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Only one U.S. university ranks in the world’s top 10 in STEM. Pfizer’s CEO is calling for change

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla warns U.S. and European universities are falling behind as Chinese institutions surge ahead in research output: “We need to become better.”

By Preston ForeApril 3, 2026
How AI and ‘experience creep’ are making it harder for new graduates to find jobs
How AI and ‘experience creep’ are making it harder for new graduates to find jobs
By Claire ZillmanApril 3, 2026
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Current price of oil as of April 3, 2026
By Joseph HostetlerApril 3, 2026
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Trump wants to add nearly $7 trillion to the $39 trillion national debt with his new military budget, watchdog warns
By Nick LichtenbergApril 2, 2026
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Trump insists $1.5 trillion military budget for a war Congress didn’t approve ranks above day care, Medicare, Medicaid
By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking and The Associated PressApril 3, 2026
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U.S. jobs report bounces back from dismal February with surprisingly strong 178,000 payrolls
By Paul Wiseman and The Associated PressApril 3, 2026
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SuccessStarbucks is offering $1,200 bonuses, expanded tipping, and weekly payouts to boost the pay of its U.S. baristas
By Emma BurleighApril 3, 2026
Red Lobster is reportedly bringing back Endless Shrimp 2 years after the CEO vowed it would never return
RetailRed Lobster is reportedly bringing back Endless Shrimp 2 years after the CEO vowed it would never return
By Sydney LakeApril 3, 2026
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PoliticsA $10 billion ‘slush fund’ to pay TSA agents: Trump’s latest unilateral loophole, explained
By Jake AngeloApril 3, 2026
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EnvironmentNewt Gingrich wants to drop a nuke on the Strait of Hormuz. America actually looked at the same thing in 1977 in Latin America
By The Conversation and Christine KeinerApril 3, 2026
The short, uneasy tenure of Pam Bondi
NewslettersThe short, uneasy tenure of Pam Bondi
By Emma HinchliffeApril 3, 2026
The Wells Fargo logo on a green layered background.
Personal FinanceWells Fargo CD rates 2026: How to qualify for the best returns
By Joseph HostetlerApril 3, 2026
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CommentaryAI adoption isn’t the hard part, it’s building employee agency
By Teuila Hanson and Mohak ShroffApril 3, 2026
I helped build Uber and Discord and now my tools help fuel billion-dollar unicorns. But Silicon Valley is losing the AI race to itself
CommentaryI helped build Uber and Discord and now my tools help fuel billion-dollar unicorns. But Silicon Valley is losing the AI race to itself
By Sumeet VaidyaApril 3, 2026
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Biden failed to inspire confidence because his team was too busy doing the actual work, his press secretary Jen Psaki says
SuccessBiden failed to inspire confidence because his team was too busy doing the actual work, his press secretary Jen Psaki says
By Jane ThierNovember 5, 2024
  • The relentless stock market rally could pull off another shocker
    FinanceThe relentless stock market rally could pull off another shocker
    By Jason MaOctober 19, 2024
A person walks past the New York Stock Exchange at Wall Street.
PoliticsWall Street invokes risk controls it ‘normally might not do’ to face trading uncertainty during tightest election in memory
By Eleanor PringleNovember 5, 2024
China premier says he’s ‘fully confident’ country’s sluggish economy will hit 5% growth target as stimulus grows
FinanceChina premier says he’s ‘fully confident’ country’s sluggish economy will hit 5% growth target as stimulus grows
By Jing Xuan Teng and AFPNovember 5, 2024
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PoliticsTrump vs. Harris election vote leaves corporate America facing $250 billion tax swing
By Christiaan HetznerNovember 4, 2024
Hurricanes and strikes limit US payroll gains to just 12,000, but jobless rate steady at 4.1%
FinanceHurricanes and strikes limit US payroll gains to just 12,000, but jobless rate steady at 4.1%
By Paul Wiseman and The Associated PressNovember 1, 2024
The anticipation of a Trump win is sending mortgage rates soaring. Top economists say scorching inflation is very likely to go with it
FinanceThe anticipation of a Trump win is sending mortgage rates soaring. Top economists say scorching inflation is very likely to go with it
By Alena BotrosNovember 1, 2024
  • Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve
    FinanceJerome Powell has accidentally jammed the property market—especially for the ultrarich 
    By Eleanor PringleOctober 18, 2024
Anthony Scaramucci’s case against Trump
CommentaryAnthony Scaramucci’s case against Trump
By Anthony ScaramucciOctober 31, 2024
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PoliticsU.K. joins Europe in targeting the super-rich with fresh crackdown on foreign wealth, capital gains, and private jets
By Prarthana PrakashOctober 30, 2024
The U.K.’s fertility rate is at its lowest level in 90 years, far below the ‘replacement rate.’ Yet another snag in the nation’s productivity battle
LifestyleThe U.K.’s fertility rate is at its lowest level in 90 years, far below the ‘replacement rate.’ Yet another snag in the nation’s productivity battle
By Prarthana PrakashOctober 30, 2024
We led some of America’s largest companies. Here’s why we are voting for Harris, not Trump
CommentaryWe led some of America’s largest companies. Here’s why we are voting for Harris, not Trump
By Doug Parker, Reid Hoffman, Ken Frazier, Anne Mulcahy, Ursula Burns, Jeff Bewkes, Bob Diamond, Matt Levatich, Tom Glocer, Kay Koplovitz, Robert Wolf, Blake Irving, Michael Lynton, Ken Chenault, Tony Coles, Roger Altman, Ellen Kullman, Bill George, Douglas Conant, John Pepper, Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven TianOctober 29, 2024
Young man at home with family using a calculator
SuccessEven households earning over $150,000 a year are living paycheck to paycheck, Bank of America says
By Jane ThierOctober 28, 2024
  • Stanley Druckenmiller
    FinanceBillionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller says market appears ‘very convinced Trump is going to win’
    By Amanda GerutOctober 17, 2024
Pedestrians on 5th Avenue in New York, US
FinanceHeroes of the high-rate economy? Bank of America praises consumers for propping up 2024
By Eleanor PringleOctober 27, 2024
AUSTIN, TEXAS - MARCH 10: Jen Psaki speaks onstage during the 2023 SXSW Conference and Festivals at Austin Convention Center on March 10, 2023 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Amy E. Price/Getty Images for SXSW)
SuccessWhat Kamala Harris is doing right—and wrong—in the lead-up to Election Day, according to former press sec. Jen Psaki
By Jane ThierOctober 25, 2024
Former President Donald Trump
PoliticsWall Street has already priced in a Trump victory—just look at European stocks and the inflation market
By Paolo ConfinoOctober 24, 2024
23 Nobel Prize winners push for Kamala Harris, calling her a ‘better steward of our economy’ than Trump
Politics23 Nobel Prize winners push for Kamala Harris, calling her a ‘better steward of our economy’ than Trump
By Chloe BergerOctober 24, 2024
Two men talk and hold picket signs at a table and tent set outside Boeing's manufacturing facility.
FinanceBoeing workers reject new deal, continue strike after company posts $6 billion loss
By Greg McKennaOctober 24, 2024
Left: Vice President Kamala Harris. Right: Former president Donald Trump.
Politics2 major polls show Donald Trump gaining slight edge over Kamala Harris in election race
By Eleanor PringleOctober 24, 2024
More billionaires are publicly backing Kamala Harris than Donald Trump
PoliticsMore billionaires are publicly backing Kamala Harris than Donald Trump
By Chloe BergerOctober 23, 2024
Despite inflation, U.S. consumers are 5% better off than in 2019—here’s why they don’t feel that way
CommentaryDespite inflation, U.S. consumers are 5% better off than in 2019—here’s why they don’t feel that way
By Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak and Paul SwartzOctober 23, 2024
Founder of The Robin Hood Foundation, Paul Tudor Jones
PoliticsHedge fund icon who predicted Black Monday crash warns inflation is coming no matter who wins U.S election: ‘We are going to be broke’
By Christiaan HetznerOctober 23, 2024
It’s not Gen Z this time. Gen Xers are working the most gigs to stave off financial insecurity
SuccessIt’s not Gen Z this time. Gen Xers are working the most gigs to stave off financial insecurity
By Chloe BergerOctober 23, 2024
Workers assemble the new Volkswagen ID.4 electric sport utility vehicle (SUV) at the VW factory on September 18, 2020 in Zwickau, Germany. Volkswagen will officially present the ID.4 towards the end of September. In addition, Volkswagen also produces the smaller ID.3 at the Zwickau plant. Both cars are meant to lead the company towards mass sales in the electric car market and provide it with strong competition against rival Tesla.
FinanceGermany’s lost decade: How the Fortune 500 Europe giant is flirting with long-term irrelevance
By Ryan HoggOctober 22, 2024
The city of Shanghai is seen in the background as construction workers refurbish an overhead pedestrian bridge.
FinanceThe IMF forecasts a sharp drop in inflation—but China’s growth is set to slow
By Paul Wiseman and The Associated PressOctober 22, 2024
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks during a news conference.
FinanceYellen says world was ‘worse off’ under Trump-era isolationism
By Fatima Hussein and The Associated PressOctober 22, 2024
Here’s what it would take for Europe to successfully compete with the U.S. and China, according to EY
CommentaryHere’s what it would take for Europe to successfully compete with the U.S. and China, according to EY
By Julie Linn TeiglandOctober 22, 2024
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FinanceRecent hurricanes are distorting the U.S. economy’s underlying trend
By Jason MaOctober 21, 2024
Former President Donald Trump
PoliticsDonald Trump’s policies would drain Social Security’s finances faster, report finds
By Paolo ConfinoOctober 21, 2024
Biden-Harris have a track record of real success in bringing manufacturing back to America. Trump’s all-sticks-no-carrots approach already failed
CommentaryBiden-Harris have a track record of real success in bringing manufacturing back to America. Trump’s all-sticks-no-carrots approach already failed
By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Laura Tyson and Steven TianOctober 21, 2024
Most Americans think the economy is bad but they’re split on whether Trump or Harris can fix it
PoliticsMost Americans think the economy is bad but they’re split on whether Trump or Harris can fix it
By Steve Peoples, Linley Sanders and The Associated PressOctober 21, 2024
Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un toast
FinancePutin turns to North Korean troops as Russia’s economy heads for a ‘meltdown’
By Jason MaOctober 20, 2024
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