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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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The U.S. and South Korea need to salvage their tariff and investment agreement—for the sake of the alliance
AsiaThe U.S. and South Korea need to salvage their tariff and investment agreement—for the sake of the alliance
By Victor ChaOctober 10, 2025
  • Nathan Sheets, U.S. Treasury's the former undersecretary for international affairs, speaks at a Brookings event to preview the eighth China-U.S. Strategic and Economic Dialogue, in Washington D.C., the United States, May 24, 2016.
    EconomyTop Wall Street economist sees 2 ways tariffs could play out—and neither is good for the average worker
    By Eva RoytburgOctober 7, 2025
Trump, Xi
EconomyTrump claims China holding the world ‘hostage’ on rare earths is ‘especially inappropriate’ after Gaza peace deal
By Josh Boak, Didi Tang and The Associated PressOctober 10, 2025
Chris Waller
EconomyFed’s Chris Waller says he had a ‘great interview’ to succeed Jerome Powell and the labor market is ‘weak’ and ‘not doing great’
By Nick LichtenbergOctober 10, 2025
Kevin O’Leary says the best time to start a business is during chaos
EconomyKevin O’Leary says the best time to start a business is during chaos
By Jason MaOctober 10, 2025
New 2026 tax brackets are here: What higher thresholds and a bigger standard deduction mean for paychecks and the top 1%
Personal FinanceNew 2026 tax brackets are here: What higher thresholds and a bigger standard deduction mean for paychecks and the top 1%
By Ashley LutzOctober 10, 2025
broker
Economy‘Is AI hurting growth?’ Top analysts say their clients are starting to worry as the 3-year bull market shows its age
By Nick LichtenbergOctober 10, 2025
  • Paul Tudor Jones
    InvestingHedge fund billionaire says 2025 is ‘so much more potentially explosive than 1999’ because of the way bull markets always end
    By Nick LichtenbergOctober 7, 2025
A Chinese national flag is seen in the foreground with container ships, cranes, and stacked shipping containers at the Yantian International Container Terminal under cloudy skies, on April 12, 2025 in Shenzhen, China.
AsiaXi and Trump’s trade war sets off retaliatory, escalating dock fees for American ships at Chinese docks, and vice versa
By The Associated PressOctober 10, 2025
Sebastian Siemiatkowski
AIAI enabled Klarna to halve its workforce—now, the CEO is warning workers that other ‘tech bros’ are sugarcoating just how badly it’s about to impact jobs
By Preston ForeOctober 10, 2025
Ray Dalio, Founder, Bridgewater Associates
EconomyRay Dalio says the U.S. is headed for civil war, with either side exerting ‘tests of power’ on their rivals
By Eleanor PringleOctober 10, 2025
Photo: A trader works at his desk on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York on October 7, 2025. Wall Street stocks edged higher early Tuesday, extending an upbeat stretch as markets continue to look past a US government shutdown that has curtailed economic data releases. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP) (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)
InvestingGlobal selloff underway as traders sour on U.S. government shutdown and doubts about the Fed grow
By Jim EdwardsOctober 10, 2025
Trump, Xi maneuver for leverage as talks, truce expiry loom
AsiaTrump, Xi maneuver for leverage as talks, truce expiry loom
By BloombergOctober 10, 2025
  • Jerome Powell
    EconomyWithout data centers, GDP growth was 0.1% in the first half of 2025, Harvard economist says
    By Nick LichtenbergOctober 7, 2025
Elizabeth Warren
EconomyWarren asks hedge fund group if it played Argentina bailout role
By Daniel Flatley and BloombergOctober 9, 2025
Trump
Economy$1.8 trillion deficit revealed during ‘pointless and wasteful government shutdown,’ budget watchdog says
By Nick LichtenbergOctober 9, 2025
Elizabeth Warren
EconomyElizabeth Warren accuses Trump of betraying farmers and ‘putting himself and his billionaire buddies first’ with $20 billion Argentina bailout
By Fatima Hussein, Isabel Debre and The Associated PressOctober 9, 2025
Scott Bessent, Javier Milei
EconomyU.S. launches financial rescue of Argentina, Treasury buys pesos
By Daniel Flatley, Patrick Gillespie and BloombergOctober 9, 2025
Delta’s bet on wealthy Americans driving the economy is working: Premium seats are set to overtake main cabin for the first time in history
Travel & LeisureDelta’s bet on wealthy Americans driving the economy is working: Premium seats are set to overtake main cabin for the first time in history
By Nick LichtenbergOctober 9, 2025
If it feels like you're living in a recession, then you might be in one of the contracting states identified by Moody's.
EconomyRoughly half of U.S. states are effectively in a recession and ‘hanging on by their fingertips,’ Moody’s chief economist says
By Eleanor PringleOctober 9, 2025
AI isn’t in a bubble—the cash (and the hype) are real, these analysts say
InvestingAI isn’t in a bubble—the cash (and the hype) are real, these analysts say
By Jim EdwardsOctober 9, 2025
Internal Revenue Service
North AmericaIRS to furlough almost half its workforce under contingency plan for government shutdown
By Fatima Hussein and The Associated PressOctober 8, 2025
school district
EconomyMeet the rural school district that used H-1B visas to hire Filipino teachers because ‘we quite simply didn’t have other applicants’
By Sarah Raza and The Associated PressOctober 8, 2025
Kristalina Georgieva
Economy‘Buckle up’: IMF chief tells business community that ‘uncertainty is the new normal and it is here to stay’
By Fatima Hussein and The Associated PressOctober 8, 2025
Donald Trump
Personal FinanceTrust funds that finance Medicare and Social Security are at risk of insolvency within 7 years, cutting benefits up to 24%, a new report warns
By Nick LichtenbergOctober 8, 2025
staring out window
Real EstateThe real-estate ‘winner’s curse’: Study of nearly 14 million home sales over 20 years shows you don’t want to win that bidding war
By Soon Hyeok Choi and The ConversationOctober 8, 2025
Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates
EconomyRay Dalio says investors should take heed of the 1970s and increase their gold holdings
By Eleanor PringleOctober 8, 2025
Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase
EconomyJamie Dimon isn’t so sure the U.S. will avoid a recession next year—even if Wall Street is convinced otherwise
By Eleanor PringleOctober 8, 2025
Gold’s record price is driven by the ‘debasement trade,’ China, and fear of an AI bubble, analysts say
InvestingGold’s record price is driven by the ‘debasement trade,’ China, and fear of an AI bubble, analysts say
By Jim EdwardsOctober 8, 2025
Steve Eisman walks up a flight of stairs with his hands on both sides of the railing.
Economy‘Big Short’ investor Steve Eisman warns the U.S. economy is a ‘tale of two cities’ that ‘is not even growing 50 basis points outside of AI’
By Sasha RogelbergOctober 8, 2025
Inside the Trump team’s secret talks to rescue Argentina—with the help of the ‘Money Doctor’ who wants to stop the ‘pink tide’ sweeping Latin America
EconomyInside the Trump team’s secret talks to rescue Argentina—with the help of the ‘Money Doctor’ who wants to stop the ‘pink tide’ sweeping Latin America
By Shawn TullyOctober 8, 2025
Jensen Huang
AI75% of gains, 80% of profits, 90% of capex—AI’s grip on the S&P is total and Morgan Stanley’s top analyst is ‘very concerned’
By Nick LichtenbergOctober 7, 2025
Holiday shopping will look different this year, Adobe predicts: AI-assisted purchasing will jump a staggering 520%
North AmericaHoliday shopping will look different this year, Adobe predicts: AI-assisted purchasing will jump a staggering 520%
By Alex Vuocolo and Retail BrewOctober 7, 2025
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