trump on spending, Musk argues AI and robotics are the only path to easing record U.S. debt costs—and may even trigger future...

"Governments have long mobilized private wealth to support public finances. There are several approaches," UBS chief economist, Paul Donovan, outlined...

"BrokerTec EU markets are open and trading. All other CME Group markets remain halted due to a data center cooling issue at CyrusOne," CME told...

Why job seekers feel the slowdown: Beige Book shows “low-hire, low-fire” trends, AI limiting new roles, before a 2026 rebound.

The Fed didn't want to get embroiled in politics in 2025—or ever. But Bessent wants them even further out of the public eye.

A divided Fed meets amid mixed jobs and inflation signals, leaving Powell with a suspenseful December.

"One thing I’ve learned over the years," the freshly-launched bot muses, "Is that rapid, debt-financed build-outs often precede sharp adjustments.

"I think the picture is pretty clear in that we are in that territory of a bubble, but we don't have the pricking of the bubble yet," Dalio said.

It's looking increasingly likely that Jerome Powell's Christmas gift to markets will be an economic lump of coal, rather than what's on Wall Street's...

Hopes for an interest rate cut from the Fed are fading despite a global slowdown and a spike in the VIX.

In the days since President Trump made the pledge, members of his cabinet have poured cold water on the plans.

The government could "tolerate stronger growth and higher inflation, allowing real interest rates to fall and the debt burden to shrink over time,"...

What’s driving the housing affordability crisis—from decades-low mortgage rates that inflated prices to today’s record spreads limiting Fed influence.

A worldwide selloff accelerates as patchy U.S. data clouds the Fed’s next move, sending Wall Street tumbling and volatility surging into the end of...

The first-time homebuyer just hit 40 years old for the first time ever, but the average homebuyer is nearly a senior citizen.

"As the focus among businesses now turns to efficiencies and increasing productivity, we expect layoffs to increase, causing unemployment to rise."

"Going after a few diseases, where Alzheimer's is number one by quite a bit, the imperative is very, very clear," Gates added.

Part of the growing divide between the rich and the average worker can also be traced back to where these households derive their wealth—namely,...

The latest data underlines a broader concern among analysts that a reckoning is looming for the markets.

"In the old days, you could be in 10th grade, go get a factory in Detroit, and eventually you could afford a family, a home, a car, and that may not...

"The ultimate defence in our industry is in innovation," Knudsen told Fortune in an exclusive interview.

"The path out is a growth path," Solomon said. "The difference between compounding growth of 3% and 2% is monstrous in terms of dealing with this...

"The danger with this data is that its message will be given unwarranted credibility by the absence of proper economic data," said UBS's chief...

"Ultimately it's going to slow down the economy," he says.

"It seems unrealistic to suppose that governments will just sit idly by as this wealth moves around. We would expect governments to attempt to...

"Chair Powell’s press conference will pivot away from economic data—given its scarcity—and instead focus on balance sheet policy, the policy...

"The question is how fast will we grow into those multiples?" JP Morgan's Mary Callahan Erdoes told an audience at the Fortune Global Forum.

"I think the issue is very much that you can't look at the U.S. as a whole nowadays," the Bridgewater Associates founder said at the Fortune Global...

On paper, the economy is growing and unemployment is low. But federal government policymakers are behaving like there is an imminent crisis.

At Fortune Global Forum, Croatia's former president Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović says Europe is at this critical “inflection point.”

If Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney has any frustrations he wants to share about his southern neighbor, he could do so with China's President Xi as...

BofA has bad news for consumers: "There is likely further upside ahead."

America's debt mountain is eye-watering. The interest alone costs $1.21 trillion annually— 17% of total federal spending.

As life expectancy continues to rise globally, RGA CEO Tony Cheng exclusively told Fortune that the growing risk of individuals outliving their...

Ray Dalio has a waitlist for “Digital Ray,” an AI clone designed to talk to the public.

Jan Hatzius warns America’s job market slump could drag down growth, with frontloaded orders and AI disruption skewing GDP signals.

Skilled foreign-born workers need clarity and confidence when it comes to American immigration policy, say healthcare professionals, who are needed to...

President Trump’s tariff leverage over China faces new strain as Beijing’s economy posts stronger-than-expected growth and diversifies exports.

Berkshire Hathaway's 2025 investments focus on consumer-driven brands like Lennar, Chevron, and Constellation.

Three in four women say they're well on track to achieve their financial milestones without receiving any inheritance from family or spouses.

Investors heard enough of what they wanted to remain bullish on further cuts.

The risk is "that we move from going broke slowly to going broke quickly," Kelly says.

China's trade diversification has been so successful that its export market is growing significantly despite the trade war.

Dalio said there are two outcomes for America: Either the nation pulls together and rises above, or conflicting sides exert as much pain on the other...
