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A Yale economist says AGI won’t automate most jobs—because they’re not worth the trouble

Pascual Restrepo’s new NBER paper argues it’s not about what AI can do. It’s about what AI will bother doing—and most human work doesn’t make the cut.

By Nick LichtenbergApril 4, 2026

MUSCAT, OMAN - Locals visit Muscat Anchorage near the Strait of Hormuz on March 30, 2026 in Muscat, Oman. Several Chinese-owned vessels were reportedly able to transit the Strait of Hormuz today, the day after U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran would allow 20 ships to cross through the vital waterway. (Photo by Elke Scholiers/Getty Images)

Iran’s military may be decimated, but it’s winning the energy war as it controls who gets cargoes through the Strait of Hormuz

By Jordan BlumApril 4, 2026

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Travel guru Rick Steves is happy to pay more taxes

By Catherina GioinoApril 3, 2026

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon

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’

By Tristan BoveApril 3, 2026

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Trump just raised the $39 trillion national debt with the largest budget hike since World War II—and nobody can figure out how to pay for it

By Nick LichtenbergApril 3, 2026

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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’

By Tristan BoveApril 3, 2026

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Personal Finance College grads in ‘AI-proof’ careers like psychology and education are seeing negative returns on their degrees

By Jake AngeloApril 4, 2026

Delta CEO Ed Bastian

Success How Delta uses Tom Brady to train its 100,000 workforce on leadership and a winner’s mindset

By Emma BurleighApril 4, 2026

Scott Kupor sits at a table gesturing with both hands.

Politics The Trump administration is blurring the public and private sector workforce, and OPM director Scott Kupor won’t rule out conflict of interest risks

By Sasha RogelbergApril 4, 2026

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AI AI’s next frontier is the real world

By Alex IsraelApril 4, 2026

Artemis II’s moonbound astronauts capture Earth’s brilliant blue beauty as they travel more than 110,000 miles from home

Innovation Artemis II’s moonbound astronauts capture Earth’s brilliant blue beauty as they travel more than 110,000 miles from home

By Marcia Dunn and The Associated PressApril 3, 2026

Checking a bag on United Airlines now costs $10 more as Iran war sends jet fuel costs up nearly 100% in major hubs

Travel & Leisure Checking a bag on United Airlines now costs $10 more as Iran war sends jet fuel costs up nearly 100% in major hubs

By Rio Yamat and The Associated PressApril 3, 2026

At least one crew member still missing after Iran shoots down 2 U.S. aircraft while Trump says ‘it’s war’

Politics At least one crew member still missing after Iran shoots down 2 U.S. aircraft while Trump says ‘it’s war’

By Sam Mednick, Konstantin Toropin, Seung Min Kim and The Associated PressApril 3, 2026

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Cybersecurity Internet Watch Foundation finds 260-fold increase in AI-generated CSAM in just one year, and ‘it’s the tip of the iceberg’

By Catherina GioinoApril 3, 2026

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AI America could ‘lose the AI race’ because of too much ‘pessimism,’ White House AI czar David Sacks says

By Tristan BoveJanuary 22, 2026

Success Forget the four-day workweek: Despite what Bill Gates and Elon Musk predict, the CEO of the world’s largest workspace provider says it’s not happening
By Orianna Rosa RoyleJanuary 20, 2026

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Future of Work Welcome to the ‘skills mismatch economy’: The shift from roles to skills making your résumé—and your job title—meaningless

By Nick LichtenbergJanuary 22, 2026

Ken Griffin, chief executive officer of Citadel Advisors LLC, at Bloomberg House during the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026.

Economy Ken Griffin says America was sent an ‘explicit warning’ from the bond market, and it’s time to get the national debt in order

By Eleanor PringleJanuary 22, 2026

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Investing The Trump TACO trade is driving up the price of gold as central banks hoard bullion to hedge against the dollar

By Jim EdwardsJanuary 22, 2026

A young man in a yellow vest picks up a cardboard box filled with food.

Economy MAHA’s dietary guidelines prioritizing red meat and dairy is the K-shaped economy in action, economist warns: ‘There’s certainly affordability issues’

By Sasha RogelbergJanuary 22, 2026

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Banking Brett Kavanaugh says letting Trump fire Lisa Cook ‘would weaken, if not shatter, the independence of the Federal Reserve’

By Mark Sherman and The Associated PressJanuary 21, 2026

Europe EU chief von der Leyen on Trump: ‘A deal is a deal. And when friends shake hands, it must mean something’
By Jamey Keaten and The Associated PressJanuary 20, 2026

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Investing Trump TACO trade roars as stocks recover half of yesterday’s loss after messages over ‘piece of ice’ from Davos

By Stan Choe and The Associated PressJanuary 21, 2026

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Europe Trump seems to be changing his mind on Greenland as he rolls back threat of tariffs amid talks with Denmark, NATO

By Josh Boak, Will Weissert, Aamer Madhani and The Associated PressJanuary 21, 2026

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Economy Trump says Europe does one thing right: drug prices. ‘A pill that costs $10 in London costs $130 in New York or Los Angeles’

By Sasha RogelbergJanuary 21, 2026

Trump doesn’t want America to be ‘a nation of renters,’ but experts say at least one of his proposals may put homeownership more out of reach

Real Estate Trump doesn’t want America to be ‘a nation of renters,’ but experts say at least one of his proposals may put homeownership more out of reach

By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezJanuary 21, 2026

President Donald Trump greets people as he steps off plane in Switzerland

Politics Trump calms markets with belligerent call for peace that touts contested antiwar record, reiterates U.S. ‘great power’ status and demands Greenland

By Tristan BoveJanuary 21, 2026

Economy Wall Street is once again banking on the TACO trade because they’ve been ‘burned’ by believing Trump before
By Eleanor PringleJanuary 20, 2026

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Economy Ray Dalio warns the global rules-based order is already ‘gone’ as Trump threatens Greenland: ‘Let’s not be naive’

By Nick LichtenbergJanuary 21, 2026

Andy Jassy gestures while speaking at an event.

Economy 6 months later, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy sings a different tune on tariffs, saying the pain of higher prices is coming soon in 2026

By Jacqueline MunisJanuary 21, 2026

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Economy 7 ways Europe could hurt the U.S. economically if Trump doesn’t back down over Greenland

By Jim EdwardsJanuary 21, 2026

Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase

Economy Jamie Dimon says he’d have no issue paying higher taxes if it actually went to people who need it. Right now it just goes to the Washington ‘swamp’

By Eleanor PringleJanuary 21, 2026

Protestors at the WEF in Davos

Success Nearly 400 millionaires and billionaires across 24 countries are demanding Davos leaders tax them more: ‘Tax us. Tax the super rich.’

By Emma BurleighJanuary 21, 2026

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Commentary Slipping on ICE: innocent retailers are the latest collateral damage from Trump’s perpetual noise machine

By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven TianJanuary 21, 2026

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Economy China buys all 12 million tons of soybeans it promised, just in time for Trump to announce new tariffs

By Josh Funk and The Associated PressJanuary 21, 2026

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Economy Wall Street is openly talking about whether Trump’s Greenland plan will end U.S. ‘primacy’

By Jim EdwardsJanuary 21, 2026

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks at the 56th World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland in Davos, Switzerland on January 20, 2026.

Economy Scott Bessent insists he’s ‘not concerned at all’ about investors selling America—despite the fact it’s unraveled tariffs before

By Eleanor PringleJanuary 21, 2026

Hotels allege predatory pricing, forced exclusivity in Trip.com antitrust probe

Asia Hotels allege predatory pricing, forced exclusivity in Trip.com antitrust probe

By BloombergJanuary 21, 2026

The U.S. debt now equals $229,000 per household—and a hefty tax hike looms as the most probable outcome

Economy The U.S. debt now equals $229,000 per household—and a hefty tax hike looms as the most probable outcome

By Shawn TullyJanuary 21, 2026

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Economy Trump added $2.25 trillion to the national debt in his first year back in charge, watchdog says

By Nick LichtenbergJanuary 20, 2026

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York on January 20, 2026.

Investing Selling America is a ‘dangerous bet,’ UBS CEO warns as markets panic

By Eva RoytburgJanuary 20, 2026

Trump announcing "reciprocal tariffs" in April of 2025.

Magazine The 9 most disruptive deals of Trump’s first year back in the White House

By Geoff ColvinJanuary 20, 2026

Larry Fink speaks behind a podium and in front of a blue "World Economic Forum" background.

AI BlackRock’s billionaire CEO warns AI could be capitalism’s next big failure after 30 years of unsustainable inequality after the Cold War

By Sasha RogelbergJanuary 20, 2026

US President Donald Trump looks back as a question from the press is shouted after a press conference at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on January 22, 2020.

Banking Trump may name Jerome Powell’s replacement at Davos: Meet the top 4 candidates for Fed chair

By Eva RoytburgJanuary 20, 2026

A woman looks at different products in a grocery store.

Economy Americans aren’t paying for all of Trump’s tariffs—only 96% of them, study finds

By Jacqueline MunisJanuary 20, 2026

Inside Davos’ pricey power club: Why executives spend up to $1 million a year for access

Politics Inside Davos’ pricey power club: Why executives spend up to $1 million a year for access

By Sydney LakeJanuary 20, 2026

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Success Truck driving is among the best jobs to have right now, Indeed says—it pays $160,000, with no degree required

By Emma BurleighJanuary 20, 2026

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