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Before artificial intelligence supercharges global productivity, governments will have to deal with an unfortunate reality: The long-awaited economic windfall may…
Trump claims America is ‘winning so much.’ The IMF agrees, adding that Trump’s trade policies are the only thing holding it back from even more
The U.S. economy remains the envy of the world in many respects, at least in President Donald Trump’s telling. But…
Caring for an entire population is expensive—caring for an aging population even more so. This is the conundrum facing the…
America’s $901 billion trade deficit is like ‘chronically high cholesterol,’ top economist says, and Trump’s 150-day tariffs are the wrong medicine
President Donald Trump has framed the U.S. trade deficit as a “national emergency” and a threat to Americans’ “way of…
Moody’s flags $662 billion risk at the heart of the data-center buildout by just 5 companies
The technology sector’s frantic race to build artificial intelligence infrastructure has created a massive, financial overhang. According to a recent…
U.S. debt concerns weigh on Trump’s plan to supersize the Pentagon’s budget to $1.5 trillion
President Donald Trump’s plan to boost defense spending 50% to $1.5 trillion has reportedly run into some resistance, including fears…
‘Maya MacGuineas should be ashamed’: Scott Bessent launches war of words with the nonpartisan think tank that agrees with Trump on tariffs
Trump administration officials have had harsh words for anyone choosing to criticize the efficacy or legality of the president’s sweeping…
America’s debt problem just got worse by $2 trillion with the Supreme Court’s tariff ruling
The Supreme Court ruled a large swathe of the Trump administration’s tariffs unconstitutional on Friday. It might make the average…
The ‘alternative scenario’ of an even bigger national debt disaster is in play after the Supreme Court ruled Trump’s tariffs illegal
The Supreme Court ruled Friday that President Donald Trump’s extensive use of tariffs during his first year back in office…
America faces a ‘debt crisis’ a lot like the 1980s when a ‘private pact’ brokered by Ronald Reagan did the trick
The U.S. is perched on a treacherous fiscal ledge. The national debt held by the public has surged past $38…












