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Jeff Bezos wants the bottom half of earners to pay zero income tax—he says nurses making just $75K should save $12K a year

Billionaire Amazon founder, Jeff Bezos, says the bottom 50% of Americans should pay no federal income tax—and he plans to pitch the idea to President Trump.

By Preston ForeMay 21, 2026
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Current price of Bitcoin for May 21, 2026
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Current price of oil as of May 21, 2026
By Joseph HostetlerMay 21, 2026
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Your ‘flexible hot girl summer’ is going to cost you
By Catherina GioinoMay 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
Europe is considering price caps to control inflation. CEOs are shaking their heads in despair
Europe is considering price caps to control inflation. CEOs are shaking their heads in despair
By Kamal AhmedMay 21, 2026
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Intuit CFO on why the company is simplifying its structure
NewslettersIntuit CFO on why the company is simplifying its structure
By Sheryl EstradaMay 21, 2026
Anu Madgavkar, a partner at the McKinsey Global Institute
AIMcKinsey partner says up to 50% of work hours could be transformed within the next 5 years
By Emma BurleighMay 21, 2026
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By Christina SnyderMay 21, 2026
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SuccessMacKenzie Scott gave away more than $7 billion last year—but her secretive style got her snubbed from a top donors list
By Sydney LakeMay 21, 2026
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Personal FinanceCurrent price of Ethereum for May 21, 2026
By Joseph HostetlerMay 21, 2026
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AIAllbirds’ 600% stock surge says a lot about how ‘AI washing’ became the new ‘greenwashing’
By Suvrat Dhanorkar and The ConversationMay 21, 2026
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Personal FinanceCurrent price of gold as of May 21, 2026
By Danny BakstMay 21, 2026
Top CD rates from major banks May 21, 2026: Chase CDs, Bank of America CDs, Citibank CDs, and more
Personal FinanceTop CD rates from major banks on May 21, 2026: Chase CDs, Bank of America CDs, Citibank CDs, and more
By Joseph HostetlerMay 21, 2026
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SNAP
CommentarySolving hunger is America’s lowest-hanging fruit 
By Dilip RaoNovember 14, 2025
  • Some usiness leaders and Wall Street players threatened to leave New York City if Zohran Mamdani became mayor—now they're facing reality.
    PoliticsNew York City business leaders are split on whether to relocate their firms to avoid Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s policies
    By Nino PaoliNovember 11, 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
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
Travelers
LawFAA is silent but airlines see a busy and healthy Thanksgiving travel season
By Josh Funk and The Associated PressNovember 13, 2025
Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations and former State Department director of policy planning, testifies before the House Foreign Affairs Committee January 14, 2020 in Washington, DC. Haas testified before the committee on the topic of “From Sanctions to the Soleimani Strike to Escalation: Evaluating the Administration's Iran Policy."
EconomyLegendary DC diplomat feels ‘like Paul Revere’ about the $38 trillion national debt: ‘The crisis is coming!’
By Eva RoytburgNovember 13, 2025
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters October jobs and inflation reports will likely never be released on Wednesday.
EconomyWhite House official says October jobs and inflation data are likely to never be released
By Nino PaoliNovember 13, 2025
  • Donald Trump
    EconomyTrump’s $2,000 tariff ‘dividends’ would cost twice as much as the revenue coming in, budget watchdog warns
    By Nick LichtenbergNovember 10, 2025
Barry Eichengreen
Personal FinanceYour political polarization is the reason for our $38 trillion national debt, top economist says: ‘it’s deeply debilitating’ for ‘consensus and stability and productive policy results’
By Eva RoytburgNovember 13, 2025
A woman looks down at a shelf of food while leaning on a grocery cart.
EconomyEconomist behind K-shaped economy sees a ‘sea of despair’ for the bottom 90% and a ‘crisis of confidence’ in the American dream
By Sasha RogelbergNovember 13, 2025
A young couple looking at a home
EconomyIn just 15 years, the average U.S. homebuyer went from 39 to 59 years old: Top analyst reveals how the housing market has warped in one generation
By Eleanor PringleNovember 13, 2025
The longest government shutdown in history is over—but flights and jobs data won’t return to normalcy yet
EconomyThe longest government shutdown in history is over—but flights and jobs data won’t return to normalcy yet
By Matty Merritt and Morning BrewNovember 13, 2025
chicken
RetailBofA cites ‘favorable protein economics’ in the chicken restaurant segment with the race afoot to corner the $67 billion market
By Nick LichtenbergNovember 13, 2025
  • Farmers feel betrayed as China dangles millions of tons of soybean purchases over the U.S. to get an edge in the escalating trade war
    EconomyFarmers feel betrayed as China dangles millions of tons of soybean purchases over the U.S. to get an edge in the escalating trade war
    By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezNovember 10, 2025
Jerome Powell
Economy‘We are guilty of spending our rainy-day fund in sunny weather’: Top economists, historians unite to urge action on $38 trillion national debt
By Nick LichtenbergNovember 13, 2025
buffalo
EconomyShutdown starvation was so bad that some Native American tribes killed the buffalo herds that they helped restore
By Matthew Brown, Graham Lee Brewer, Amelia Schafer and The Associated PressNovember 13, 2025
jobs
EconomyIt’s not just affordability, Americans are anxious over jobs too
By Jarrell Dillard, Hadriana Lowenkron and BloombergNovember 13, 2025
Trump
PoliticsTrump makes it official: Historic 43-day government shutdown is over
By Kevin Freking, Joey Cappelletti, Matt Brown and The Associated PressNovember 13, 2025
US President Donald Trump shows the signed bill package to re-open the federal government in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on November 12, 2025.
EconomyRecord U.S. government shutdown is over—but Wall Street only has 10 weeks to relax before the next one could begin
By Eleanor PringleNovember 13, 2025
Donald Trump
Economy‘The tariffs are a big tax increase’: Top bank crunches the numbers on how much Americans are paying for Trump’s trade regime
By Nick Lichtenberg and Eva RoytburgNovember 12, 2025
Trump closes his eyes and puts two fingers to his brow.
PoliticsTrump, who slapped an extra $100,000 on the H-1B visa, now says there aren’t enough talented people in the U.S. to fill jobs
By Sasha RogelbergNovember 12, 2025
Donald Trump
PoliticsThe shutdown ‘accomplished nothing and caused significant harm’ to many people, budget watchdog says, giving ‘new meaning to fiscal irresponsibility’
By Nick LichtenbergNovember 12, 2025
Donald Trump
Real EstateTrump’s 50-year mortgage would save you about $119 a month while doubling the interest you pay over the long run, UBS estimates
By Nick LichtenbergNovember 12, 2025
Donald Trump
PoliticsTax wonks see Trump blowing his tariff revenue bonanza on half-baked plan to give Americans a $2,000 ‘dividend’
By Paul Wiseman and The Associated PressNovember 12, 2025
Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve
EconomyHopes for a December rate cut are fading fast despite labor fears—Jerome Powell will have his work cut out attempting to unite the Fed
By Eleanor PringleNovember 12, 2025
Airport
LawTrump’s FAA refuses to give timeline on when flights will be normal after shutdown ends
By Rio Yamat, Josh Funk, John Seewer and The Associated PressNovember 11, 2025
small business
HealthU.S. health care premium spikes to squeeze Main Street businesses
By Caitlyn Reilly and BloombergNovember 11, 2025
broker
InvestingDollar carry trades set to trounce world’s booming stock markets
By Ruth Carson, Masaki Kondo, Anya Andrianova and BloombergNovember 11, 2025
In the absence of jobs numbers, slop bowls and fast food can show a lot about the economy
EconomyIn the absence of jobs numbers, slop bowls and fast food can show a lot about the economy
By Natasha Piñon and CFO BrewNovember 11, 2025
David Ellison, in front of a purple background, puts both hands in front of himself as if measuring something.
Future of Work600 Paramount Skydance employees quit instead of returning to the office, and it cost the company $185 million, filings show
By Sasha RogelbergNovember 11, 2025
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, a Republican from South Dakota, speaks to members of the media at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025.
EconomyHow the federal government hurt the economy: $11 billion vanishes with 1.25 million unpaid and 2,000 canceled flights
By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated PressNovember 11, 2025
David Solomon
EconomyGoldman CEO David Solomon warns ‘there will be a reckoning’ around the $38 trillion national debt
By Nick LichtenbergNovember 11, 2025
A sign at a NYS Department Of Labor job fair at the Downtown Central Library in Buffalo, New York, US, on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025.
EconomyForget the ‘low-hire, low-fire’ jobs market: Covid-era talent hoarding is over, and 2026 layoff odds are tipping up, according to top economists
By Eleanor PringleNovember 11, 2025
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