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A ‘debt spiral’ before a fiscal crisis: Interest on the national debt will be growing faster than GDP in just 5 years, think tank warns

The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget sees a critical threshold crossing by 2031—and the consequences could be nearly impossible to reverse.

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Donald Trump, CEO-in-Chief: How the president’s dealmaking instincts are shaking up business and the government

In his second term, President Trump has doubled down on his favorite tactics: one-on-one negotiations and unpredictability. He's made big changes; will they endure?

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The 3 trends that dominated companies’ AI rollouts in 2025

Companies are failing when they lead with AI and finding success when they lead with the problem they’re trying to solve.

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A ‘debt spiral’ before a fiscal crisis: Interest on the national debt will be growing faster than GDP in just 5 years, think tank warns
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The ocean was once 10 times quieter. A 1949 whale recording proves it
FinanceDonald Trump
Trump’s ‘Art of the Deal’ can’t reopen the Strait of Hormuz—and it’s threatening a recession
Betting on 5-minute swings on Bitcoin price are the hot new thing on prediction markets
‘Blackmail is also not what I wish for’: America’s allies are ghosting Trump on Strait of Hormuz
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The ocean’s original chart-topper: scientists discover the oldest whale song recorded, from 1949
Workers are using medical leave as a sneaky extended vacation to job hunt: ‘Take the FMLA, take the disability, take you a break’
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Peter Thiel is actively convincing billionaires to abandon The Giving Pledge — and it may be working
Ryan Coogler was $200K in student debt and ‘making no money’ while filming ‘Creed’—now, his $365 million success ‘Sinners’ took home four Oscars
Meet Autumn Durald Arkapaw, the cinematographer behind ‘Sinners’ who shattered a major glass ceiling in Hollywood
LifestyleTOPSHOT - Irish actress Jessie Buckley accepts the award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for "Hamnet" onstage during the 98th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 15, 2026. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images)
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Ryan Coogler was $200K in student debt and ‘making no money’ while filming ‘Creed’—now, his $365 million success ‘Sinners’ took home four Oscars
Meet Autumn Durald Arkapaw, the cinematographer behind ‘Sinners’ who shattered a major glass ceiling in Hollywood
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Ryan Coogler was $200K in student debt and ‘making no money’ while filming ‘Creed’—now, his $365 million success ‘Sinners’ took home four Oscars
A ‘debt spiral’ before a fiscal crisis: Interest on the national debt will be growing faster than GDP in just 5 years, think tank warns
PoliticsDonald Trump
Trump’s ‘Art of the Deal’ can’t reopen the Strait of Hormuz—and it’s threatening a recession
‘Blackmail is also not what I wish for’: America’s allies are ghosting Trump on Strait of Hormuz
The energy crisis isn’t recessionary yet, but there’s a scenario where oil prices could bring the US economy to a ‘standstill,’ Oxford Economics says
RetailSAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 10: A Nordstrom logo is displayed on their store at Fashion Valley, an upscale shopping mall on December 10, 2025 in San Diego, CA. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images)
Nordstrom’s ‘glow-up’: How going private is helping the retailer thrive as Saks Global languishes
The founder of $100M brand Late July and Nixie started selling $1 cookies at 12 and learned the snack trade from the founder of Cape Cod chips—her dad
Inside Lululemon’s founder’s war with the board he says is killing his brand
TechPalantir co-founder Peter Thiel
Peter Thiel brings his Antichrist lectures to Rome — and Italian politicians are calling his ideas ‘scandalous’
Elon Musk admits xAI ‘wasn’t built right’ as only 2 co-founders remain and its biggest AI bet stalls out
Scott Bessent just defined market panic—and accidentally diagnosed the biggest problem with AI
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Peter Thiel is actively convincing billionaires to abandon The Giving Pledge — and it may be working
Ryan Coogler was $200K in student debt and ‘making no money’ while filming ‘Creed’—now, his $365 million success ‘Sinners’ took home four Oscars
Meet Autumn Durald Arkapaw, the cinematographer behind ‘Sinners’ who shattered a major glass ceiling in Hollywood