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GOP senators are warming up to Kevin Hassett as Trump's next Fed chair

Some investors are keeping a wary eye on Hassett, who hasn't been timid in demanding Trump-style policy changes at the central bank

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Trump expects his Fed pick to cut interest rates right away

It's the latest comment from Trump indicating he's inclined to pick a replacement for Powell that aligns with his views on turbocharging rate cuts

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The Fed could give investors a 'Santa Rally' to end the year

Federal Reserve policymakers are meeting this week to consider a third interest rate cut in a row

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Trump says he's signing an executive order to block states from regulating AI

The order would hand a victory for companies like OpenAI, which has argued that maneuvering through a thicket of differing AI rules is damaging to the...

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Toys are taking a $1 billion tariff hit for Christmas. Toymakers are struggling to keep up

Trump's Made-in-America dream isn't happening for toymakers. Small businesses could be hardest-hit

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Trump wants 'TINY CARS' in the U.S.

Trump expressed interest in Japan's iconic kei cars, a class of super petite autos built for dense cities, following a recent visit to the country

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Netflix's deal to buy Warner Bros. is raising alarms: 'Anti-monopoly nightmare'

The deal is still subject to regulatory approval, and it's likely to set off an antitrust fight. Sen. Elizabeth Warren joined others in criticizing it

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Get ready for an 'off the charts' Fed meeting

The Fed is balancing clashing risks of a weakening labor market and rising prices while the government is catching up on employment and inflation data

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Trump threatens to take a wrecking ball to his own trade pact

The USMCA pact binds the U.S., Mexico and Canada to some tariff-free trade. It's in fresh jeopardy ahead of a 2026 review

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5 tech giants face a 'quid-pro-quo' grilling about Trump's ballroom

Democratic lawmakers want the CEOs of Nvidia, Meta, Apple, Microsoft, and Amazon to answer questions about their Trump ballroom donations

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Wall Street wants a piece of 'Trump accounts' for kids

JP Morgan Chase and Robinhood are reportedly vying to handle the accounts for kids — and cultivate new customers once beneficiaries reach adulthood

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The big Republican plan to overhaul AI rules is hitting a wall

A proposed ban on state AI rules is fizzling out again, after blowback from conservatives like Sen. Josh Hawley and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene

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Everything we know about 'Trump accounts' for kids — and 1 critical question still unanswered

The investment accounts will start rolling out mid next year, with some employers pledging to chip in money for their workers' kids

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Trump’s 2025 tariffs to trigger fresh layoffs in 2026

The labor market was dealt another jolt when the ADP report showed private employers shedding 32,000 jobs in November

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Don't bank on the Fed's future clearing up before 2026

Trump said he expected to unveil his pick for the next Fed chair sometime in early 2026

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Elon Musk says AI will help fix America's 'insanely high' national debt

The Tesla CEO has a far more optimistic view of AI's effect on productivity compared to others studying the issue

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What a 6-year-old girl taught me about capitalism

Sometimes children are better at telling it like it is than the adults in the room — even a fictional girl from Argentina

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AI super PACs are gearing up for a 2026 spending war

The brewing AI spending battle carries echoes of the flood of campaign cash from crypto-related interests in the 2024 election

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AI can replace nearly 12% of U.S. workers, according to MIT study

The study simulated over 151 million U.S. workers interacting with AI tools to measure automation potential

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Elon Musk's DOGE is dead — and it barely took a bite out of federal spending

Ten months after DOGE was established, the group serves as an example of the Trump administration falling well short in its pursuit to cut spending

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Trump could name a new Fed chair before Christmas

Kevin Hassett and Kevin Warsh are viewed as the front-runners to replace Fed Chair Jerome Powell given their support for slashing interest rates

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U.S. consumer confidence nears all-time low for Trump's second term

Consumers are feeling gloomy as tariffs eat into their pocketbooks and prospects dim in the labor market

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The government shutdown could be over soon. But America's economy isn't done taking the hit

The shutdown will continue wreaking havoc on the economy, as over 700,000 government employees remain furloughed and federal agencies are shuttered

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There's a deal to end the government shutdown. Here’s what that means

The deal would reopen the government, but the shutdown will stretch for several more days as the agreement endures a perilous voyage out of Congress

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'Feels like the Gilded Age': Musk's $1 trillion pay package raises eyebrows in the U.S. Senate

Among many Democrats, Musk's payday stirred anger about a divide that risks cementing wealth and power at the top of American life

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The October jobs report may be gone forever

The Bureau of Labor Statistics can't collect or publish employment data as a record-long government shutdown drags well into a second month

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The economist counting down to America's debt doomsday

Kent Smetters, who runs the Penn Wharton Budget Model, has a forecast for when the economy's breaking point could arrive

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OpenAI walks back remarks about government support for its AI spending spree

Concerns linger about the potential for an AI bubble that could pop and wreak havoc on an economy already demonstrating signs of stalling out

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Jamie Dimon says don't worry about Trump's attacks on the Fed

The JPMorgan Chase CEO has previously spoken out in favor of an independent Fed following the president's blistering attacks

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Opponents of Trump's tariffs had a good day at the Supreme Court

Supreme Court justices raised sharp questions about Trump's ability to sideline Congress and impose tariffs at his discretion

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The government shutdown is now the longest in American history. What comes next?

The shutdown has stirred concerns that it could crimp economic growth or even push the U.S. into a recession if it drags on with little end in sight

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Utilities are spending big as the AI boom drives up power demand

Average electricity bills spiked 10% over the past year in more than a dozen states

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The government shutdown is about to make travel a nightmare, transportation chief says

Four of the largest U.S. airlines have urged the Senate to pass the GOP’s short-term funding bill so air traffic controllers can be paid again

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Goldman Sachs says this government shutdown could hit the economy harder than ever

Goldman said the dent to economic activity could far exceed past shutdowns, as it forecasted an end to the impasse later this month

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Federal judges order Trump administration to keep food stamp aid flowing during government shutdown

SNAP is set to exhaust its funding on Saturday, imperiling nutritional aid for over 40 million low-income Americans

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Airlines have had enough of the government shutdown

United, Delta, American, and Southwest Airlines are banding together to step up pressure on lawmakers to break an impasse that's lasted almost a month

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Trump’s trade war backup plan

The Supreme Court could strike down some of Trump's most sweeping tariffs. But that wouldn’t be the last word

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The Fed is planning to slash banking oversight

Steep cuts would hit the Fed's banking supervision division tasked with overseeing and regulating banks, which includes annual stress-tests

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The U.S. and China have an interim trade deal after a high-stakes meeting. Here's what it says

The deal contains a modest reduction in U.S. tariffs, a pause on Beijing's rare earth export controls, and more

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The U.S. and South Korea are closer to a final trade deal that reduces tariffs

Trump backed down from an earlier demand for South Korea’s $350 billion investment to be paid up front — in cash

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Bill Gates calls out 'doomsday outlook' on climate change

The Microsoft founder warned against an approach that concedes little can be done to prevent devastating effects of climate change

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The government shutdown probably won't trigger a recession — unless this threshold is crossed

The risks of a recession swell if the government shutdown stretches into the December holiday season

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Trump says he's bailing on Canada trade talks 'for a while'

Trump is digging in on a feud that could jeopardize diplomatic and trade relations with a top U.S. partner

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Trump suddenly pulls the plug on trade talks with Canada

The president revived the spat with Canada after a provincial government aired an ad featuring Ronald Reagan bashing sweeping tariffs

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There might not be an inflation report next month due to the government shutdown, White House says

Some Fed officials are lamenting the government-data void as they assess the impact of President Donald Trump's tariffs on the U.S. economy

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The fight over rare earths — from Washington to Beijing and beyond

Trump-world is borrowing a page from China command-and-control economy, in which the state has a stronger hand with direct shares in firms

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Trump says Jensen Huang and Mark Benioff helped convince him not to send troops to San Francisco

The comments showcase the sizable influence that tech executives enjoy with Trump, particularly those who have aligned close to him

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Trump pardons convicted Binance crypto exec Changpeng Zhao

The top crypto exchange has positioned itself as a key booster for the Trump family's lucrative crypto venture

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What worries Larry Summers

We talked to the former treasury secretary about inflation, recession risks, Trump's attacks on the Federal Reserve, and more

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Trump says the tariffs he's threatening against China aren't actually 'sustainable'

Trump's remarks underscore a de-escalatory path he's seeking to avoid intensifying a trade war that has unnerved investors and stirred uncertainty

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