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    Is Powell’s Fed head independence dead? It’s just one more diversionary trick as Trump outfoxes himself

    You know what we’re not talking about amid the latest Fed dustup? Trump’s awful polling numbers, even among his own supporters.

    By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Stephen Henriques
    January 12, 2026

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    Meet Sweden, the unicorn factory chasing America in the AI race

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    The world is awash in wealth but starved for productivity—and that imbalance is distorting growth, debt, and opportunity. We need AI to come through

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    AI adoption at scale is hard. Just look at India, which processes about 20 billion transactions every month 

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