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Eleanor Pringle

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Jamie Dimon says his successor at JPMorgan doesn’t need to be the smartest person in the room, they need to be the ‘Pied Piper’

Jamie Dimon says the next JPMorgan CEO must be a “coach” and motivator, not just the smartest in the room, as succession planning heats up.

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‘Dust off your rate-cutting playbook,’ JPMorgan tells clients, the evidence for a Fed cut just keeps piling up

With U.S. jobless claims surging and labor data revised sharply lower, markets see Powell locked into a September Fed rate cut despite sticky...

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A ‘perfect alignment’ across markets has Wall Street 100% convinced of a rate cut

Job weakness and softer inflation data push markets to fully price a September Fed cut, but Powell’s decision could spark volatility if he resists.

11.09.2025 4

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Jamie Dimon isn’t convinced by the market’s theory that huge job revisions aren’t a recession indicator

“Hopefully things will be okay, but you do see that kind of weakening,” he said.

11.09.2025 20

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Labor market is at a ‘turning point’ says new study—and it hasn’t been this difficult to land a job since the height of the pandemic

Conference Board data signals potential U.S. jobs turning point, as economistMitchell Barnes highlights rising job seeker struggles and weakening...

09.09.2025 10

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Sorry Jerome, weakening economic data is ‘exactly what markets needed’, says Wharton professor

Jerome Powell’s Fed faces labor market weakness as Wall Street bets on rate cuts, with Jeremy Siegel and Goldman Sachs backing easing ahead.

09.09.2025 10

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Ken Griffin lays down the law on why Trump needs to back off the Fed, saying his meddling could prompt a national debt crisis

Ken Griffin warns Trump’s pressure on Jerome Powell and the Federal Reserve risks eroding U.S. institutional credibility.

08.09.2025 20

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The labor market is on a knife edge, and the factors weakening it aren’t going anywhere

The Federal Reserve faces rising labor market weakness as BLS revisions, JOLTS downturn, and AI job displacement fuel calls for FOMC rate cuts—but...

05.09.2025 3

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The canary in the coal mine is singing as global bond selloff raises national debt concerns

Global bond yields surge toward multi-decade highs as U.S., U.K., and French debt concerns mount, while gold hits a record $3,537 amid investor...

03.09.2025 4

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The professions trying to get ahead with AI are those most likely to lose their jobs to it, St Louis Fed says

AI job losses may be starting to show up in U.S. data, with a St. Louis Fed study linking rising unemployment to industries adopting generative AI.

03.09.2025 10

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Ray Dalio says America’s ‘debt-induced heart attack’ will happen under Trump 2.0—and no one’s brave enough to stop it

"I think that what is happening now politically and socially is analogous to what happened around the world in the 1930-40 period," he said.

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This OpenAI engineer left her dream job and San Francisco home to move to Stockholm—all because of Trump 2.0

Ex-OpenAI researcher Miki Habryn left her dream job and U.S. home under Trump, joining a wave of Americans moving abroad amid political fears.

01.09.2025 10

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Trump quashes health concerns on Truth Social — ‘never felt better in my life’ — and tees up next battle with Fed’s Lisa Cook

Trump pushes Judge Jia Cobb to recuse from his battle with Fed Governor Lisa Cook, escalating tensions over the central bank’s independence.

01.09.2025 10

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The first battle in the war on Fed independence takes shape today in Lisa Cook’s emergency hearing

Trump’s bid to oust Fed Governor Lisa Cook faces a legal showdown as she sues to block her removal, escalating the fight over Fed independence.

29.08.2025 10

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Gen Z are six times more likely to be investing now than in 2015—driven by economic optimism and ‘social media investment fads,’ says JPMorgan

"In market downturns, we’ll see a significant number of new investors facing losses—directly visible to them in real-time. New investors, or even...

28.08.2025 10

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Investors are looking at bargains in China, says HSBC investment boss, pushed by AI discounts and fears over Trump 2.0

HSBC's Willem Sels tells Fortune in an exclusive interview that while U.S. markets remain resilient, geopolitical uncertainty is pushing investors to...

28.08.2025 10

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Trump’s threat to fire another Fed member has Wall Street weighing the price of ‘wrecking institutions’ with ‘scapegoat economics’

While UBS’s Paul Donovan told clients the attempt was “completely unprecedented,” Wharton’s Jeremy Siegel argued her ousting adds “noise but...

26.08.2025 5

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Trump may want lower interest rates for consumers, but it sure is convenient for the national debt he’s creating, too

While Trump frames the issue as consumer pain, Wharton’s Joao Gomes told Fortune that cheaper borrowing would also ease interest payments on the...

20.08.2025 3

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Markets are usually bubbly in Jackson Hole week. This year that might not happen

Powell’s Jackson Hole speech looms as markets temper Fed rate-cut bets, with hot PPI data, labor market weakness, and tariff risks clouding outlook.

19.08.2025 10

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Wall Street is banking that Powell will signal a rate cut at Jackson Hole—but the closer it gets, the less likely it looks

Markets bet on a September Fed rate cut at Jackson Hole, but sticky inflation, Trump tariffs, and Powell’s framework review could derail expectations.

18.08.2025 20

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Trump says tariffs are going to be enough to pay down national debt. It likely won’t even touch the sides

In exclusive interviews with Fortune, Wharton’s Professor Joao Gomes and AEI’s Desmond Lachman warned that while tariffs may slow debt growth,...

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Brian Niccol wants your Starbucks drink to be made within 4 minutes of ordering

Niccol said Starbucks was founded on customer experience, and wants to return the brand to a position of excellence.

15.08.2025 5

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BlackRock’s Rick Rieder says this is the ‘best investing environment ever’ — he’s conveniently in the running for next Fed chairman

While Rieder's dovish stance aligns with President Trump’s, the BlackRock exec's acknowledgment of tariff-driven inflation may test his appeal to...

14.08.2025 10

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In Trump’s year of cost-cutting and efficiency, national debt soars past $37 trillion

White House deputy press secretary Kush Desai told Fortune the debt-to-GDP ratio has fallen under Trump and will keep improving with pro-growth...

13.08.2025 10

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Markets have convinced themselves they’ll get a September interest rate cut—now they’re eyeing a double reduction

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is pushing for 50bps to offset missed opportunities earlier this summer, but some analysts warn that rising core...

13.08.2025 10

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Jerome Powell’s job just got a whole lot easier as inflation data sidesteps disaster

July inflation data suggests the FOMC's dual mandate may not be in as much of a pickle as economists previously feared.

12.08.2025 20

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Markets are so used to the TACO trade they didn’t even blink when Trump extended a tariff delay with China

Once upon a time, a decision to delay sky-high tariffs on China would have been an eleventh hour save—but in 2025 markets barely noticed.

12.08.2025 10

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One FOMC dissenter might have just called out the Fed for its shifting base interest rate policy

Citing sharp downward revisions to U.S. job growth, Bowman reiterated her forecast for three cuts this year while warning that declining data...

11.08.2025 20

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Trump said foreign countries would ‘eat’ tariffs—but U.S. consumers and businesses will actually pay 75% at best

Goldman Sachs estimates U.S. consumers now shoulder two-thirds of President Trump’s new tariff costs, with more companies planning to pass them on...

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A third of CEOs plan to axe jobs over the next year—and most now say they’ll pass on new tariff costs to their customers

"For the first time since 2020, CEOs planning to shrink their workforce exceeded the share looking to expand," the Conference Board noted.

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Markets are near-certain of a September rate cut as more Fed presidents turn dovish overnight

Neither Presidents Kashkari or Daly—nor Governor Cook—dissented at the July meeting. With Governor Chris Waller and FOMC member Michelle Bowman...

07.08.2025 5

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Who’s on Trump’s shortlist for Jerome Powell’s replacement at The Fed

Trump confirmed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent declined the role, saying, “I want to work with you,” while market-watchers weigh how each...

06.08.2025 6

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The only person whose net worth has dropped anywhere near as much as Elon Musk’s is Bill Gates—and he’s giving it away

While other billionaires like Larry Ellison and Mark Zuckerberg saw major gains from the AI rally, Musk's fortune suffered due to an 18% fall in Tesla...

05.08.2025 3

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China’s fertility crisis is so dire, rates are falling below ‘replacement levels’ — GDP could slow by more than half in the next 30 years, study says

According to a new report from Oxford Economics, the potential output growth for China could fall from around 4% in the 2020s to less than 2% by the...

04.08.2025 8

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Labor department’s data upset may have sealed the deal for a Fed interest rate cut

The resignation of FOMC member Adriana Kugler also opens the door for a more dovish Fed shift.

04.08.2025 9

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Powell didn’t just refuse to deliver a rate cut—he also hinted a raise could have been on the cards

Powell put a cat among the pigeons by suggesting he was minded to "look through" tariff-induced inflation by not increasing interest rates.

31.07.2025 4

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Trump has given Powell ‘no motivation to cooperate’ says former White House commerce secretary—he might now be paying the price for it

Trump's former commerce secretary, Wilbur Ross, tells Fortune that President Trump has given the Fed an unwinnable dilemma.

30.07.2025 7

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Jerome Powell has a chance to appease Trump with a rate cut today, so will he? Not likely

Analysts see signs of a shift toward easing—possibly beginning in September—but with no guarantees offered after this week's meeting.

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Nvidia’s soaring stock generated two more billionaires in Jensen Huang’s C-suite

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang—who now ranks above Warren Buffett in wealth—says generous compensation is key to retaining top AI talent.

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Don’t let EU, Japan deals lull you into a sense of security, says Trump’s former commerce secretary—a trade war with China may still be in the cards

"We're in much better shape because it's now clear that if there's gonna be a real trade war with anyone, it would just be with China," Secretary Ross...

29.07.2025 3

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Jeff Bezos’s honeymoon plans involved a $5.7 billion Amazon share selloff

Despite the large, prearranged sales, Bezos still holds roughly 884 million Amazon shares and maintains a net worth of $252 billion.

28.07.2025 10

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In his 20s, the boss of this 4,100-employee Fortune 500 company tried to refuse a promotion to CEO—his advice to new grads is stay ‘humble’

RGA CEO Tony Cheng rose through the ranks of the Fortune 500 giant without any intention of becoming its leader—saying humility and a desire to...

26.07.2025 7

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Google’s Sundar Pichai just became a billionaire—but could have been up an extra billion if he hadn’t sold stock

Many of Pichai's recent sales were made under a regulatory filing which allows stock sales to be set up in advance by officers of publicly-listed...

25.07.2025 8

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Presidential visits to the Fed in the past have been endorsements of its work and independence—Trump’s visit today? Not so much

Previous presidential visits to the Fed symbolized respect for its independence, Trump’s stop comes after repeated attacks on interest rate policy...

24.07.2025 10

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Japanese equities rally on ‘massive’ U.S. trade deal, with markets buoyed by hopes of more 11th hour announcements

While the announcement was cause for optimism ahead of Aug. 1, analysts remained concerned about the steep tariffs still looming for key trading...

23.07.2025 6

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A void of Medicaid infrastructure in Trump’s ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’ may result in a customer service nightmare, warn Washington insiders

New Medicaid rules will require 18.5 million people to prove they meet the requirements every year—and that portends a bureaucratic nightmare.

23.07.2025 10

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In-N-Out’s billionaire heiress is quitting California because it’s too difficult to raise kids and do business

Lynsi Snyder is a born and bred Californian, and makes no secret of the fact she loves the state where her grandparents founded burger empire...

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Exclusive: Trade partners have realized America is ‘simply not reliable’ after Trump’s tariff regime, says Elizabeth Warren—believing impact will be felt for generations to come

The White House believes tariffs are a win for American voters, but Sen. Warren tells Fortune the policy has driven up tariff-vulnerable costs,...

19.07.2025 10

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Jerome Powell sends point-by-point response to White House about Fed office renovations

And addresses speculation about VIP dining rooms and elevators, marble facades and water fountains.

18.07.2025 10

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Larry Ellison surpasses Mark Zuckerberg to become world’s second-richest person after Oracle doubles down on AI investment

Ellison also amended his Giving Pledge to focus resources on his Oxford-based institute tackling healthcare, hunger, and climate change.

16.07.2025 3

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