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‘It’s 13 minutes of things that have to go right’: Artemis II splashes down despite faulty heat shield
After nearly 10 days in space, complete with a historic loop around the moon, the four astronauts on NASA’s Artemis II mission faced their most dangerous moment yet: not in…
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Fed seeks details on U.S. banks’ exposure to private credit firms
The Federal Reserve is asking major US banks for details about their exposure to private credit following a surge in redemptions from the funds and a rise in troubled loans…
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Meet ‘trendslop,’ the new, AI-fueled scourge of workplace consultants everywhere
Economists Mariana Mazzucato and Rosie Collington argue that consultants can, at best, give dubious guidance, and at worst, exacerbate government and private sector dysfunction. In their book The Big Con:…
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The Navy confirmed an ‘abundant amount’ of Uncrustables when the Artemis II crew lands. Smucker’s just offered them a lifetime supply
NASA spent months engineering the perfect menu for the Artemis II mission. And the menu is surprisingly tasty: barbecued beef brisket, broccoli au gratin, vegetable quiche, five types of hot…
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Beware of these tax scams as the filing deadline approaches, Congress warns
The bipartisan leaders of Congress’ Joint Economic Committee are sounding the alarm about tax season scams that fraudsters may look to use on unsuspecting taxpayers as filing season winds down.…
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American Airlines joins wave of carriers hiking checked bag fees as jet fuel prices skyrocket
American Airlines on Thursday announced that it’s raising fees for checked bags as the company and other airlines face rising fuel costs. The airline is raising its bag fee for…
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‘I thought I was gonna die with it’: ‘The Pitt’ star admits his $80,000 student loan burden nearly made him quit acting and move to a remote Alaskan village
Patrick Ball may play senior resident Dr. Frank Langdon on The Pitt, the hit HBO medical drama, but off-screen, his financial reality looked nothing like his character’s steady climb toward…
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United Airlines CEO judges candidates by whether pilots would want to go on a four-day trip with them: ‘If you say no, then they’re out’
CEOs who have climbed to the top of their industries have an eagle eye for talent who drive success—and many have developed their own tricks to find the right hires.…
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Amazon is still paying Jeff Bezos an $80,000 yearly salary—but $1.6 million for travel and security
Jeff Bezos may be the world’s third-richest man, but his official salary is still less than six-figures. The 62-year-old Amazon founder is worth $254 billion, less than only Tesla CEO…
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How to get out of debt: 9 proven strategies that actually work
Especially in this economy, one place you don’t want to find yourself in is debt. Life is expensive enough without hemorrhaging money in interest charges. Still, it’s a situation that’s becoming increasingly common. If you’re one of the many looking for…
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First they went after medtech, then Kash Patel. Iranian hackers’ next target is likely ‘low-hanging fruit’ in water, energy, and tourism, experts say
In late March, photos began appearing online from FBI Director Kash Patel’s past. One photo showed him with a cigar in his mouth. In another, he’s holding a baby. The…
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Iran is demanding tankers in the Strait of Hormuz pay tolls in crypto: What we know so far
After the U.S. and Iran agreed to a temporary ceasefire on Tuesday, the Islamic Republic pledged to open up the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow body of water that’s a…
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Trump-backed World Liberty Financial tokens hit all-time low on reports of insider loans
WLFI, the native token of the Donald Trump-backed crypto platform World Liberty Financial, cratered to an all-time low on Friday as investors digested news reports that the company had lent…
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New Jersey outpaces US housing market, tops nation in price growth
While the rest of the country grapples with a stalled housing market and high interest rates, New Jersey has emerged as the nation’s top leader in home price growth. Driven…
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These 8 US housing markets favor buyers
The climate of the U.S. housing market for buyers varies around the country, and a new report suggests there are currently only eight metro areas that are truly buyer’s markets.…
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The AI that found 27-year-old vulnerabilities no human ever caught before just forced an emergency meeting with every major Wall Street CEO
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Fed chair Jerome Powell reportedly convened Wall Street leaders on Tuesday in an emergency meeting on concerns about Anthropic’s latest AI model, flagging concerns about…
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Kamala Harris says she’s ‘thinking about’ running for president again: ‘I’ll keep you posted’
After chants of “run again!” filled the room, former Vice President Kamala Harris told African American activists on Friday that she’s actively considering another presidential bid. “I might. I am…
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‘We owe it to the next generation’ to get national debt under control, says think tank boss, as U.S. borrowing hits $1.2 trillion in just six months
The Congressional Budget Office’s latest monthly budget says the U.S. government operated at a deficit of $1.17 trillion for the first six months of the fiscal year—from October 2025 to…
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Prediction markets have made betting easier than ever—and young men are paying the price
Nevin Burmeister first downloaded Kalshi on July 8, just two days after his 18th birthday. In his home state of Indiana, the minimum age for sports betting is 21. But…
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Inflation goes up by a whopping monthly rate of nearly 1%—and it’s hitting you at the grocery store and gas station
Can’t live without your morning cup (or cups) of coffee? Better taper down that caffeine addiction: it’s costing you a lot more to get your daily cup of joe. Inflation…
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Eva Longoria secretly worked as a headhunter from her soap opera dressing room for three years—because she refused to be a ‘struggling actor’
Most actors arrive in Hollywood with nothing but a headshot and a tolerance for instant noodles. Eva Longoria arrived with one rule: her dreams would not come at the expense…
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Seeking to save Gen Z from foreign influence, China has quietly banned K-Pop for a full decade
As mega K-pop group BTS returns to the stage after a hiatus of more than three years, one major market is conspicuously missing from its 12-month world tour: China. The omission of…
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Japan’s Prime Minister welcomes Deep Purple, capping 50-year love affair with heavy metal: ‘You’re my god’
Japanese Prime MinisterSanae Takaichi took a short — and happy — break on Friday as she hosted legendary British rock band Deep Purple in Tokyo as a longtime admirer. “Welcome to Japan ……
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Trump’s gift to China: a booming market for cheap, state-of-the-art EVs amid the Iran War
China’s exports of passenger cars accelerated in March, an industry association said Friday, as Chinese automakers stepped up their push to grow overseas markets. Passenger car exports jumped 82.4% year-on-year last…
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China emerges as unexpected player in Trump’s Iran diplomacy push
China’s growing involvement in Middle East tensions is offering Beijing an opportunity to position itself as a strategic player as President Donald Trump weighs his next diplomatic moves with Iran.…
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Scottie Scheffler joined Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy in golf’s $100M club—and donated his entire Ryder Cup stipend to charity
When Scottie Scheffler won the American Express tournament in January, he didn’t just collect his 20th PGA Tour title. He crossed a financial threshold that only two golfers in PGA…
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Biggest jump in gas prices in 60 years, biggest jump in inflation since Biden: CPI carnage in March
The largest monthly jump in gas prices in six decades caused a sharp spike in inflation in March, creating major challenges for the inflation-fighters at the Federal Reserve and heightening the political…
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Melania Trump in unusual White House statement: ‘the lies linking me with the disgraceful Jeffrey Epstein need to end today’
First lady Melania Trump is denying ties to Jeffrey Epstein and knowledge of his sex crimes, saying Thursday that the “stories are completely false” and calling accusations that she was somehow involved “smears about…
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Why Chinese immigrants to America love Chick-fil-A so much
On a recent weekend afternoon, at a Chinese comedy show in northern Virginia, the host asked the audience, “What food do you like?” The loudest answer echoed through the hall:…
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Inflation Panic Sends US Consumer Confidence To All-Time Low: University Of Michigan
Confidence among American consumers has never been this depressed in the history of the University of Michigan survey. The preliminary April consumer sentiment index crashed to 47.6 — an all-time…
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US ETF assets under management to more than double to $25T by 2030, Citigroup says
Assets under management for U.S. exchange-traded funds could more than double to $25 trillion by the end of this decade, Citigroup said on Thursday, as investors seek the increasingly popular…
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‘It’s really slapdash’: Trump administration coughs up to egregious errors to justify New York health fraud probe
President Donald Trump’s administration this week acknowledged it made a significant error in figures it used to help justify a fraud probe into New York’s Medicaid program, a glaring mistake that undercuts…
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Anthropic is limiting access to its latest AI model, Mythos. The real risks may already be out there
Anthropic’s new AI model, Mythos, is causing a stir among cybersecurity experts and policymakers. The company says its new model is so skilled at finding and exploiting software vulnerabilities that…
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Ukraine will have the most important defense industrial base in the free world, former CIA chief predicts
The transformation of warfare since Russia invaded Ukraine four years ago is also changing how countries must adapt their defense industries, and Kyiv is leading the way, according to former…
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Iran War Sends March Inflation To 4-Year High — The Fed Has No Room To Cut (UPDATED)
U.S. inflation surged in March at the fastest monthly pace since June 2022, driven almost entirely by an energy shock tied to the Iran war. The Consumer Price Index (CPI)…
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Trump’s Iran War Sends Gasoline To Biggest Monthly Surge Since 1967 — 6 Energy Stocks To Watch
American wallets felt the impact of the war in Iran on Friday after the March Consumer Price Index (CPI) report confirmed what drivers had already felt at the pump. Gasoline…
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‘Babies become sitting ducks’: Babies too young for vaccines remain vulnerable in measles ‘hotbed’ communities
With baby Arthur too young for the measles vaccine and a sibling due in June, the Otwells grew nervous when the threat of the highly contagious virus started factoring into their grocery run. “We…
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‘Downward mobility is incredibly radicalizing’: The college bargain is broken. What comes next could reshape America
The warning signs were there two decades ago—long before ChatGPT, long before anyone worried about a robot taking their job. Around 2005, something quietly shifted in the American labor market.…
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Current price of oil as of April 10, 2026
At 9 a.m. Eastern Time today, oil was priced at $97.78 per barrel with Brent serving as the benchmark (we’ll explain different benchmarks later in this article). That’s a gain…
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Inflation surged in March as Iran war’s energy impact hit consumers
This story on the March 2026 CPI inflation report is developing and will be updated with further details. Inflation surged in March as consumer prices jumped amid the economic disruptions…
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The next generation of senators has a ticking time bomb in its lap: Social Security’s impending insolvency and no plan for the national debt
The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB) has a ticker on its website: The Retirement Trust Fund Countdown. At the time of writing, it stands at six years, seven…
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26% of CEOs think the greatest threat to their job security is their own CFO
Good morning. CEOs depend on their CFOs more than ever. And fear them more than ever, too. Under mounting pressure from nearly every direction, many chief executives now view their…
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Gen Z watched millennials burn out at their desk—now 1 in 4 are ditching office jobs for trade jobs
Desk jobs were once the golden ticket to steady pay, job security, and a career you could build a life around. But Gen Z isn’t so sure anymore. They’ve watched…
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U.S. and Iran begin peace talks as Trump’s White House goes to war against the media, insider traders, and the Pope
Good morning. On Fortune’s radar today: Markets: Good times! EXCLUSIVE: Has Anthropic built something too dangerous and too expensive to commercialize? Get ready for nation-state oil hoarding. Peace talks begin…
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Defense executives worry Trump’s proposed military splurge could backfire
In today’s CEO Daily: Diane Brady checks in with defense leaders about the military spending hike Trump has requested. The big leadership story: The fallout from the Iran conflict is…
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The job market is so bad, workers now think they have worse odds of finding a role than during the pandemic
Job prospects during the pandemic were grim. After all, companies shuttered their windows, business went online, and recessionary forces put most hiring on ice. Of course, most job hunters at…
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What Anthropic’s too-dangerous-to-release AI model means for its upcoming IPO
Anthropic has a new product with a major catch—it’s too powerful to be released. For a company valued at around $380 billion and reportedly preparing for an IPO this year,…
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Schools across America are quietly admitting that screens in classrooms made students worse off and are reversing years of tech-first policies
When McPherson Middle School in central Kansas banned cell phones in school four years ago, they didn’t reconsider their school-issued Google Chromebooks that were actively being used in the classroom…
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‘Good for Russia, good for China, bad for America’: how the Iran war is reshaping global economies and power
The missiles may eventually stop for good. Oil tankers will once again pass through the Strait of Hormuz. But even if the tenuous two-week ceasefire gives way to a lasting…
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Bissell steamers recalled in response to dozens of ‘serious’ burn injuries
Bissell is recalling nearly 2 million of its home steam cleaners in response to over 100 reports of serious burn injuries from one of its attachments, according to the Consumer…
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