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January 28, 2026
Amazon cutting another 16,000 jobs
Amazon said Wednesday it will cut another 16,000 jobs, just three months after slashing 14,000 roles across the company in a broad efficiency drive.The big picture: Companies have become outspoken ...
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January 3, 2026
Maduro's capture draws echoes of Noriega in 1990
Saturday's capture of Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro isn't the first time the U.S. entered a Latin American country by force to seize its leader on drugs charges.Why it matters: What comes next is like...
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January 2, 2026
Trump's wealth grew in 2025, but his investors took lumps
Data: CoinGecko, Financial Modeling Prep; Note: Stock prices based on market close on Jan. 17. Crypto prices based on aggregate CoinGecko data for Jan. 19 and on current prices as of 4pm ET on Dec...
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December 7, 2025
Bessent sells his soybean farm, says farmers still need help
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday he sold his soybean farm last week and acknowledged farmers still need federal help despite a trade deal with China.Why it matters: The long-pending sal...
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December 7, 2025
The consumer is "fine" but inflation is "not going down," Dimon says
The American consumer is in good shape, even as the labor market softens and inflation appears persistent, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said Sunday.Why it matters: Few people have as much visibil...
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December 7, 2025
Trump pushes foreign food crackdown as grocery prices rise
President Trump, facing mounting pressure over inflation at the grocery store, ordered a sweeping investigation into food price-fixing that especially targets foreign companies. Why it matters: The...
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December 5, 2025
Transformative AI is coming, and so are the risks
The holy grail of technology — artificial general intelligence (AGI) that can match or outdo humans — is on the horizon, Google DeepMind co-founder and CEO Demis Hassabis says.But the risks of some...
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December 5, 2025
Exclusive: Some AI dangers are already real, DeepMind's Hassabis says
Some of the biggest dangers of AI, like attacks on infrastructure, are already real and need to be guarded against, Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis said at Axios' AI+ Summit in San Francisco Thu...
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December 5, 2025
Exclusive: "Transformative" AGI is on the horizon, DeepMind's Hassabis says
AI is hurtling toward a "transformative" moment in human history, Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis said at Axios' AI+ SF summit Thursday. The big picture: Hassabis predicted earlier this year tha...
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December 4, 2025
Trump ally Bill Pulte under investigation by congressional watchdog
The Government Accountability Office confirmed Thursday it opened a probe into Federal Housing Finance Agency director Bill Pulte, amid complaints about Pulte's efforts to go after President Trump'...
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December 3, 2025
Early holiday shopping reflects the economy: Fine, with potential cracks
Early holiday retail data looks a lot like the rest of the economy: fine on the surface, with potentially dangerous cracks underneath. Why it matters: The consumer is the engine of the U.S. economy...
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December 2, 2025
Michael Dell to fund 25 million "Trump accounts" with $6.25 billion gift
Tech mogul Michael Dell said Tuesday he will pledge $6.25 billion to fund 25 million "Trump accounts" for kids.Why it matters: The massive gift, likely one of the largest ever to benefit children, ...
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December 2, 2025
AI bubble a "key downside risk" to U.S. economy, report warns
Growth will slow and inflation will rise in the U.S. next year, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development forecast Tuesday, as the labor market weakens and tariff price pressures r...
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November 29, 2025
Black Friday sales rise despite economic jitters
Black Friday retail sales growth picked up this year, Mastercard said Saturday, as shoppers shook off economic uncertainty and weak sentiment.Why it matters: The consumer remains the engine of the ...
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November 28, 2025
Income taxes could be eliminated soon due to tariffs, Trump says
The U.S. may "almost completely" eliminate income tax in the next couple of years due to tariff revenue, President Trump said late Thursday.Why it matters: Offsetting the revenue from individual in...
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