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‘The smell of stagflation’ is mounting as Trump’s Liberation Day arrives

Stagflation fears are mounting, warns Deutsche Bank, as Donald Trump's latest tariff announcements tick closer.

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President Trump wants action from the Fed, but one bank president says April 2 has only delayed their cuts

President of the Richmond Fed, Tom Barkin, hinted that confidence the FOMC needs to cut rates further has been hindered by President Trump's tariff...

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Bill Gates says his children will inherit ‘less than 1%’ of his wealth

Bill Gates said he wanted his children to discover their own success instead of being "overshadowed" by the good fortune of their father.

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Liberation Day April 2 is coming: Trump has put broad-based sanctions on ‘all countries’ on the table

These are some of the tariffs President Trump has threatened against the likes of Europe and China, as well as Wall Street's reaction.

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MrBeast told Mark Zuckerberg the first thing he would change if he ran Meta—and the CEO agreed

In a joint interview, YouTube sensation MrBeast and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg swapped thoughts on reaching audiences with video.

28.03.2025 7

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Trump warns EU and Canada not to team up to resist tariffs—they must take the beating or worse will follow

President Trump threatened "large scale tariffs" on Canada and the EU if they worked together to damage the interests of America.

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GameStop share price is bouncing after revealing plan to buy Bitcoin in untested strategy which it admits ‘may prove unsuccessful’

GameStop confirmed speculation that it would be spending some of its cash reserves on Bitcoin in an SEC filing yesterday.

26.03.2025 3

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Walmart heiress worth $17.8 billion quietly enters political discourse with New York Times ad declaring ‘the dignity of our country is not for sale’ 

The nonpartisan advert encourages the public to get involved in local town halls and to be civil with peers.

25.03.2025 4

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Morgan Stanley’s Mike Wilson says it’s become clear to Wall Street that President Trump ‘doesn’t care’ about the stock market

Wall Street expected to have something of a friend in Donald Trump, yet the President's indifference to market volatility is analysts' true cause for...

25.03.2025 8

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Wall Street braces for Trump’s April 2 tariff deadline—it foresees 18% EU import duties and a 43% chance of a U.S. recession

Analysts expect tariffs on the EU, a key trading partner for the U.S., to settle at around 18% as recession expectations hit more than 40%.

24.03.2025 20

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The truth about ‘condoms for Gaza’: DOGE canceled $33 million USAID contract treating 350,000 HIV patients

In an exclusive interview, Trish Karlin of the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation discusses the impact of $32.7m worth of contracts being...

22.03.2025 10

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London Heathrow Airport in chaos as nearby fire forces closure for the whole day

U.S. traveller on-route to England turned on in-flight world map and saw a big U-turn.

21.03.2025 10

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Tesla longtime investor says it’s time Elon Musk found a ‘suitable CEO’ for the job

Investor Ross Gerber has been a longtime supporter of Tesla, but said it's time for Elon Musk to step aside and allow a new CEO who prioritizes the...

20.03.2025 30

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Bill Gates says Satya Nadella was ‘almost’ passed over for Microsoft CEO role

Bill Gates said he always backed Satya Nadella to lead Microsoft, but the current CEO was "almost" passed over in the succession process.

20.03.2025 20

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Millennials choosing to be DINKs could push GDP down by as much as 4%

"By the time you get to 2030, you're talking about a birth rate that is wildly different to what was in the assumptions made at the beginning of the...

19.03.2025 10

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Elon Musk says Tesla protestors are ‘deranged’ and want to kill him for his White House work

Elon Musk said protestors targeting Tesla facilities are "deranged" and want to "kill him" for the work he is doing in the White House.

19.03.2025 20

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Jerome Powell won’t be in a hurry to deliver further interest rate cuts and intends to remain on the sidelines until policy changes under Trump administration, Goldman Sachs chief economist says

Analysts are expecting the FOMC to push back their "normalization" base rate cuts amid economic uncertainty, as Jerome Powell takes a step back from...

19.03.2025 10

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Wall Street sell-off is actually being caused by warped expectations vs reality, says JPMorgan strategy boss

EXCLUSIVE: Wall Street expected Trumpenomics to look very different, JPMorgan's Jake Manoukian tells Fortune.

17.03.2025 7

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Larry Fink says retirement is a benefit increasingly limited to Fortune 500 employees, and widening the scope should be a ‘national priority’ 

BlackRock CEO Fink has sounded the alarm on a looming retirement crisis before, but once again reiterated the need for Americans across the employment...

14.03.2025 10

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Government deficit rose 4% in Trump’s first full month in office, despite DOGE. UBS says the U.S. is slashing confidence, not spending

While the government did cut its outlays in February the budget deficit for the month more than doubled compared to January due to a drop in income.

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If you think the current outlook is bad, just wait until the White House can’t find anyone to buy its debt, warns Ray Dalio

Ray Dalio warned the White House may have to exert further political pressure on foreign governments in order to deal with a looming debt crisis.

12.03.2025 8

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Jamie Dimon says Trump’s presidential pressure on the Fed is nothing new—but impact is limited

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon is unsurprised by President Trump's push for lower inflation and interest rates—but warns that doesn't mean the Oval Office...

11.03.2025 4

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Elon Musk admits he’s running Tesla with ‘great difficulty’ as shares tank 54% since December—but says EV maker will be ‘fine’ long term

Elon Musk reassured ruffled Tesla shareholders that the business would be "fine" in the long term as it suffers a boycott—but admits running the...

11.03.2025 4

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Heiress Lynsi Snyder became President of In-N-Out aged 27. She’s been betrayed by colleagues but refuses to have ’emotional distance’ with her team 

Lynsi Snyder says the leadership of her In-N-Out family is a combination of styles from her grandparents, uncle and father.

10.03.2025 20

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In-N-Out’s billionaire heiress says she stood in line for 2 hours to land a job at her own store when she was just a teenager to shake the ‘stigma of being the owner’s kid’ and ‘earn respect’

"It really was that family pain and tragedy that really put each leader in its place."

08.03.2025 8

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Majority of Gen Z men say feminism has gone too far—but BofA study says wealthy women lift entire economy

Women are becoming an increasingly powerful economic driver, says Bank of America, and their prosperity benefits everyone.

06.03.2025 5

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Trump’s team promised governments would ‘eat’ its tariffs. Execs say they’re passing on at least 50% to consumers

Warren Buffett and Steve Cohen warned consumers would be footing the bill for Trump's trade war, and business bosses have now confirmed they plan to...

06.03.2025 4

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Deloitte is tracking office attendance to decided bonuses for some staff

Deloitte, a proponent of flexible work, has added office and client site attendance to its performance metrics for a team in the US.

05.03.2025 5

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RGA and Equitable pen $32 billion reinsurance deal expected to boost future earnings as Wall Street issues hold ratings 

Two Fortune500 companies have announced a reinsurance agreement for $32 billion worth of policies, with RGA adding it expects to add millions to...

05.03.2025 10

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Warren Buffett says tariffs leave consumers footing the bill: ‘The tooth fairy doesn’t pay ’em’

Warren Buffett isn’t one to wade into politics, but as an outsider warned tariffs are likely to prove inflationary.

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Trump is still mulling over new Canada and Mexico tariffs with deadline looming, commerce secretary Howard Lutnick says

Secretary Lutnick hedged his bets about the economic sanctions being leveled against Canada and Mexico from tomorrow—and refused to rule out a 25%...

03.03.2025 9

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Wall Street worried that new tariffs will turn the Trump bump into a slump—analysts warn the bulk of action is yet to come

Even unfilled tariff threats are beginning to alter consumer and business behavior, with markets stumbling on news of yet more sanctions on China.

28.02.2025 9

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Trump switches his top target from China to the EU—he says after years of being ‘screwed’ by Europe, it will face 25% tariffs

President Trump was positive on relations with China, while he told his cabinet the EU had been formed to "screw" the United States.

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President Trump says U.S. can pay off $36 trillion debt by selling wealthy immigrants $5 million ‘gold card’ visas and eventual citizenship

Details of President Trump's "gold card" visa program are still being finalized, but the proceeds are already earmarked to help tackle America's...

26.02.2025 10

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Jamie Dimon hasn’t got a problem with WFH in theory: In fact he says it’s a right—the issue is when it doesn’t work

Jamie Dimon, a fierce advocate of returning to the office, said he “completely respects” why some people need to work from home.

25.02.2025 7

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Hedge fund boss Steve Cohen turns negative because of DOGE and tariffs—a ‘significant correction’ could be coming

Meanwhile JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon says he's adopting more of a wait-and-see approach as it's still early days for the Trump administration.

25.02.2025 10

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When Warren Buffett bought an obscure RV maker he promised to pay the CEO whatever he asked—it’s not a tactic Buffett recommends, but the gamble paid off 

Warren Buffett says not many people will know the name Pete Liegl, a "one-of-a-kind" founder and CEO who contributed billions to the Berkshire...

24.02.2025 9

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MrBeast says he built his $700M YouTube empire on the ‘purple cow effect’

MrBeast, a.k.a. Jimmy Donaldson, has cracked the code for YouTube stardom—but says his success won’t be easy to replicate.

21.02.2025 10

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Elon Musk blasted by astronauts for claiming NASA staff abandoned in space for ‘political reasons’

Two astronauts have refuted Elon Musk's claims that two NASA staff were abandoned on the International Space Station.

21.02.2025 20

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Starbucks hoped mobile orders and the drive-thru would save its business. New CEO Brian Niccol says that was a mistake

Starbucks’ new CEO, Brian Niccol, says: “I think we got confused that mobile ordering could solve the entire business.”

20.02.2025 4

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Trump shot himself in the foot with tariff plan if he wants an interest rate cut, Fed minutes show

President Trump is ploughing ahead with his tariff plans and threats, while still pushing for a cut to interest rates.

20.02.2025 20

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Bill Gates says the next generation should be ‘very afraid’ of these four issues

AI, climate change and bioterrorism are high on the agenda of concerns for the next generation, says Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates.

19.02.2025 40

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Bill Gates warns of millions of deaths if Trump and Musk don’t reinstate axed foreign aid funding

Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates has pointed out that millions of lives will be lost if U.S. foreign aid funding isn't reinstated.

18.02.2025 50

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The Tisch family just appointed its third generation of CEO at $18.5 billion Loews Corporation—he’s pledging to focus on one job

The Tisch family count the New York Giants and Loews Corporation as among their interests.

17.02.2025 7

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The Ambani succession plan: Asia’s $90.5 billion dynasty lets three heirs carve their own paths

Nita Ambani says her three children are choosing the roles they take in Reliance Industries instead of being told by their parents.

14.02.2025 10

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Trump admits he doesn’t know why Elon Musk met with India’s Modi—but claims the DOGE boss is on a leash

President Trump insists that he is across Musk's conflicts of interest while working at DOGE—despite not knowing if the richest man on the planet...

14.02.2025 40

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Trump’s small business department fired staff and said it was an accident—then emailed the next day re-firing them

Probationary staffers reportedly received a series of emails relating to terminations amid widespread headcount cuts in department agencies.

12.02.2025 9

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Musk appears alongside Trump in the White House to admit mistakes will happen in DOGE’s major government reform: ‘Nobody is going to bat 1,000’

Elon Musk admitted he won't be correct 100% of the time in his work at DOGE, after being questioned if his team had mistakenly said $50m in condoms...

12.02.2025 10

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Bill Gates uses the ‘love and logic’ parenting style with his children that his dad used to support him 

Bill Gates says his father's "love and logic" parenting technique was so effective he used it with his own children.

11.02.2025 10

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Trump blasts WFH policies: ‘Nobody is gonna work from home. They are gonna be going out, playing tennis, playing golf’

President Donald Trump claims federal employees working from home are playing golf, working 10% of the time and taking on second jobs.

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