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‘It didn’t have to be this way’ — Top economist warns affordability crisis will continue as tariffs and immigration crackdown send inflation higher

"Consumer price inflation is near 3%, well above the Fed’s inflation target, and everything points to even higher inflation dead-ahead."

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Jason Ma

Six-figure earners are ‘living the illusion of affluence’ while working side hustles, skipping meals and pretending Venmo’s not working

"Many top earners say people assume they can afford it all, yet behind the image of success are quiet sacrifices: skipped purchases, delayed plans,...

yesterday 10

Jason Ma

Elon Musk once called DOGE ‘the chainsaw for bureaucracy,’ but it has quietly ceased to exist well ahead of schedule, report says

"But, the principles of DOGE remain alive and well: de-regulation; eliminating fraud, waste and abuse; re-shaping the federal workforce; making...

yesterday 3

Jason Ma

More than half of U.S. homes have dropped in value over the last year — and nearly all houses in these cities have seen losses

"Home values surged over the past six years, and the vast majority of homeowners still have significant equity. What we're seeing now is a...

previous day 10

Jason Ma

Wall Street eyes a possible culprit in this week’s head-spinning stock market reversal: Bitcoin

"It's possible that the rout in bitcoin is forcing some investors to sell stocks that they own."

previous day 4

Jason Ma

The Fed is so divided that the next vote on rates could result in an unprecedented tie, analysts say. ‘Then things would get really messy’

Capital Economics sketched out a potential scenario where six Fed policymakers vote to keep rates steady while six vote to cut them again.

previous day 4

Jason Ma

Transportation chief offers advice to increasingly angry Americans: ‘Let’s maybe go back to an era where we didn’t wear our pajamas to the airport?’

“Sometimes you just have to ask people: ‘Hey, let’s maybe go back to an era where we didn’t wear our pajamas to the airport?’”

saturday 10

Jason Ma

More groceries may benefit from tariff exemptions as the 2026 midterm elections get closer, analyst says

"Food prices also weigh heavily on consumers' inflation psychology, not to mention their sentiment."

17.11.2025 3

Jason Ma

As voters demand affordability, Stanford economist argues for ‘temporary, targeted price controls’ with supply-side reforms

"But, like it or not, voters are demanding short-term price relief, and temporary price controls may be the only viable way to provide it."

17.11.2025 10

Jason Ma

Dr. Oz says ‘there are discussions’ on extending Affordable Care Act subsidies as Republicans scramble to address soaring healthcare costs

"I promise you the president is laser focused on this," Oz said. "It's the main thing I talk with him about."

16.11.2025 2

Jason Ma

If you think beef is expensive now, just wait until next year when prices could soar nearly 60%

"Families are going to see $10-a-pound ground beef in the grocery store."

16.11.2025 100

Jason Ma

Fed researchers say tariffs actually lower inflation — because they’re a demand shock that slams employment and economic activity

"Instead, tariff shocks appear to act as aggregate demand shocks—moving inflation and unemployment in the same directions."

16.11.2025 30

Jason Ma

Despite AI bubble fears, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway loads up on shares of hyperscaler Alphabet amid huge rally

Berkshire Hathaway revealed in a regulatory filing late Friday that it purchased 17.8 million shares of Google parent Alphabet during the third...

15.11.2025 4

Jason Ma

There’s still ‘no evidence’ China is buying all the U.S. soybeans it promised under Trump’s trade deal amid oversupply from South America

"The door hasn’t closed yet for U.S. soybeans, but we’re getting very close to that point."

14.11.2025 4

Jason Ma

These current Fortune 500 CEOs have served in the armed forces, including a foreign military

As Americans observe Veterans Day, here's a look at current Fortune 500 CEOs who have served in the military.

11.11.2025 10

Jason Ma

Trump promises a $2,000 tariff ‘dividend’ that Treasury secretary says could come via tax cuts already signed into law

"The $2,000 dividend could come in lots of forms, in lots of ways," Bessent said.

10.11.2025 50

Jason Ma

These GOP states would suffer the biggest blows if Affordable Care Act subsidies expire, analysts say

"While a relatively small share of the national population gets their coverage through the ACA Marketplaces, in some districts, the number of ACA...

10.11.2025 20

Jason Ma

Dow futures jump as enough Democrats are expected to join Republicans in ending the shutdown and ‘surrender’ on ACA subsidies

The breakthrough comes Transportation Secretary Scott Duffy has issued dire warnings about air travel ahead of Thanksgiving.

10.11.2025 10

Jason Ma

Transportation chief rules out air travel for many Americans this Thanksgiving unless shutdown ends as flights are ‘reduced to a trickle’

"Listen, many of them are not going to be able to get on an airplane, because there are not going to be that many flights that fly unless this thing...

09.11.2025 3

Jason Ma

It’s not about inflation or the economy — the election instead delivered a ‘wake-up call’ on affordability politics, top pollster says

"But make no mistake, how much you pay at the cash register is going to determine who you vote for in these elections."

09.11.2025 4

Jason Ma

Billionaire Peter Thiel warns if you ‘proletarianize the young people,’ don’t be surprised they end up communist

"Capitalism is not working for a lot of people in New York City. It’s not working for young people."

09.11.2025 10

Jason Ma

Consumer sentiment is sinking across the board — except for Americans with the most stocks

"One key exception: consumers with the largest tercile of stock holdings posted a notable 11% increase in sentiment, supported by continued strength...

08.11.2025 2

Jason Ma

The most conservative Supreme Court justices will likely join the liberals against Trump’s tariffs, analyst says

"The more likely scenarios would all have Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch voting to strike down the IEEPA tariffs or to curtail them, in our view."

07.11.2025 3

Jason Ma

Childcare is so expensive many families are just giving up now, forcing them to sacrifice incomes, savings, and careers

Bank of America found a 1.6% annual decline in the number of households making monthly payments in September.

04.11.2025 10

Jason Ma

A ‘jobless profit boom’ has cemented a permanent loss in payrolls as AI displaces labor at a faster rate, strategist says

"We suspect that job losses in tech have been driven mainly by AI displacement."

03.11.2025 2

Jason Ma

Stock futures climb as investors await Supreme Court showdown on Trump tariffs and shareholder vote on Musk’s $1 trillion pay package

On Thursday, Tesla shareholders will gather for the company's annual meeting and will vote on Musk's $1 trillion compensation package.

03.11.2025 3

Jason Ma

It’s getting harder to separate the stock market from the economy. That means the Fed and Congress have more incentive to help Wall Street

A $1 increase in stock wealth leads to a $0.05 marginal propensity to consume, up from less than $0.02 in 2010, according to Oxford Economics.

03.11.2025 2

Jason Ma

Bessent points to China’s rare earths restrictions to justify Trump tariffs as Supreme Court to hear arguments about emergency powers

"The president was able to push back using his IEEPA powers. If that's not use of an emergency power at an emergency time, I don't know what it is."

02.11.2025 2

Jason Ma

Sam Altman says OpenAI’s revenue is ‘well more’ than reports of $13 billion a year and hints it could hit $100 billion by 2027

"I would love to tell them they could just short the stock, and I would love to see them get burned on that."

02.11.2025 3

Jason Ma

‘Godfather of AI’ says tech giants can’t profit from their astronomical investments unless human labor is replaced

"I think the big companies are betting on it causing massive job replacement by AI, because that's where the big money is going to be."

01.11.2025 3

Jason Ma

Legendary investor Warren Buffett marks 3 straight years as a net seller of stocks with a new CEO about to take charge at Berkshire

The conglomerate sold $12.5 billion of stock in the latest period and bought $6.4 billion, marking the 12th consecutive quarter of net selling.

01.11.2025 10

Jason Ma

Powell suggested tech giants fueling the AI boom and GDP hardly care about Fed rate tweaks. They just proved him right

Powell said companies are "making money in building them—it’s not about 25 basis points here or there."

31.10.2025 2

Jason Ma

The FOMO-fueled gold bubble may now be turning into a ‘mini-bust,’ analysts say

"The latest leg of the gold rally looks like a market bubble that is in its final stages."

28.10.2025 9

Jason Ma

The world is headed for re-globalization not de-globalization, as ‘coalitions of the willing’ emerge, Mastercard chair and former USTR official says

"So you're seeing more regional concentrations of trade, and I think you're seeing new experiments being born in this environment."

27.10.2025 9

Jason Ma

Bessent calls anti-tariff Reagan ad ‘psy-ops’ and says the U.S. rescue of Argentina still counts as ‘America first’ because it helps an ally

"This is a kind of propaganda against U.S. citizens. It's psy-ops."

27.10.2025 20

Jason Ma

Dow futures jump 300 points as U.S.-China trade war heads for ceasefire while Wall Street eyes another Fed rate cut and earnings from AI giants

Meta, Microsoft and Google parent Alphabet report on Wednesday, while Apple and Amazon report on Thursday.

27.10.2025 20

Jason Ma

AI and tech are potentially the biggest equalizers Africa has ever seen, former Nvidia exec says

"Within the next five to 10 years, we're going to see African intelligence being exported in other countries across the Global South."

26.10.2025 2

Jason Ma

China will make ‘substantial’ purchases of U.S. soybeans and should avoid an extra 100% tariff, Bessent says

"So I would expect that the threat of the 100% has gone away, as has the threat of the immediate imposition of the Chinese initiating a worldwide...

26.10.2025 10

Jason Ma

Trump adds 10% tariff on Canada due to a TV ad, even though key economic powers law doesn’t allow its use against ‘informational materials’

"Is the new 10% tariff on imports from Canada related to the fentanyl emergency or the reciprocal trade emergency or are hurt feelings also now a...

26.10.2025 40

Jason Ma

Russia’s ‘disposable-goods’ war economy is getting busier but poorer, and Trump’s new sanctions could trigger a recession, analysts say

"But the country has exhausted its reserves of manufacturing capacity and manpower."

26.10.2025 10

Jason Ma

China’s rare earth limits may have ‘gone too far this time’ as trade talks start while U.S. gathers support amid global backlash

"Yet Xi’s latest trade war tactic may be tipping the geostrategic balance back toward the US as companies around the world think better of doing...

25.10.2025 2

Jason Ma

Like Javier Milei, Trump also can’t stop Argentina’s peso from falling — ‘Will the U.S. get paid back?’

"If history has taught us anything about Argentina, it is that past bailouts, when political support wanes, have proven futile."

25.10.2025 10

Jason Ma

These 2 states will determine if the U.S. slips into a recession while one more enters the danger zone, top economist says

"This state-level picture mirrors the national trend: the U.S. economy is not in recession, but it is struggling to avoid one."

24.10.2025 2

Jason Ma

Dow futures rally as Trump softens tone on trade war again while first tech earnings and inflation report loom

On Tuesday, Netflix and Texas Instruments are due. On Wednesday, Tesla and IBM will report, while Intel is scheduled for Thursday.

20.10.2025 3

Jason Ma

Jensen Huang says Nvidia went from 95% market share in China to 0% — ‘I can’t imagine any policymaker thinking that that’s a good idea’

"Before we leap towards policies that are hurtful to other people, take a step back and maybe reflect on what are the policies that are helpful to...

20.10.2025 10

Jason Ma

McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski reveals how often he eats at the fast-food chain

"Sometimes it might be a breakfast. Sometimes it might be a lunch. But hey, one of the perks of the job—you get to eat at McDonald's a lot."

19.10.2025 6

Jason Ma

Trump says he is ‘not looking to destroy China’ after previously warning he could, and calls Xi Jinping’s life story worthy of a movie

"I think we're going to be fine with China, but we have to have a fair deal," Trump told Fox News.

19.10.2025 10

Jason Ma

Here’s how Trump can hit China’s economy where it really hurts as analysts say Beijing’s rare earths gamble could backfire

"Perhaps of greatest concern for China is the software used in advanced manufacturing – Western companies control over 70% of the Chinese market for...

19.10.2025 20

Jason Ma

Bill Gross says gold is now a ‘momentum/meme asset’ — and if you really want to buy it, you should wait awhile

"10 year Treasury has no business below 4% though 4.5% more like it — too much supply/deficits despite slowing, soon-to-be 1% growth economy."

18.10.2025 3

Jason Ma

Kamala Harris: It was a ‘big mistake’ not to invite Elon Musk to a White House EV event

"I mean, here he is, the major American manufacturer of extraordinary innovation in this space," Kamala Harris said.

18.10.2025 10

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‘It didn’t have to be this way’ — Top economist warns affordability crisis will continue as tariffs and immigration crackdown send inflation higher

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It’s getting harder to separate the stock market from the economy. That means the Fed and Congress have more incentive to help Wall Street

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Bessent points to China’s rare earths restrictions to justify Trump tariffs as Supreme Court to hear arguments about emergency powers

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Sam Altman says OpenAI’s revenue is ‘well more’ than reports of $13 billion a year and hints it could hit $100 billion by 2027

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Powell suggested tech giants fueling the AI boom and GDP hardly care about Fed rate tweaks. They just proved him right

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