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Delta CEO Ed Bastian in a blue suit sitting down
Delta started sharing profits with its 100,000 employees two decades ago. CEO Ed Bastian says shareholders love it

At first, Delta shareholders couldn’t believe Ed Bastian was going to create a profit-sharing scheme. Now, Bastian said, they’ll be the first to stop him from getting rid of it.

By Catherina GioinoApril 5, 2026
anger
AI angst mutates into ‘FOBO’ as Fear of Becoming Obsolete takes over American workforces
By Nick LichtenbergApril 5, 2026
Meet a former VC who has a plan to prepare American students for an AI-disrupted future
Meet a former VC who has a plan to prepare American students for an AI-disrupted future
By Jacqueline MunisApril 5, 2026
Marco Rubio, wearing a suit and red tie, looks down and frowns.
‘It’s shocking how poorly prepared the administration is’: DOGE gutted major energy personnel who warn the U.S. has lost key insights amid Iran war
By Sasha RogelbergApril 5, 2026
Accountants
Meet the Gen Z grads reviving accounting—colleges are reporting near-perfect placement rates at $80K starting salaries
By Preston ForeApril 5, 2026
How Corporate Natalie turned a $500 brand deal into a creator empire—and her own agency
How Corporate Natalie turned a $500 brand deal into a creator empire—and her own agency
By Sydney LakeApril 5, 2026
Latest Stories
Artemis II’s toilet is on the blink again, forcing astronauts to use more backup collection bags as odor fills capsule
InnovationArtemis II’s toilet is on the blink again, forcing astronauts to use more backup collection bags as odor fills capsule
By Marcia Dunn and The Associated PressApril 5, 2026
Screenwriters union and Hollywood studios reach a surprise deal after just 3 weeks of talks that’s longer than typical agreements
Arts & EntertainmentScreenwriters union and Hollywood studios reach a surprise deal after just 3 weeks of talks that’s longer than typical agreements
By The Associated PressApril 5, 2026
Trump vows to strike Iran’s power plants and bridges if Hormuz isn’t open by Tuesday as Kuwait says attack put water desalination plant offline
PoliticsTrump vows to strike Iran’s power plants and bridges if Hormuz isn’t open by Tuesday as Kuwait says attack put water desalination plant offline
By Matthew Lee, Konstantin Toropin, Sam Metz, Samy Magdy and The Associated PressApril 5, 2026
During the rescue of the F-15 airman in Iran, the U.S. military blew up two of its own transport planes that had to be left behind
PoliticsDuring the rescue of the F-15 airman in Iran, the U.S. military blew up two of its own transport planes that had to be left behind
By The Associated PressApril 5, 2026
marketing
CommentaryThe corporate ‘storyteller’ is marketing’s newest messiah—and just as hollow as every buzzword before it
By Bruce StocklerApril 5, 2026
Netflix cofounder Marc Randolph
SuccessNetflix cofounder says he stopped work at 5 p.m. every Tuesday for 30 years to stay ‘sane,’ no matter the crisis: ‘Nothing got in the way of that’
By Emma BurleighApril 5, 2026
jamie dimon
C-SuiteJamie Dimon’s reality check for ambitious workers: ‘There’s going to be a grunt part to every part of a job. Get over it’
By Jake AngeloApril 5, 2026
peeps in yellow dye on a conveyor belt
Health‘No one is saying, ‘I want more cancer with my candy”: Why Peeps are a ‘food chemical success story’ despite RFK Jr’s campaign to destroy their dyes
By Catherina GioinoApril 5, 2026
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Jerome Powell
EconomyTop analyst sees ‘genuine cracks for mid- to lower-end consumers’ as the K-shaped economy continues to bite
By Nick LichtenbergNovember 17, 2025
  • Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve
    EconomyButchered jobs and inflation data add fuel to the fire of uncertainty already blazing in the markets
    By Eleanor PringleNovember 14, 2025
Rural America’s farm economy is struggling with its own K shape, as government payouts rocket to crisis levels
EconomyRural America’s farm economy is struggling with its own K shape, as government payouts rocket to crisis levels
By Jason MaNovember 17, 2025
How Malaysia shrugged off Trump’s tariffs, according to its finance minister: ‘We didn’t panic’
AsiaHow Malaysia shrugged off Trump’s tariffs, according to its finance minister: ‘We didn’t panic’
By David AustinNovember 17, 2025
People hold up signs during the Harvard Students for Freedom rally in support of international students at the Harvard University campus in Boston, Massachusetts, on May 27, 2025.
North AmericaDespite everything Trump has done on immigration, U.S. colleges see just a 1% decrease in foreign students this fall
By Collin Binkley, Makiya Seminera and The Associated PressNovember 17, 2025
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach Fla., on his way back to the White House, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025.
PoliticsThe rural and urban halves of America don’t agree on much, with a big exception: ‘One thing that truly unites the country is economic angst’
By Thomas Beaumont, Amelia Thomson-Deveaux and The Associated PressNovember 17, 2025
Companies and countries can stay nimble even as they navigate the ‘unexploded ordinance’ of U.S.-China competition, experts say
AsiaCompanies and countries can stay nimble even as they navigate the ‘unexploded ordinance’ of U.S.-China competition, experts say
By David AustinNovember 17, 2025
  • Top economist Mohamed El-Erian warns the AI bubble will ‘end in tears’ and credit ‘cockroaches’ abound
    EconomyTop economist Mohamed El-Erian warns the AI bubble will ‘end in tears’ and credit ‘cockroaches’ abound
    By Nick LichtenbergNovember 13, 2025
Jerome Powell (R) speaks after being nominated for Chairman of the Federal Reserve by US President Donald Trump (L) in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, November 2, 2017.
EconomyAmerica’s path out of $38 trillion national debt crisis likely involves pushing up inflation and ‘eroding Fed independence,’ says JPMorgan Private Bank
By Eleanor PringleNovember 17, 2025
Trump
EconomyNearly 6 million households have utility debt ‘so severe’ they’ll soon be reported to collection agencies, analysis finds
By Josh Boak and The Associated PressNovember 17, 2025
Bessent says Trump’s $2,000 checks would need congressional vote
EconomyBessent says Trump’s $2,000 checks would need congressional vote
By Catherine Lucey and BloombergNovember 16, 2025
More groceries may benefit from tariff exemptions as the 2026 midterm elections get closer, analyst says
EconomyMore groceries may benefit from tariff exemptions as the 2026 midterm elections get closer, analyst says
By Jason MaNovember 16, 2025
As voters demand affordability, Stanford economist argues for ‘temporary, targeted price controls’ with supply-side reforms
EconomyAs voters demand affordability, Stanford economist argues for ‘temporary, targeted price controls’ with supply-side reforms
By Jason MaNovember 16, 2025
  • Travelers
    LawFAA is silent but airlines see a busy and healthy Thanksgiving travel season
    By Josh Funk and The Associated PressNovember 13, 2025
Trump
EconomyTrump says cost of living is too high when he says so but ‘affordability is a lie when used by the Dems’
By Steve Peoples and The Associated PressNovember 16, 2025
China has only bought 332,000 tons of U.S. soybeans since Trump made a deal with Xi Jinping that promised 12 million by year’s end
EconomyChina has only bought 332,000 tons of U.S. soybeans since Trump made a deal with Xi Jinping that promised 12 million by year’s end
By Josh Funk and The Associated PressNovember 16, 2025
Donald Trump
Economy‘If voters feel like things aren’t working, they fire their politicians’: K-shaped economy math shows why Trump’s base feels betrayed
By Sasha RogelbergNovember 16, 2025
Wizard of Oz
BankingThe yellow brick road from ‘The Wizard of Oz’ is a gold allegory with a deeper message that’s been overlooked for years
By David McWilliamsNovember 16, 2025
Zohran Mamdani
EconomyWhy ‘affordability’ is every politicians’ nightmare: The anger that gets you elected and refuses to go away
By Nick LichtenbergNovember 16, 2025
If you think beef is expensive now, just wait until next year when prices could soar nearly 60%
EconomyIf you think beef is expensive now, just wait until next year when prices could soar nearly 60%
By Jason MaNovember 15, 2025
Fed researchers say tariffs actually lower inflation — because they’re demand shocks that slam employment and economic activity
EconomyFed researchers say tariffs actually lower inflation — because they’re demand shocks that slam employment and economic activity
By Jason MaNovember 15, 2025
David Steiner
EconomyTrump’s postal chief says cuts have gone too far: ‘we cannot cost-cut our way to prosperity’
By Susan Haigh and The Associated PressNovember 15, 2025
Jobs
EconomyJobs disaster—or mediocrity—to be revealed with September jobs report finally set to drop Thursday
By Paul Wiseman, Christopher Rugaber and The Associated PressNovember 15, 2025
Donald Trump
EconomyTrump scraps grocery tariffs in affordability scramble as beef, coffee and tropical fruits are suddenly off the list
By Will Weissert and The Associated PressNovember 15, 2025
‘You go into the grocery store, you see what things cost, and it’s just not working’: How Democrats figured out affordability politics
Economy‘You go into the grocery store, you see what things cost, and it’s just not working’: How Democrats figured out affordability politics
By Olivia Diaz, Mike Catalini, Maya Sweedler and The Associated PressNovember 15, 2025
‘Take it from me’: Former Biden economics official sees Trump’s message on inflation failing to stick: ‘That argument does not resonate’
Economy‘Take it from me’: Former Biden economics official sees Trump’s message on inflation failing to stick: ‘That argument does not resonate’
By Josh Boak and The Associated PressNovember 15, 2025
As 107% Italian pasta tariff looms, U.S. retailer says ‘It’s basic food. Something’s got to be sacred’
EconomyAs 107% Italian pasta tariff looms, U.S. retailer says ‘It’s basic food. Something’s got to be sacred’
By Mike Catalini, Giada Zampano, Paul Wiseman and The Associated PressNovember 15, 2025
Jenny Johnson
CommentaryFour guiding principles to navigate a new uncertain environment
By Jenny JohnsonNovember 15, 2025
Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve
EconomyTrump blames ‘Too Late Powell’ for the housing crisis—but top analysts say low rates ‘snapped the trap shut’ on Millennial and Gen Z homeowners in the first place
By Eleanor PringleNovember 15, 2025
Sean Dobson
Real Estate‘We’ve probably made housing unaffordable for a whole generation of Americans’: top real-estate CEO on the real cost of Covid economic firefighting
By Nick LichtenbergNovember 15, 2025
holiday shopping
EconomyTrump’s tariffs are a $29 billion tax on Americans’ holiday shopping bills, Lending Tree says
By Nick LichtenbergNovember 14, 2025
There’s still ‘no evidence’ China is buying all the U.S. soybeans it promised under Trump’s trade deal amid oversupply from South America
EconomyThere’s still ‘no evidence’ China is buying all the U.S. soybeans it promised under Trump’s trade deal amid oversupply from South America
By Jason MaNovember 14, 2025
SNAP
CommentarySolving hunger is America’s lowest-hanging fruit 
By Dilip RaoNovember 14, 2025
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