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U.S. hotels are calling the World Cup a ‘non-event’ and 80% warn bookings are falling short of expectations, report finds

Despite FIFA selling 5 million tickets for the games, “indicators suggest the anticipated economic lift may fall short of expectations,” the...

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‘The gains will be substantial’: The AI shock is looking a lot like the China shock, and a top economist says that’s actually good news

From 2001 to 2019, China's production explosion accounted for nearly 60% of manufacturing job losses in the U.S.

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Before the McLaren CEO got a $50 million payday from his team’s F1 championship, he was a high-school dropout who got his start on Wheel of Fortune

Zak Brown’s McLaren Racing Formula 1 team earned its first double podium of the 2026 season at the Miami Grand Prix this month.

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The CEO of Maersk, which ships 14% of everything you buy, said the Iran war is adding $500 million in monthly costs it’s trying not to pass down

“As some of these costs made their way all the way up to the end consumer, will we see demand destruction at the consumer level?” CEO Vincent...

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California farmers must destroy 420,000 peach trees after Del Monte closes its canneries and cancels more than $550 million in long-term contracts

One Del Monte canning facility processed 30% of the state’s cling peaches, and its closure left growers with a glut of crops with no one to process...

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Debris from the White House East Wing demolition was dumped at a nearby public golf course and contains toxic metals, National Park report finds

A Washington, D.C., nonprofit filed an injunction in February, claiming the debris dumped on the golf course was hazardous.

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‘Different from anything in the past 80 years of dollar dominance’: U.S. sanctions spur a ‘paradox’ pushing allies away from American currency

Economists warn the ongoing war in Iran and aggressive U.S. trade policies have eroded trust in American financial systems.

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Early retirement is shrinking Gen X’s brain, new research warns

"We should really think about the potential consequences of a really large-scale decline in employment," UC Irvine economist David Neumark told...

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America is lucky it’s no longer a manufacturing powerhouse—it’s what’s protecting the U.S. economy from the worst of the oil shock, top economist says

The U.S. has lost 35% of manufacturing jobs since its 1979 peak. Cornell economist Eswar Prasad said that’s not necessarily a bad thing.

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Sam Altman says the quiet part out loud, confirming some companies are ‘AI washing’ by blaming unrelated layoffs on the technology

Some economists are warning there’s no sign of AI-related job displacement appearing in the labor data. Altman claimed it’s just a matter of time...

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One economist’s ‘radical idea’ to solve the biggest energy crisis in history: a reverse OPEC

UMass Amherst economist Gregor Semieniuk says the U.S. is the most powerful country to make the idea work.

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Snap CEO praises AI for writing two-thirds of the company’s code but warns fellow tech executives underestimate ‘societal pushback’ to the tech

A survey in March found only 26% of Americans had a favorable view of AI.

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Your laundry bill is about to get more expensive—and Unilever says the Iran war is partly to blame

“There will be frequent price increases, but in small doses,” Unilever CFO Srinivas Phatak told analysts on Thursday.

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FedEx and UPS are pledging to give their tariff refunds back to consumers, and the sum will likely top $5 billion

“As soon as we ⁠get that money, we're going to remit it right back to our customers," UPS CEO Carol Tome said.

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More than two-thirds of U.S. schools say they’re unable to afford the cost of student free lunch—and MAHA’s dietary guidelines may make it worse

“These programs were already stretched thin before the guidelines changed,” food economist David Ortega said.

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A $500 million superyacht linked with Russia’s richest man was just able to pass through the blockaded Strait of Hormuz

The Nord, a 466-foot vessel connected to Russian steel magnate Alexei Mordashov, is the 12th largest superyacht in the world.

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‘The cost of compute is far beyond the costs of the employees’: Nvidia executive says right now AI is more expensive than paying human workers

Big Tech has announced $740 billion in capex this year, but AI has yet to show evidence of widespread increased productivity.

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Baby boomers have now ‘gobbled up’ nearly one-third of America’s wealth share, and they’re leaving Gen Z and millennials behind

American septuagenarians hold more than $85 trillion in assets—by far the most of any generation.

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Most Australian teens admit the social media ban isn’t working as they try to sidestep age verification blocks with face masks and their parents’ IDs

A new survey found more than 60% of Australian kids between 12 and 15 are still using at least one social media platform following a ban implemented...

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The U.S. military may have already used up half of its most expensive missiles, and it could take up to 4 years to rebuild its stockpiles

“The diminished munitions stockpiles have created a near-term risk,” analysts warned in a recent report. “The levels today will constrain U.S....

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The world has entered a ‘global water bankruptcy,’ but markets are mispricing water as drought costs rise to $307 billion annually, analysts warn

“When you spend more than you earn for too long, you go bankrupt,” one UN official said. “We have done exactly that with our water...

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Former MrBeast executive alleges years of sexual harassment and retaliation. The YouTuber’s company calls it ‘clout-chasing’

In a lawsuit, MrBeast’s former head of Instagram alleges she experienced pregnancy discrimination and sexual harassment while at the media company.

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Meet the film school dropout who became a billionaire quantum computing CEO in days thanks to Nvidia

Before studying to become a physicist, Christian Weedbrook worked early morning shifts at a video store and filmed television commercials.

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The Trump administration has yet to deploy a key legal move that would render tariff refund applications a ‘waste of time,’ federal litigator warns

The White House has not appealed the Court of International Trade’s universal refund order, and it has tariff experts scratching their heads.

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$166 billion in tariff refunds just became available, but small businesses may already be at a disadvantage

U.S. Customs and Border Protection launched an electronic tariff refund portal on Monday, the first step in U.S. importers getting their refunds.

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Thousands of CEOs admit AI had no impact on employment or productivity—and it has economists resurrecting a paradox from 40 years ago

In the 1980s, economist Robert Solow made an observation that reminded economists of today’s AI boom: “You can see the computer age everywhere but...

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‘The current system right now is unsustainable’: top economist sees a crucial crack in the economy

“The current system right now is unsustainable,” one economist said. As baby boomers age, the problems may only intensify.

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Something is different about Trump’s $1 trillion war on Iran and its stress on the national debt, Harvard Kennedy scholar says

During the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, debt held by the public was around $4 trillion. Now it's $31 trillion, and 15% of the budget pays down...

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China has ‘nearly erased’ America’s lead in AI—and the flow of tech experts moving to the U.S. is slowing to a trickle, Stanford report says

The U.S.’s $286 billion in private AI investment far exceeds China, but America is seeing its lead shrink in performance and talent.

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Oil prices may be falling, but for the wrong reason: a ‘demand destruction’ throttling global consumption, report finds

The International Energy Agency said oil demand is projected to contract by 80,000 barrels per day in 2026.

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‘I am certain’: Harvard policy expert warns the true cost of the Iran war to U.S. taxpayers will exceed $1 trillion

Linda Bilmes, along with economist Joseph Stiglitz, previously calculated the true cost of the 2003 Iraq war was at least fourfold greater than...

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Economists warned California not to raise the minimum wage to $20. They were wrong in almost every way so far, another economist says

“The results are nowhere as dire as predicted,” Berkeley’s Michael Reich told Fortune.

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Tariffs are the new normal, and now most CEOs expect the import taxes to outlast the Trump administration, PwC report finds

“CEOs aren’t planning around short-term tariffs anymore,” PwC partner Kristin Bohl told Fortune.

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The FAA is recruiting gamers to fix America’s air traffic controller crisis—and offering $155,000 to do it

With the U.S. still 3,500 controllers short of its staffing target, the federal government is turning to Fortnite fans and Roblox players to fill the...

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‘People are trying to be creative’: Tariff-battered American companies are so cash-starved they are using refund claims as collateral for loans

“It's coming to the point where some people might have no choice,” one CEO told Fortune, saying more firms are looking to leverage refund claims...

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Starbucks’ game plan to roll out AI chatbots at cafés could serve as a ‘litmus test’ for the industry, analyst says

“Green Dot Assist,” an AI-powered virtual assistant, is intended to simplify baristas’ jobs and fulfill orders faster.

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Meet ‘trendslop,’ the new, AI-fueled scourge of workplace consultants everywhere

Some economists have deemed consultants useless, but AI assistance could just be the old challenge in new clothing.

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Jet fuel supply disruptions are comparable to 9/11 and could take months to replenish even if Hormuz Strait is reopening, airline trade group warns

IATA director Willie Walsh said unlike crude, jet fuel does not appear to have strategic reserves, causing the aviation industry to jump into action...

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Jamie Dimon warned high taxes would push business out of New York, but the city is honing its edge over Miami in attracting top talent, report finds

More skilled professionals are moving to New York than Florida, according to a white paper from real estate firm JLL shared exclusively with Fortune.

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2 years ago, Saudi Arabia quietly canceled the ‘petrodollar’ deal with America that wired the world economy for 50 years. Then war broke out in Iran

China’s “petroyuan” system is a player in a way that it wasn’t before.

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Polymarket apologizes after letting users bet on downed U.S. pilots in Iran: ‘It should not have been posted’

Prediction market bets on outcomes of the war in Iran have sparked ethical concerns. Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan said similar markets create “more...

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‘It’s shocking how poorly prepared the administration is’: DOGE gutted major energy personnel who warn the U.S. has lost key insights amid Iran war

Last year, the Trump administration eliminated the Bureau of Energy Resources, which maintained close relationships with private sector oil companies...

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The Trump administration is blurring the public and private sector workforce, and OPM director Scott Kupor won’t rule out conflict of interest risks

“We got to balance potential risks with potential upside,” Kupor said of potential conflicts of interest in government. “I think you can manage...

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The AI kill switch just got harder to find: LLM-powered chatbots will defy orders and deceive users if asked to delete another model, study finds

“We asked AI models to do a simple task,” researchers said. “Instead, they defied their instructions…to preserve their peers.”

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai says we’re just a decade away from a new normal of extraterrestrial data centers

Google in November announced Project Suncatcher, with plans to launch prototype satellites to test AI hardware in 2027.

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How Delta CEO Ed Bastian built a massive partnership with American Express that now generates over 10% of the airline’s revenue

Bastian said the two companies learned to stop competing for slices of the pie and start asking, “How do we make the pie bigger?”

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Data centers are so hot, their ‘heat island’ effect is raising temperatures up to 6 miles away and impacting 343 million people worldwide, study finds

Researchers warn these “heat islands” could have a “remarkable influence on communities and regional welfare,” and affect more than 340...

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Credit card delinquencies among millennials and Gen Z have soared because of sports betting—even in states where it’s illegal, new Fed study finds

Credit delinquencies among sports bettors rose 10% after legalization—and surged 26% for bettors under 40, a Federal Reserve Bank of New York study...

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2 years after Musk challenged Zuckerberg to a cage match, they were texting about DOGE and a joint OpenAI bid, court records reveal

"Looks like DOGE is making progress," Zuckerberg wrote to Musk, according to newly unredacted court filings. “Let me know if there's anything else I...

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The federal government shed 385,000 employees last year. Now the Trump administration is on a blitz to hire Gen Z workers

Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor told Fortune the government needs a pipeline of young workers to sustain itself.

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