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Travel guru Rick Steves is happy to pay more taxes

The travel icon and millionaire welcomed Washington’s new 9.9% income tax on earnings over $1 million.

By Catherina GioinoApril 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
Depressed worker feel tried after overwork and disappointed for his job or being fired.
The jobs report looks good ‘for the wrong reasons,’ top economist warns: It’s hiding how many Americans are giving up
By Eva RoytburgApril 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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Bernie Sanders calls out Bezos, Musk, Bloomberg, and Buffett in billionaire tax push: ‘The richest people in America have never ever had it so good’
By Catherina GioinoApril 3, 2026
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InnovationArtemis 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 & LeisureChecking 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’
PoliticsAt 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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By Catherina GioinoApril 3, 2026
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Health6 Best Vitamins to Boost Energy (2026): Top Recommendations From Experts
By Emily PharesApril 3, 2026
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By Katherine Van DisApril 3, 2026
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Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, speaks with attendees at the Thomas Laubach Research Conference in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, May 15, 2025
EconomyTrump hiring freeze threatens key economic data as the Fed zeroes in on inflation
By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated PressJune 4, 2025
  • Markets dip as Federal Reserve worries economy faces ‘difficult tradeoffs’
    EconomyMarkets dip as Federal Reserve worries economy faces ‘difficult tradeoffs’
    By Ben WeissMay 28, 2025
Trump and Xi greet a crowd of cheering people
EconomyAs China restricts rare earths, Trump targets ethane in plastics manufacturing blow
By Jordan BlumJune 4, 2025
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HealthThe Ozempic boom could be bad news for restaurants as more than half of GLP-1 users report cutting back on dining out, report finds
By Sasha RogelbergJune 4, 2025
Trump speaks into a microphone and points into the crowd in front of an American flag
EconomyThe Budget Office says Trump’s spending bill would add $2.4 trillion to the national debt—just one day after Elon Musk slammed Congress over this same fear
By Lisa Mascaro and The Associated PressJune 4, 2025
Campbell’s says soup sales are soaring—and that’s actually a sign the U.S. economy is in a downturn, data shows
EconomyCampbell’s says soup sales are soaring—and that’s actually a sign the U.S. economy is in a downturn, data shows
By Chris MorrisJune 4, 2025
Tesla CEO Elon Musk and U.S. President Donald Trump
EconomyMusk is on a national debt crusade after slamming Trump’s spending bill: Dimon, Powell, Dalio, and Buffett have all echoed the Tesla CEO’s concerns
By Eleanor PringleJune 4, 2025
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    EconomyAbout 73% of Americans doing at least OK in Fed survey
    By Jonnelle Marte and BloombergMay 28, 2025
Arthur Laffer giving side-eye
PoliticsThe GOP’s anti-tax guru says tariffs are ‘not as good as an income tax’ for revenue
By Irina IvanovaJune 4, 2025
A man in an elevator holding a box of his office things waves goodbye to his now ex-coworkers
EconomyFewer people are quitting their jobs right now—but layoffs are on the rise
By Paul Wiseman and The Associated PressJune 3, 2025
US President Donald Trump
EconomyAmerica’s prized ‘exceptionalism’ is the collateral damage of Trump’s tariff war, says Deutsche Bank
By Eleanor PringleJune 3, 2025
Stocks brave tariff-induced volatility to swing higher
FinanceStocks brave tariff-induced volatility to swing higher
By Irina IvanovaJune 2, 2025
Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase
EconomyJamie Dimon is more worried about America’s ‘enemy within’ than China: ‘We have to get our act together and we have to do it very quickly’
By Eleanor PringleJune 2, 2025
  • President Donald J. Trump greets Tesla CEO Elon Musk
    EconomyElon Musk says he’s ‘disappointed’ in Trump’s new spending bill because it ‘undermines the work that the DOGE team is doing’
    By Eleanor PringleMay 28, 2025
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NewslettersHow much energy it really takes to be a CEO
By Ruth Umoh and Lily Mae LazarusJune 2, 2025
Republican senators, investors and even Elon Musk have doubts that Trump can fix the national debt
PoliticsRepublican senators, investors and even Elon Musk have doubts that Trump can fix the national debt
By Josh Boak and The Associated PressJune 2, 2025
Bessent says Trump-Xi call would ease trade logjam — ‘I believe we will see something very soon’
EconomyBessent says Trump-Xi call would ease trade logjam — ‘I believe we will see something very soon’
By AFPJune 1, 2025
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EconomyThe tide is turning in the housing market as top metro areas see home prices fall ahead of a broader decline later this year
By Jason MaJune 1, 2025
Forget tacos, can Trump have his tariff cake and eat it too? Wall Street’s biggest bull thinks so
EconomyForget tacos, can Trump have his tariff cake and eat it too? Wall Street’s biggest bull thinks so
By Jason MaJune 1, 2025
OPEC+ agrees on third oil supply surge despite Russia’s qualms
EconomyOPEC+ agrees on third oil supply surge despite Russia’s qualms
By Fiona MacDonald, Salma El Wardany, Nayla Razzouk, Grant Smith and BloombergMay 31, 2025
Stocks flat after Trump says China ‘totally violated’ trade agreement with U.S.
EconomyStocks flat after Trump says China ‘totally violated’ trade agreement with U.S.
By Ben WeissMay 30, 2025
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EconomyThere are 500,000 more people selling their homes in the U.S. than those looking to buy them
By Matty Merritt and Morning BrewMay 30, 2025
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InvestingEOG Resources bets big on Ohio oil boom with $5.6 billion Encino deal
By Jordan BlumMay 30, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump walks with his nominee for the chairman of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell on their way to a press event in the Rose Garden at the White House, November 2, 2017 in Washington, DC during Trump's first term.
EconomyPowell laid down the law on Fed independence when he met with Trump, but the president didn’t seem to get the message
By Eleanor PringleMay 30, 2025
Trump has several workarounds to get his tariffs back on track, experts say
PoliticsTrump has several workarounds to get his tariffs back on track, experts say
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezMay 30, 2025
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FinanceStocks lose steam as courts swing back and forth on Trump tariffs
By Irina IvanovaMay 29, 2025
President Donald Trump speaks during a swearing in ceremony for interim U.S. Attorney General for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro, Wednesday, May 28, 2025, in Washington.
FinanceTrump wins emergency stay in high-stakes tariff battle
By Paul Wiseman and The Associated PressMay 29, 2025
Traders on the NYSE with a small American flag nearby
EconomyGlobal markets rejoice after Trump’s sweeping tariff rollout gets blocked by a U.S. court
By The Associated PressMay 29, 2025
US Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell
EconomyCaution and clarity are the two takeaways from Fed’s notes—but Powell may get ‘stuck’ in limbo
By Eleanor PringleMay 29, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump
EconomyCourt blocking Trump tariffs torpedoes his negotiating tactic, but it’s ‘hardly the end of this story’
By Eleanor PringleMay 29, 2025
Elon Musk listens as reporters ask U.S. President Donald Trump and South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa questions during a press availability in the Oval Office at the White House on May 21, 2025 in Washington, DC.
PoliticsElon Musk exits Trump administration after clash over ‘big, beautiful bill’
By Sharon Goldman and Amanda GerutMay 28, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the Memorial Day wreath-laying ceremony at the Memorial Amphitheater in Arlington National Cemetery on May 26, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia.
EconomyFederal court strikes down Trump’s tariff program, ruling he didn’t have the power to impose them
By Amanda GerutMay 28, 2025
Jensen Huang spreads his hands over a display of giant computer chips as he gives a speech.
FinanceNvidia manages sales beat despite China restrictions hanging over AI chip giant
By Greg McKennaMay 28, 2025
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