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The K-shaped economy is carrying a ticking time bomb into 2026

"I've never seen anything like it," KPMG's chief economist Diane Swonk told Fortune.

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Eva Roytburg

Meet the millennial father of six who rebuilt his life through the trades—and questions America’s obsession with college

"We as a country have done a poor job equipping our children for life," Arkeem Sturgis tells Fortune. Some people "want to work with their hands."

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Eva Roytburg

Trump photo removed from Epstein files: DOJ official says ‘victims rights groups’ behind decision yet doesn’t believe victims were shown

“If we believed that photograph contained a survivor, we wouldn’t have put it up in the first place without redacting the faces,” Deputy...

21.12.2025 2

Eva Roytburg

Meta’s 28-year-old billionaire prodigy says the next Bill Gates will be a 13-year-old who is ‘vibe coding’ right now

Teenagers, Alexandr Wang argues, have a built-in edge.

19.12.2025 10

Eva Roytburg

‘We might need more than a few grains of salt’: Top economists pan inflation report that effectively assumed housing inflation was zero

The culprit, several economists say, is the extended government shutdown.

18.12.2025 2

Eva Roytburg

Trump turns on CBS, Kushner pulls out and Paramount’s hostile bid for Warner Bros. shows signs of collapse

“If they are friends, I’d hate to see my enemies!” Trump, reportedly close friends with Larry Ellison, father of Paramount owner David, is...

17.12.2025 3

Eva Roytburg

The labor market’s holiday present for America: the highest unemployment in 4 years. It might be ‘noisy’ but the jobs just aren’t there

The November jobs report showed unemployment rose to a four-year-high.

16.12.2025 4

Eva Roytburg

Unemployment hits 4-year high as frozen jobs data shows recession risks getting ‘uncomfortably high,’ top economist Mark Zandi says

Payroll growth for November came in at a modest 64,000. “There’s just no forward motion,” Moody’s chief economist told Fortune.

16.12.2025 2

Eva Roytburg

A grassroots NIMBY revolt is turning voters in Republican strongholds against the AI data-center boom

“It’s like the Gilded Age, part two,” Kerwin Olson, a leader of an anti-data center activist group, said. “Only bigger.”

16.12.2025 10

Eva Roytburg

Rich, western countries face a stark choice: 6-day workweeks or more immigration, top economist warns

One of the world's foremost economists, Lant Pritchett, has a plan.

15.12.2025 10

Eva Roytburg

Oracle’s collapsing stock shows the AI boom is running into two hard limits: physics and debt markets

“The world of bits moves fast. The world of atoms doesn’t. And data centers are where those two worlds collide.”

13.12.2025 40

Eva Roytburg

OpenAI and Disney just ended the ‘war’ between AI and Hollywood with their $1 billion Sora deal—and OpenAI made itself ‘indispensable,’ expert says

“Google has YouTube. OpenAI now has the Magic Kingdom,” copyright expert Matthew Sag said.

11.12.2025 4

Eva Roytburg

‘Be careful what you wish for’: Top economist warns any additional interest rate cuts after today would signal the economy is slipping into danger

Jerome Powell’s Federal Reserve will likely deliver its final cut of the year on Wednesday. But Claudia Sahm is already looking ahead.

11.12.2025 5

Eva Roytburg

Powell warns of a ‘very unusual’ economy as tariffs keep goods inflation high amid a weakening labor market

The Fed chair said underlying job growth could already be below zero, with official payroll figures overstating reality by tens of thousands each...

11.12.2025 9

Eva Roytburg

Top economist Diane Swonk: Jerome Powell risks losing the Fed’s credibility on a gamble over AI and immigration

It all comes down to the reason behind the weakness in unemployment and Powell’s diagnosis of the “low-hire, low-fire” economy of 2025.

11.12.2025 3

Eva Roytburg

The Fed delivers a rare ‘hawkish cut’ as Powell tries to steady a softening job market

The Fed is clearly deeply divided. Three officials dissented, two in opposite directions.

10.12.2025 6

Eva Roytburg

Alex Karp claps back at Wall Street critics who think he’s an ‘arrogant prick’: ‘If you’re right a lot, maybe exerting that you’re going to be right tomorrow is pretty important’

Karp argues extreme confidence—checked by a “painfully flat” internal culture—is the only way to resist the “bailout culture” of modern...

10.12.2025 3

Eva Roytburg

‘Fodder for a recession’: Top economist Mark Zandi warns about so many Americans ‘already living on the financial edge’ in a K-shaped economy

The latest JOLTS report shows hiring stuck at 3.2% and quits falling again as the Fed prepares to cut rates.

10.12.2025 50

Eva Roytburg

Jared Kushner suddenly emerges in the Warner brawl between Paramount and Netflix, backed by Saudi billions and fresh off brokering another megadeal

Trump’s son-in-law is emerging as a central conduit for Gulf money moving into American media, and they’re backing the Ellisons and Paramount.

09.12.2025 60

Eva Roytburg

Mark Zuckerberg rebranded Facebook for the metaverse. Four years and $70 billion in losses later, he’s moving on

Zuckerberg once framed Metaverse as the “successor to the mobile internet."

05.12.2025 7

Eva Roytburg

Before running the world’s most valuable company, Jensen Huang was a 9-year-old janitor in Kentucky

“It’s hard not to love this country," Huang said. "It’s hard not to be romantic about this country.”

05.12.2025 20

Eva Roytburg

Palantir CEO Alex Karp defends being an ‘arrogant prick’—and says more CEOs should be, too

Karp argues extreme confidence—checked by a “painfully flat” internal culture—is the only way to resist the "bailout culture" of modern...

04.12.2025 10

Eva Roytburg

Inside Silicon Valley’s ‘soup wars’: Why Mark Zuckerberg and OpenAI are hand delivering soup to poach talent

Mark Zuckerberg’s soup is handcooked. OpenAI’s soup comes from a high-end Korean restaurant. It’s soup for the AI soul.

04.12.2025 4

Eva Roytburg

Who is Kevin Hassett? The rumored Fed pick says inflation is ‘way down,’ sees ‘political bias’ in jobs data, and suggested firing Powell over a renovation

“If you’d asked me a year ago, I would have said I think Kevin would be a good pick. I wouldn’t say that today. Kevin has been incredibly dishonest.”

02.12.2025 20

Eva Roytburg

The world’s youngest self-made billionaire hasn’t taken a day off in 3 years and can’t stop thinking about work—here’s how he keeps from burnout

“People generally burn out, not just from working hard, but from working hard on something that they don't feel as fulfilling and compounding,” he...

29.11.2025 10

Eva Roytburg

Two Gen Zers turned down millions from Elon Musk to build an AI based on the human brain—and it’s outperformed models from OpenAI and Anthropic

William Chen and Guan Wang believe they will be the first ones to build artificial general intelligence.

28.11.2025 20

Eva Roytburg

K-shaped economy and ‘collective holding of breath’ about the AI bubble both appear in Fed’s temperature check

The latest "Beige Book" describes a widening gap between America’s social classes, with “early signs of strain on middle-income consumers.”

27.11.2025 7

Eva Roytburg

Ray Dalio reveals the surprising ‘single most important reason’ he’s succeeded in investing—and it has nothing to do with finance

Meditation is what gives Dalio his famous bird’s-eye view, he said.

26.11.2025 10

Eva Roytburg

Nvidia is so spooked by Google’s sudden AI comeback that it’s posting on X to defend itself

“We’re delighted by Google’s success,” Nvidia said, perhaps passive aggressively.

26.11.2025 10

Eva Roytburg

‘Dr. Doom’ Nouriel Roubini breaks with the crowd on the AI bubble, saying the U.S. is headed for a ‘growth recession’ and not a market crash

“The now common view,” according to the NYU Stern School of Business professor emeritus, “is incorrect over the medium term.”

26.11.2025 5

Eva Roytburg

Nvidia CEO says the company is in a no-win situation amid AI-bubble chatter, leaked meeting reveals

“The market did not appreciate our incredible quarter,” Huang said.

22.11.2025 10

Eva Roytburg

Nvidia turns negative after Ray Dalio warns the latest market boom is a ‘big bubble with big wealth gaps’ poised for a politically explosive bust

The market is already 80% of the way to a full bubble, he said.

21.11.2025 7

Eva Roytburg

Mark Zuckerberg’s hate-speech gamble fuels Gen Z radicalization on Instagram as millions watch Hitler speeches and Holocaust denial

The hottest far right influencer right now isn't Nick Fuentes — it's Hitler. And his videos are appearing next to JPMorgan and US Army ads

20.11.2025 30

Eva Roytburg

The same day as his Epstein humiliation in the House, Trump rages at media’s questions while sitting next to Saudi crown prince

Trump called the murdered Jamal Khashoggi "somebody that was extremely controversial" and said the reporter was a "terrible person" embarrassing his...

19.11.2025 7

Eva Roytburg

How America fell behind in the rare-earth race—and how it hopes to come back

After decades of inaction, the U.S. is racing to reclaim its rare-earths supply chain from China’s grip before the next trade war begins.

18.11.2025 9

Eva Roytburg

‘May I meet you’: Bill Ackman’s dating tip captivates the internet

Your next relationship might start with: “May I meet you?”

18.11.2025 3

Eva Roytburg

Trump promises to send $2,000 tariff dividend checks ‘probably the middle of next year, a little bit later than that’

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has seemed unsure about the idea: "we will see.”

18.11.2025 20

Eva Roytburg

Trump responds to appearance in new Epstein emails by pushing DOJ probe of Clinton, Larry Summers, Reid Hoffman

Across messages with lawyers, acquaintances, reporters, academics, and political figures, Epstein invoked Trump constantly.

15.11.2025 5

Eva Roytburg

Anthropic says its latest model scores a 94% political ‘even-handedness’ rating

Anthropic notes in a blog post that it has been training Claude to have character traits of “even-handedness” since early 2024.

15.11.2025 2

Eva Roytburg

Palantir CEO slams ‘parasitic’ critics calling the tech a surveillance tool: ‘Not only is patriotism right, patriotism will make you rich’

“Our project is to make America so strong we never fight,” he said. “That’s very different than being almost strong enough, so you always fight.”

14.11.2025 10

Eva Roytburg

Your political polarization is the reason for our $38 trillion national debt, top economist says: ‘it’s deeply debilitating’ for ‘consensus and stability and productive policy results’

“Every day that passes makes me feel the situation is more urgent,” Barry Eichengreen told Fortune.

13.11.2025 3

Eva Roytburg

The ‘Big Short’ investor betting $1 billion against the AI bubble says Meta and Oracle’s accounting is hiding the brutal truth

Michael Burry shut down his hedge fund shortly after disclosing his massive short position. Is he already bracing for a crash?

13.11.2025 4

Eva Roytburg

Legendary DC diplomat feels ‘like Paul Revere’ about the $38 trillion national debt: ‘The crisis is coming!’

Richard Haass has spent a lifetime monitoring global crises. Now he says America’s most dangerous one is coming from inside the house.

13.11.2025 3

Eva Roytburg

You don’t hate AI because of genuine dislike. No, there’s a $1 billion plot by the ‘Doomer Industrial Complex’ to brainwash you, Trump’s AI czar says

Remember “Effective Altruism?” The movement led by disgraced crypto kingpin Sam Bankman-Fried is back, lobbying against AI.

11.11.2025 2

Eva Roytburg

For Gen Z, quiet luxury is dead—they’re packing lunch at home while shelling out on conspicuous consumption

“The Gen Z consumer is highly fashion-engaged, spending slightly more of their budget on fashion.”

09.11.2025 30

Eva Roytburg

Jamie Dimon says he still reads customer complaints himself because his staff filters too much: ‘The bureaucracy does want to control you’

“If you’re in a position like mine, you’ve got to break down those barriers all the time,” Dimon said.

07.11.2025 4

Eva Roytburg

Jamie Dimon predicts AI will shorten the workweek: ‘My guess is the developed world be working three-and-a-half days a week’

He thinks it’ll eliminate jobs, but we can steer our way out of disaster.

07.11.2025 20

Eva Roytburg

Zohran Mamdani’s signature housing policy is widely loathed by economists. Here’s why

Economists argue rent freezes benefit insiders at the expense of outsiders.

05.11.2025 4

Eva Roytburg

KPMG’s new CEO joined as an intern 33 years ago. Now he wants to lure Gen Z back with a new office outfitted with moody lounges and a barista bar

KPMG is shrinking its New York footprint by 40% and betting on design—not mandates—to bring employees back to the office.

05.11.2025 2

Eva Roytburg

Trump’s former trade architect says the president can’t backtrack on tariffs because he’s ‘too committed’ now: ‘That would be a pretty horrific decision’

The Supreme Court will begin hearing arguments Wednesday over whether President Donald Trump overstepped by using emergency powers to impose tariffs...

05.11.2025 4

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The K-shaped economy is carrying a ticking time bomb into 2026

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Meet the millennial father of six who rebuilt his life through the trades—and questions America’s obsession with college

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Trump photo removed from Epstein files: DOJ official says ‘victims rights groups’ behind decision yet doesn’t believe victims were shown

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Meta’s 28-year-old billionaire prodigy says the next Bill Gates will be a 13-year-old who is ‘vibe coding’ right now

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‘We might need more than a few grains of salt’: Top economists pan inflation report that effectively assumed housing inflation was zero

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Trump turns on CBS, Kushner pulls out and Paramount’s hostile bid for Warner Bros. shows signs of collapse

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The labor market’s holiday present for America: the highest unemployment in 4 years. It might be ‘noisy’ but the jobs just aren’t there

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Unemployment hits 4-year high as frozen jobs data shows recession risks getting ‘uncomfortably high,’ top economist Mark Zandi says

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A grassroots NIMBY revolt is turning voters in Republican strongholds against the AI data-center boom

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Rich, western countries face a stark choice: 6-day workweeks or more immigration, top economist warns

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Oracle’s collapsing stock shows the AI boom is running into two hard limits: physics and debt markets

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OpenAI and Disney just ended the ‘war’ between AI and Hollywood with their $1 billion Sora deal—and OpenAI made itself ‘indispensable,’ expert says

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‘Be careful what you wish for’: Top economist warns any additional interest rate cuts after today would signal the economy is slipping into danger

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Powell warns of a ‘very unusual’ economy as tariffs keep goods inflation high amid a weakening labor market

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Top economist Diane Swonk: Jerome Powell risks losing the Fed’s credibility on a gamble over AI and immigration

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The Fed delivers a rare ‘hawkish cut’ as Powell tries to steady a softening job market

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Alex Karp claps back at Wall Street critics who think he’s an ‘arrogant prick’: ‘If you’re right a lot, maybe exerting that you’re going to be right tomorrow is pretty important’

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‘Fodder for a recession’: Top economist Mark Zandi warns about so many Americans ‘already living on the financial edge’ in a K-shaped economy

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Jared Kushner suddenly emerges in the Warner brawl between Paramount and Netflix, backed by Saudi billions and fresh off brokering another megadeal

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Mark Zuckerberg rebranded Facebook for the metaverse. Four years and $70 billion in losses later, he’s moving on

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Before running the world’s most valuable company, Jensen Huang was a 9-year-old janitor in Kentucky

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Palantir CEO Alex Karp defends being an ‘arrogant prick’—and says more CEOs should be, too

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Inside Silicon Valley’s ‘soup wars’: Why Mark Zuckerberg and OpenAI are hand delivering soup to poach talent

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Who is Kevin Hassett? The rumored Fed pick says inflation is ‘way down,’ sees ‘political bias’ in jobs data, and suggested firing Powell over a renovation

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The world’s youngest self-made billionaire hasn’t taken a day off in 3 years and can’t stop thinking about work—here’s how he keeps from burnout

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Two Gen Zers turned down millions from Elon Musk to build an AI based on the human brain—and it’s outperformed models from OpenAI and Anthropic

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K-shaped economy and ‘collective holding of breath’ about the AI bubble both appear in Fed’s temperature check

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Ray Dalio reveals the surprising ‘single most important reason’ he’s succeeded in investing—and it has nothing to do with finance

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Nvidia is so spooked by Google’s sudden AI comeback that it’s posting on X to defend itself

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‘Dr. Doom’ Nouriel Roubini breaks with the crowd on the AI bubble, saying the U.S. is headed for a ‘growth recession’ and not a market crash

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Nvidia CEO says the company is in a no-win situation amid AI-bubble chatter, leaked meeting reveals

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Mark Zuckerberg’s hate-speech gamble fuels Gen Z radicalization on Instagram as millions watch Hitler speeches and Holocaust denial

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The same day as his Epstein humiliation in the House, Trump rages at media’s questions while sitting next to Saudi crown prince

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‘May I meet you’: Bill Ackman’s dating tip captivates the internet

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Trump promises to send $2,000 tariff dividend checks ‘probably the middle of next year, a little bit later than that’

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Trump responds to appearance in new Epstein emails by pushing DOJ probe of Clinton, Larry Summers, Reid Hoffman

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