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Trump wants Taiwan to move half of its U.S. chip supply to America. Don't count on it

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Intel hopes Apple will make a deal

The chipmaker has raised billions from Nvidia, SoftBank, even the government. Now it's courting an old partner

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'My heart sank.' Trump’s $100,000 fee for H-1B visas blindsides workers and companies

The president's proposal to overhaul the H-1B visa program has left companies scrambling and workers reeling

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Micron's monster year puts AI's big potential and persistent risks on full display

The Idaho-based chipmaker records another blowout, but Wall Street hesitates before the bell

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Powell warns tariffs are squeezing jobs and weighs in on frothy stock market

Fed chair Jerome Powell spoke in somewhat stronger terms about the effects of tariffs on the job market

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Tariffs are still coming for the U.S. economy, the OECD warns — and AI won't save us

Firms have absorbed much of the trade war shock by taking hits to their profits and using up existing inventories. But that cushion won't last, the...

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The career ladder is collapsing. Gen Z is feeling it first

Thanks to AI and a sluggish economy, the first rung of the career ladder is disappearing for many young workers

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The FTC alleges that Amazon used "dark patterns" to encourage Prime signups and discourage cancellations

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From tech to schools, employers are courting former staffers — but with downgraded titles, no benefits, and a fraction of the salary

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Stocks set to roar to fresh highs following the Fed's rate cut

Stock futures point to fresh records after Powell delivers a cut—and a sober warning on jobs, inflation, and politics

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The Fed cuts interest rates for the first time this year

The Federal Reserve delivered a modest rate cut as Trump demands more and bulls bet on good times to come

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The Fed faces a high-stakes decision as the economy shows cracks and political heat grows

Fed Chair Jerome Powell will face reporters today in what may be the most politically charged moment of his carer

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A 'jobless expansion' is now the bull case for stocks. But consumers are the question mark

Markets are celebrating weak jobs data as a guarantee of Fed interest rate cuts and fatter corporate margins. But are record highs here to stay?

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Trump revives a push to end quarterly earnings reports. We've seen this before

Making earnings reports more infrequent could slow the flow of information to investors and the public. Trump's call also fits a broader pattern

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Wall Street is already racing ahead of the Fed

Prediction markets see a small interest rate cut as a lock this week. Now Wall Street is racing to predict the Fed's next several moves

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I might get $3,000 from the Anthropic AI settlement. Here's why I'm not celebrating yet

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Inflation accelerated last month, putting the Fed in a bind and undercutting Trump

Trump's claims that "prices are down on just about everything" conflicts with data showing steady rises in the cost of housing, food, gas, and more

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Trump can't fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook, judge rules — at least for now

The ruling came late Tuesday and preserves Cook's role at the central bank for now. But a swift appeal is expected

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The problem with all those personality tests

Corporate personality tests don’t measure what they claim to measure — even as the corporate appetite for them remains voracious

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The economy is flashing warning signs from both jobs and inflation

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Wall Street cheers and workers fear as layoffs overshadow earnings

Big tech companies are richer than ever and Wall Street is happy. But they're still laying off thousands of workers

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Salesforce beats on earnings. But the stock slumps anyway as its AI story gets shakier

Salesforce posted a solid quarter, but Wall Street remains hooked on megacap growth stories for tech stocks

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How Warren Buffett pioneered the modern fan economy

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Trump’s firing letters usually read like purges. The Lisa Cook letter feels different

The president has axed dozens of officials with vague emails. His letter to Fed Governor Lisa Cook reads more like a legal brief

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Trump tries to fire a Fed governor — and sends the markets scrambling for cover

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Jerome Powell's pivot will test the tech stock rally

Will easier money become fuel for another leg of Big Tech’s historic surge? Or is it the signal that tech has peaked?

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The new office spouse is AI

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Retailers face a giant tariff test this week

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Cisco, Deere & Co, and fresh CPI numbers: Stocks and data to watch this week

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The next phase of Trump’s trade war has officially begun

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Tariffs tank Toyota profits

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Disney's cash machine just roared to life

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Markets face fresh uncertainty after a $1 trillion wipeout

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McDonald's, Disney, Palantir: Stocks to watch this week

Disney, McDonald’s, Palantir, and a wave of pharmaceutical giants are set to report earnings — all against the backdrop of ever-volatile geopolitics

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Mastercard's quarter proves the cashless revolution isn't over yet

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The Fed is set to hold its ground, but politics loom large

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The paradox eating AI's profits

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