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A Nobel economist figured out 60 years ago that people learn best on the job. The Atlanta Fed says AI is making that almost impossible

Kenneth Arrow argued that experience-based knowledge ripples through the entire economy. Automating entry-level jobs doesn't just hurt young workers,...

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A ‘proudly autistic’ workplace expert says putting neurodivergent employees in a typical office is like dropping a polar bear in Austin, Texas

Daniel Wendler says most companies are unknowingly suppressing their neurodivergent workers — and leaving a serious competitive advantage behind.

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2025 was a turning point for your electricity bill and it’s just getting more expensive from here. It’s not just data centers

The AI construction boom is not blameless, but it’s only one of the many reasons electricity is getting so pricey.

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Buy now, pay later is the new financial lifeline for lower-income Americans, as consumer loans pile up to $19 trillion

A look at who uses installment plans for shopping—and why—says a lot about the risks of buy now, pay later.

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Americans’ AI hate wave might just be gathering steam: Data centers could hike power costs in some states over 50% by 2030

The AI infrastructure boom is coming for Americans’ utility bills, and public patience is already running out.

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New York Fed warns about $69 trillion foreign investment ‘burden’ on U.S. economy

The U.S. has spent decades relying on its investors to outperform overseas, but international debt swelled by $16 trillion in just six years.

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Job-hopping is now the fastest path to becoming a CEO—and company loyalty may actually hold you back

A ‘boundaryless career’ is now the most reliable way to a corner office, a sign of how much employers have changed their tune on company loyalty.

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National debt fears are where Democrats and Republicans are most aligned—more so than on inflation, healthcare, or even the jobs market

Rising debt’s wide-reaching consequences are a rare point of shared concern for voters.

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The U.S. auto industry went from global hegemon to running a $3.3 trillion trade deficit with the world: ‘That’s not acceptable’

Lagging American car companies is a bad sign for the industry and for national security.

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Native American businesses have diversified beyond casinos to become a rural economic force. Trump is cutting off a lifeline that goes beyond tribes

Tribal governments have diversified far beyond casinos to become economic engines, but a crackdown on federal small business contracting is...

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Jensen Huang’s message to electricians and plumbers: ‘This is your time,’ as AI buildout leads to soaring demand for skilled trades

Workers in trades are seeing their career prospects increasingly entwined with that of AI.

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Driving less, canceling vacations, and tightening budgets: All the ways Americans are coping with soaring gas prices

Drivers are long past the point where higher gasoline costs start influencing behavior.

08.05.2026 6

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Americans owe $1.68 trillion on car loans — more than credit card debt and as much as all federal student loans

The U.S. built its economy on cars — now the average monthly payment is $680, and millions are falling behind.

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It’s always happy hour at the airport bar, but Ryanair’s CEO is calling for a crackdown on 6am tipples: ‘Who needs to be drinking beer at that time?’

A familiar vice is threatening the raw liberty of being in an airport.

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One American loses their job for every 6 immigrants removed from the workforce as researchers see ‘no evidence’ that ICE is helping the economy

“If anything, job opportunities for U.S.-born workers are going down as a result,” the University of Colorado Boulder’s Chloe East said.

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Trump’s former AI czar says the quiet part out loud on the economy: ‘Stopping progress in AI would be equivalent to halting the U.S. economy’

With across-the-board job growth yet to materialize, AI investment is propping up economic activity.

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The dark side of the American work ethic: widespread sleep deprivation, linked to obesity, depression, even early death

“Rise and grind” culture is a public health nightmare that could be costing the U.S. more than $400 billion a year.

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The US is in a league of its own when it comes to its debt burden, as rating agencies bemoan ‘long-running deterioration’ in fiscal governance

America's debt just surpassed the size of its entire economy. That could mean higher mortgage rates, costlier loans, and government spending ever more...

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Utility CEOs pocket $626 million as American energy bills hit record highs

With electricity prices rising, lawmakers are asking questions about business models at privately owned utilities.

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Record heat, zero rain, millions of acres lost: Experts warn wildfires are now America’s problem to survive

This year already promises to be a ‘historic’ one for fires, immediately testing Trump’s new firefighting strategy.

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Activists call surging oil and gas profits ‘horrifying’ as energy giants post profits twice as high as 2025

As drivers sour on rising fuel prices, energy firms are making a killing.

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Toxic chemicals are raising infertility in humans, fish, birds, and insects: ‘A whisper that is powerful enough to redirect a hurricane’

Combined with rising temperatures, chemical pollutants are obliterating animals’ chances of successfully reproducing.

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‘A golden opportunity right now based on who’s in government.’ Trump’s bellicose presidency means defense firms are raking it in

Record military spending and enormous order backlogs put contractors in the driving seat.

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The EU is spending an extra $28 billion on energy imports, and answering with demand destruction, tax cuts, and a rapid clean energy shift

It’s Europe’s second major energy crisis in just four years. The continent’s reliance on fuel imports is the common thread.

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The tech industry is applying an Uber-style ‘gigification’ model to nursing. It means no workers’ comp, AI managers, and ‘surveillance wages’

Nursing is tough work. The gig economy might make it even harder.

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Former national cyber director: Anthropic’s ‘Mythos’ AI can hack nearly anything and we aren’t ready

Anthropic's most powerful model yet is less a product launch than a stress test—one that exposes dangerous gaps in how the U.S. protects its...

23.04.2026 9

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The AI boom is singlehandedly carrying the U.S. import market—and adding $200 billion to the trade deficit, Fed study finds

Trump’s tariffs were supposed to narrow the country’s trade gap. The AI race won’t let that happen.

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Data centers are dealing hidden damage to environmental and public health—costing the economy $25 billion every year

Researchers are trying to shed light on the externalities and hidden costs of the murky data center economy.

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Tariffs, war, and now a historic drought have converged into a ‘perfect storm’ for U.S. farmers and food prices

American farms were already struggling under tariffs and soaring fuel and fertilizer costs. Then came a record-setting drought.

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Half of all new electricity demand in the U.S. last year came from data centers—just as public opinion of them plummets

Data centers—like the AI models being trained in them—have become a political flashpoint.

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The $39 trillion national debt could break the all-important U.S. bond market, sparking a ‘vicious’ emergency, former Treasury secretary warns

“We need an emergency break-the-glass plan, which is targeted and short-term, on the shelf, so it's ready to go when we hit the wall."

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Tourism had a record-breaking 2025 everywhere but the U.S., report finds, as international visitor numbers plummet by the millions

Foreign tourists are big spenders for the U.S. economy. Even a World Cup might not be enough to bring all of them back.

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U.S. Catholic leaders criticize Trump for ‘disparaging words’ about the Pope as Vatican clash risks alienating Catholic voters

The growing list of prominent religious voices rebuking President Donald Trump comes with political stakes.

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Trump’s war in the Middle East may end up a global boon for renewables, as think tank calls return-to-coal narrative ‘meaningless’

Countries have few incentives to permanently pivot back to coal, even during the worst energy disruption in history.

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Starbucks wants you to ask ChatGPT about what coffee to get, right as America boils over with AI backlash vibes

AI-powered recommendations promise to simplify shopping and coffee runs, but data suggests humans are just messier than that.

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Home sales just fell 3.6%—and the spring buying season may not save them

Affordability fears, high mortgage rates, and a war in the Middle East are rewriting the rules of the housing market’s most important season.

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Trump’s agricultural tariffs hit all 50 states—driving up food prices, crushing exports, and leaving farmers with nowhere to turn

What happens when tariffs hit American agriculture? All 50 states found out.

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MIT created duplicate AI workers to tackle thousands of different tasks. The verdict? Most of the time AI is still just ‘minimally sufficient’

AI is improving fast, but it has a long way to go before it can outperform humans in demanding tasks.

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Jamie Dimon says the U.S. was right to go to war with Iran: ‘Why the western world put up with all these proxy wars for 45 years is kind of beyond me’

America’s top banker says the war’s ultimate potential upside would cancel out the current volatility, and he’s speaking for a big constituency.

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After renewable power’s record-smashing 2025, the Iran war could accelerate the shift as countries seek ‘structurally more resilient’ energy, UN says

From Asia to Europe, people are rushing to electrify wherever they can.

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The Iran war is effectively a ‘tax’ on US households that could accelerate the economy’s widening K shape, Moody’s says

Americans could be on the hook for an extra $8 billion in gas prices, and some families will feel it more than others.

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Disney CEO’s no good, very bad week: Josh D’Amaro is dealing with 3 major headaches in his first week

Three setbacks in seven days, even if most of them are out of his hands, have already complicated the new CEO’s vision of Disney.

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Gen Z’s credit scores are cratering — and Trump’s student loan crackdown is the biggest reason why

Trump's rollback of student loan protections has pushed millions of young Americans into delinquency. The national credit score is the worst since...

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Soaring fertilizer prices could pressure a U.S. agricultural industry that supports 50 million jobs and over $10 trillion in output

The war in Iran’s ripple effects could run deep through America’s agriculture economy.

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Billionaire Larry Fink says you’re wrong to think that AI stealing your job is the big problem—it’s really about what it’s doing for his class

AI-driven benefits are still contained to a small portion of Americans, a bad sign for the growing wealth gap.

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Goldman Sachs says small businesses are embracing AI, but fewer than 1 in 5 are good at actually integrating it

Getting smaller firms behind AI is easy. It’s also just the first step.

18.03.2026 10

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Trump officials say gas prices will return to normal in ‘a few more weeks,’ but his own Energy Department says it will be 2027

Government projections don’t see gas prices falling below $3 per gallon until the end of next year.

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The world’s EVs were already replacing 70% of Iran’s oil exports. The war just made that matter

As the war in Iran sends gas prices surging, the world's growing electric vehicle fleet is providing a buffer. In America, it may finally be enough to...

18.03.2026 10

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‘100% completely unsustainable as a society.’ Billionaire advisor calls out widening inequality that leaves America’s poorest 80% ‘falling behind’

Most indicators for the U.S. economy were relatively good last year, but not many Americans feel that way.

17.03.2026 10

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Peter Thiel brings his Antichrist lectures to Rome — and Italian politicians are calling his ideas ‘scandalous’

The Palantir co-founder's private lecture series has arrived in Rome, where both the Catholic Church and Italian lawmakers are pushing back on his...

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