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Ro Khanna blames ‘clueless’ boomers for Gen Z booing AI: They handed over a ‘broken economy’

“Young people are anxious, that they’re economically frustrated, and they view AI with deep anxiety and suspicion, not as some kind of great thing.”

By Jake AngeloMay 21, 2026
Young worker looking tired in front of a screen
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
By Tristan BoveMay 21, 2026
Jeff Bezos
Jeff Bezos wants the bottom half of earners to pay zero income tax—he says nurses making just $75K should save $12K a year
By Preston ForeMay 21, 2026
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The U.S. freight network is broken by design. One merger could start fixing it
By Brigham A. McCownMay 21, 2026
Current price of Bitcoin for May 21, 2026
Current price of Bitcoin for May 21, 2026
By Joseph HostetlerMay 21, 2026
Current price of oil as of May 21, 2026
Current price of oil as of May 21, 2026
By Joseph HostetlerMay 21, 2026
Latest Stories
Elon Musk puts one hand to his chin and he looks up. He is in front of a blue "World Economic Forum" background.
Investing‘SpaceX is his new baby at the expense of Tesla’: Elon Musk’s IPO could be bad news for his EV maker, investors warns
By Sasha RogelbergMay 21, 2026
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AICloudflare posted record revenue, then cut 20% of its workforce. CEO Matthew Prince says AI has made an entire category of workers obsolete
By Jake AngeloMay 21, 2026
Prakash Arunkundrum, HP’s first-ever chief strategy and transformation officer, bets edge AI will ‘bring the token cost down’
AIPrakash Arunkundrum, HP’s first-ever chief strategy and transformation officer, bets edge AI will ‘bring the token cost down’
By Angelica AngMay 21, 2026
What is red light therapy?: Our experts break down the new wellness trend
HealthWhat is red light therapy?: Our experts break down the new wellness trend
By Katie MooreMay 21, 2026
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PoliticsMamdani’s campaign for cheap World Cup tickets delivers 1,000 for city of 8 million
By The Associated PressMay 21, 2026
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Politics‘In 60 days there’s been a huge change in the attitudes of this country’: Former Detroit mayor says bipartisan approach in governor race is doomed
By Corey Williams and The Associated PressMay 21, 2026
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CybersecurityMalaysia slams ‘grossly offensive, false, menacing and insulting’ TikTok memes about its king
By The Associated PressMay 21, 2026
Meta laid off 10% of its workforce as Mark Zuckerberg warns that in the AI race ‘success isn’t a given’
AIMeta laid off 10% of its workforce as Mark Zuckerberg warns that in the AI race ‘success isn’t a given’
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezMay 21, 2026
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EconomyThe U.S. has over 900 billionaires and their wealth soared by 18% to $6.9 trillion this year, UBS says
By Nick LichtenbergDecember 8, 2025
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    PoliticsDelta took $200 million hit from longest government shutdown in history, filings reveal
    By Rio Yamat and The Associated PressDecember 4, 2025
What’s the top concern among billionaires? Not a financial crash or debt crisis. It’s tariffs—and only 1% have no worries about the market
EconomyWhat’s the top concern among billionaires? Not a financial crash or debt crisis. It’s tariffs—and only 1% have no worries about the market
By Jason MaDecember 8, 2025
China
EconomyChina makes history with $1 trillion trade surplus for first time ever
By Chan Ho-Him and The Associated PressDecember 8, 2025
Trump
EconomyTrump hails Netflix’s Sarandos as ‘fantastic man’ but casts mega-merger in doubt ‘There’s no question about it. It could be a problem’
By Darlene Superville and The Associated PressDecember 8, 2025
Jerome Powell
EconomyStocks: Everything is on hold until the Fed delivers that rate cut on Wednesday
By Jim EdwardsDecember 8, 2025
Macron warns EU may hit China with tariffs over trade surplus
EconomyMacron warns EU may hit China with tariffs over trade surplus
By James Regan and BloombergDecember 7, 2025
  • President Donald Trump attends a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC on December 2, 2025.
    EconomyTwo months into the new fiscal year and the U.S. government is already spending more than $10 billion a week servicing national debt
    By Eleanor PringleDecember 4, 2025
U.S. trade chief says China has complied with terms of trade deals
EconomyU.S. trade chief says China has complied with terms of trade deals
By Hadriana Lowenkron and BloombergDecember 7, 2025
Jerome Powell faces a credibility issue as he tries to satisfy hawks and doves at the most divided Fed in recent memory
EconomyJerome Powell faces a credibility issue as he tries to satisfy hawks and doves at the most divided Fed in recent memory
By Jason MaDecember 7, 2025
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon says Europe has a ‘real problem’
EconomyJPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon says Europe has a ‘real problem’
By Katherine Chiglinsky and BloombergDecember 6, 2025
The most likely solution to the U.S. debt crisis is severe austerity triggered by a fiscal calamity, former White House economic adviser says
EconomyThe most likely solution to the U.S. debt crisis is severe austerity triggered by a fiscal calamity, former White House economic adviser says
By Jason MaDecember 6, 2025
Trump
PoliticsTrump finally meets Claudia Sheinbaum face to face at the FIFA World Cup draw
By Will Weissert and The Associated PressDecember 6, 2025
  • Greg Abbott and Sundar Pichai sit next to each other at a red table.
    AIBank of America predicts an ‘air pocket,’ not an AI bubble, fueled by mountains of debt piling up from the data center rush
    By Sasha RogelbergDecember 3, 2025
U.S. consumers are so financially strained they put more than $1 billion on buy-now, pay later services during Black Friday and Cyber Monday
RetailU.S. consumers are so financially strained they put more than $1 billion on buy-now, pay later services during Black Friday and Cyber Monday
By Jeena Sharma and Retail BrewDecember 5, 2025
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Politics‘This is a bad idea made worse’: Senate Dems’ plan to fix Obamacare premiums adds nearly $300 billion to deficit, CRFB says
By Nick LichtenbergDecember 5, 2025
Trump calls affordability a ‘Democrat scam’ and ‘con job’—but nearly three-quarters of his voters think cost of living is bad or the worst ever
EconomyTrump calls affordability a ‘Democrat scam’ and ‘con job’—but nearly three-quarters of his voters think cost of living is bad or the worst ever
By Jason MaDecember 5, 2025
Construction workers are getting a salary bump for working on data center projects during the AI boom.
AIConstruction workers are earning up to 30% more and some are nabbing six-figure salaries in the data center boom
By Nino PaoliDecember 5, 2025
Young family stressed over finances
SuccessPeople making six-figure salaries used to be considered rich—now households earning nearly $200K a year aren’t considered upper-class in some states
By Emma BurleighDecember 5, 2025
Ray Dalio attends the Fortune Global Forum Riyadh 2025 on October 27, 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
EconomyRay Dalio says ‘a little bit of everything’ is needed to prevent a debt crisis—but it won’t happen anyway
By Eleanor PringleDecember 5, 2025
Scott Bessent speaks with Andrew Ross Roskin at Dealbook Summit
LawTreasury Secretary Bessent insists Trump’s tariff agenda is ‘permanent,’ saying the White House can re-create it even with a Supreme Court loss
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezDecember 5, 2025
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Politics‘We fixed inflation, and we fixed almost everything’: Trump travels to Pennsylvania to talk affordability while denying it’s a problem
By Josh Boak and The Associated PressDecember 4, 2025
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RetailBuild-A-Bear stock falls 15% as it reveals the real hit from tariffs, at last
By Michelle Chapman and The Associated PressDecember 4, 2025
Gen Z
EconomyAmerica, meet your alienated youth: ‘Gold standard’ Harvard survey reveals Gen Z’s anxiety and distrust, defined by economic insecurity
By Nick LichtenbergDecember 4, 2025
The outside of a Dollar General store, at night
RetailDollar Tree says the majority of its new customers earn at least $100,000 a year
By Dave SmithDecember 4, 2025
Zohran Mamdani, in front of a brick building, smiles as he holds a press conference.
Real Estate‘There is no Mamdani effect’: Manhattan luxury home sales surge after mayoral election, undercutting predictions of doom and escape to Florida
By Sasha RogelbergDecember 4, 2025
Hassett, Bessent
EconomyTariffs and the $38 trillion national debt: Kevin Hassett sees ’big reductions’ in deficit while Scott Bessent sees a ‘shrinking ice cube’
By Nick LichtenbergDecember 4, 2025
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BankingMarket doubts Hassett can deliver at Fed, PGIM’s Peters says
By Ruth Carson and BloombergDecember 4, 2025
Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, during the Hoover Institution's George P. Shultz Memorial Lecture Series in Stanford, California, US, on Monday, Dec. 1, 2025.
EconomyFor Wall Street, pandemic-level bad news for jobs is good news for stocks—it pushes the Fed further into cutting territory
By Eleanor PringleDecember 4, 2025
Traders Michael Urkonis, left, and Fred Demarco work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025.
InvestingWall Street drifts while Dollar General and Spam sales jump in a market hungry for affordability
By Stan Choe and The Associated PressDecember 4, 2025
Factory worker on assembly line.
SuccessNearly 4 million new manufacturing jobs are coming to America as boomers retire—but it’s the one trade job Gen Z doesn’t want
By Emma BurleighDecember 4, 2025
Donald Trump
Politics‘There’s this fake narrative that the Democrats talk about, affordability’: Trump keeps dismissing cost of living as his party struggles to hold seats
By Meg Kinnard, Joey Cappelletti and The Associated PressDecember 4, 2025
Jerome Powell
CommentaryFed officials like the mystique of being seen as financial technocrats, but it’s time to demystify the central bank
By Alexander William SalterDecember 4, 2025
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