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May 20, 2026
Small business profits sink as gasoline prices soar
Small business profits are sinking as owners get squeezed by rising labor costs and energy prices spiking from the Iran war.Why it matters: Businesses with fewer than 250 workers created half of al...
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May 16, 2026
Farmers growing increasingly desperate amid rising energy and fertilizer prices
Farmers across the Midwest are entering planting season under mounting financial pressure, as the Iran conflict drives up diesel and fertilizer prices — deepening an agricultural downturn that some...
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May 6, 2026
Corporate America shrugging off economic uncertainty as earnings deliver
Corporate America is delivering the goods this earnings season, dampening fears about the economy, even as rising energy prices threaten to undermine the momentum.Why it matters: Economic uncertain...
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May 4, 2026
Exclusive: Kalshi announces steps to keep kids off prediction market
Kalshi is putting in place new tools to prevent minors from trading on the prediction market, but is resisting calls to block ages 18-20.Why it matters: Prediction markets are surging in popularity...
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May 2, 2026
Spirit Airlines shuts down after two bankruptcies and a failed rescue plan
Spirit Airlines is going out of business, canceling all of its flights and stranding current travelers — marking the end of the runway for a company that offered cheap flights to America's budget t...
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April 30, 2026
Colossal Biosciences reveals new species for "de-extinction": the bluebuck
Colossal Biosciences — the company that's attempting to bring back the woolly mammoth and the dodo — revealed Thursday that it's aiming to revive another species: the bluebuck.Why it matters: The b...
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April 29, 2026
LIV Golf reportedly loses Saudi funding as tour's future looks murky
The Saudi sovereign wealth fund is ending funding for LIV Golf after this season, according to multiple reports. Why it matters: The Public Investment Fund's decision places the lucrative golf tour...
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April 22, 2026
Tesla earnings rise, but AI expenses add up for Elon Musk
Tesla reported an uptick in quarterly revenue and profit, but the costs of pivoting to an AI future are starting to add up.Why it matters: CEO Elon Musk has directed the company to invest heavily i...
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April 22, 2026
"The Amtrak of the skies"? Trump's interventionism comes for Spirit Airlines
Spirit Airlines is in talks with the White House over a potential bailout — a move that could test how far the Trump administration is willing to go to prop up a struggling private-sector company.W...
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April 20, 2026
Apple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down
Tim Cook is stepping down as CEO of Apple. In nearly 15 years as chief executive, Cook turned Apple into a global powerhouse, building on the legacy of his legendary predecessor Steve Jobs.Why it m...
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April 18, 2026
Airline industry faces a shakeup as jet fuel hits hard
The competitive landscape for U.S. airlines is confronting seismic turbulence as energy price spikes wreak havoc on the industry. Why it matters: Rising fuel and labor costs are squeezing airlines ...
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April 13, 2026
OpenAI rips Anthropic, distances itself from Microsoft
OpenAI is tightening its ties with Amazon, saying its early investor and partner Microsoft was holding it back. Why it matters: The ChatGPT creator is under pressure to keep pace with its competit...
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April 6, 2026
Why JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon isn't sweating private credit
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon downplayed the threat of a private credit meltdown, while Goldman Sachs signaled that its private credit business is in good shape.Why it matters: The trend of invest...
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March 13, 2026
Food inflation is back on the table as midterms loom
A potential new inflation headache is forming from the Strait of Hormuz to America's farm fields — threatening to ripple into food supply and grocery prices months from now. Why it matters: The Ira...
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March 10, 2026
More CEOs envision hiring than firing due to AI, survey finds
Fewer than 1 in 10 CEOs of large U.S. companies plan to cut jobs due to AI in 2026, according to a new survey from consultancy KPMG.Why it matters: The disruptive nature of AI is fostering signific...
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March 5, 2026
Nvidia and AMD chips could be subject to U.S. approvals for foreign sales
The Trump administration is reportedly weighing rules that would require foreign buyers to obtain licenses from the U.S. government to buy American AI chips.Why it matters: The AI chips sector has ...
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