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As national debt accelerates to $38 trillion, watchdog warns it’s ‘no way for a great nation like America to run its finances’

The U.S. national debt has surged past $38 trillion, according to the U.S. Treasury Department, just two months after surpassing previous forecasts to reach $37

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

It would be weird if the CEO of a restaurant giant didn’t eat the food his own company serves. But that’s definitely not an issue

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The protein craze is heavy metal, literally: bombshell investigation finds unsafe lead amounts in two-thirds of top powders for sale

You can never have too much of a good thing, the saying goes. For months now, Americans treated protein that way. What started as a

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The rare Taylor Swift backlash, explained: why some fans feel jilted by the star’s tradwife, almost MAGA-coded turn

Taylor Swift’s engagement to Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce and the release of her 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl, were expected to

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Billionaire MacKenzie Scott doubles down on DEI with $42 million donation

MacKenzie Scott’s latest round of gifts sends a clear message: Her commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion remains intact—and she’s doubling down on it through

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 Top Wall Street economist sees 2 ways tariffs could play out — and neither is good for the average worker

Flying between Helsinki, Prague, Milan and Geneva to meet with clients, Nathan Sheets, Citigroup’s top economist, has a bird’s-eye view of how tariffs are reshaping

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Farm bankruptcies are soaring amid low crop prices, while Trump considers bailout of up to $14 billion

The number of farm operations filing for bankruptcy remains at historically low levels but has jumped sharply this year as a crisis in the agricultural

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Susquehanna crypto CEO departs to lead $675 million Avalanche treasury company

Another heavy hitter from Wall Street is diving into the crypto treasury craze. On Wednesday, a group of investors announced that it plans to establish

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A government shutdown would delay the jobs report at a critical time as the Fed weighs more rate cuts amid mixed economic signals

The federal fiscal year ends on Tuesday, and if there is no deal for more funding, then much of the government’s vast bureaucracy will shut

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Don’t try to be funny at work unless you want to risk your job and any chance of ever getting promoted, management professors say

One solution offered in business books, LinkedIn posts and team-building manuals is to use humor. Sharing jokes, sarcastic quips, ironic memes and witty anecdotes, the