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EconomyA Wall Street vet’s Walmart recession indicator just hit its highest point since 2008—and he says the fear ‘just keeps multiplying’
By Jake AngeloMarch 31, 2026
CEO and Portfolio Manager Pershing Square Capital Management L.P. William Ackman speaks at The New York Times DealBook Conference at Jazz at Lincoln Center on November 10, 2016 in New York City.
InvestingBill Ackman told spooked investors to get over the Iran war and buy Fannie and Freddie. Stocks surged 40% the next day
By Eva RoytburgMarch 30, 2026
Pete Hegseth speaks behind a podium as Donald Trump watches behind him.
EconomyMark Zandi warns recession odds are creeping toward 50%, and the Iran war could launch us into economic turmoil by midyear
By Sasha RogelbergMarch 25, 2026
Larry Fink, chief executive officer of BlackRock Inc., during BlackRock's 2026 Infrastructure Summit in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, March 11, 2026.
EconomyLarry Fink says the Iran war ends in one of two extremes: Abundance, growth, and oil at $40 a barrel—or global recession and years of oil at $150
By Eleanor PringleMarch 25, 2026
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EconomyGoldman raises recession odds to 30% on higher inflation, lower GDP outlook as oil prices surge
By Nick LichtenbergMarch 25, 2026
Customer Jann Gregg of Schenectady pumps gas at the GasWay Xpress Mart at 1120 Erie Blvd. pump gas on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, in Schenectady, N.Y.
EconomyEconomists are ‘loath’ to call a recession, but the odds just hit 49% for the next 12 months according to Moody’s top economist
By Eleanor PringleMarch 18, 2026
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EconomyGoldman just raised recession odds to 25%. Here’s what Trump’s war economy is doing to jobs
By Nick LichtenbergMarch 12, 2026
Stressed Gen Z pharmacy worker
SuccessGen Z graduates who majored in ‘AI-proof’ careers like pharmacy, biology, and education are making less than $50,000 after graduation
By Emma BurleighMarch 6, 2026
An older man wears an American flag around his shoulders
EconomyYour grandparents are the reason the U.S. isn’t in a recession right now. That won’t last forever
By Eleanor PringleMarch 1, 2026
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Economy‘If I was 18 now, there is no way I would go to university only to leave with huge debts and poor job prospects,’ says analyst. He’d be an electrician
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 26, 2026
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SuccessNearly half of companies are turning to poor ‘peanut butter’ raises—following the same pattern of the 2008 recession, an expert says. And it could take years to recover
By Emma BurleighFebruary 24, 2026
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AI‘Ghost GDP,’ a white-collar recession, and the death of friction: Substack’s top finance writer warns of the 2028 AI crisis nobody sees coming
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 23, 2026
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CommentaryWe studied 70 countries’ economic data for the last 60 years and something big about market crashes changed 25 years ago
By Josh Ederington, Jenny Minier and The ConversationFebruary 8, 2026
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SuccessIn 2026, many employers are ditching merit-based pay bumps in favor of ‘peanut butter raises’
By Emma BurleighFebruary 2, 2026
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LawLaw school admissions expert sees ‘dangerous one-two punch’ as Gen Z seeks shelter from the AI hiring storm in 6-figure debt and law-degree lifeboat
By Jake AngeloJanuary 26, 2026
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Jerome Powell says the $39 trillion national debt is ‘not unsustainable,’ but warns the trajectory ‘will not end well’placeholder alt text
By Fortune EditorsMarch 30, 2026
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Markets cheer as Trump threatens to abandon Iran war, but Jamie Dimon sides with allies: ‘Win this thing and clean up the straits’placeholder alt text
By Fortune EditorsMarch 31, 2026
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A man used AI to call 3,000 Irish bartenders to track the cost of Guinness. Now pubs are lowering their prices to competeplaceholder alt text
By Fortune EditorsMarch 30, 2026
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