GDP Growth Keeps Beating Expectations. How Hot Can This Economy Get?
U.S. economic growth has defied forecasts, even with elevated interest rates, trade disruptions, and a cooling labor market. What the experts may be getting wrong.
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Inflation Cooled in November. Why It’s Coming Back in 2026.
The effects of tariffs, higher tax returns and even some policies designed to improve affordability could push prices higher.
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Whoever Trump Picks, the Next Fed Chair Won’t Be Independent
President Trump’s social-media post shows worries about Kevin Hassett miss the point. Trump’s conditions compromise all the candidates.
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Small Businesses Are Struggling This Holiday Season
Higher costs are hurting profit margins at many smaller retailers, even as more shoppers head to big-box stores.
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Bitcoin Miners Thrive Off a New Side Hustle: Retooling Their Data Centers for AI
The pivot to AI has lifted a bitcoin-mining ETF by 90% this year, even as bitcoin itself has slumped.
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Korean Won, Japanese Yen Strengthen on Policymakers’ Warnings Against Excessive Weakness
The Korean won and the Japanese yen strengthened amid Asian policymakers’ warnings against excessive currency weakness versus the U.S. dollar.
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Rising prices and weight-loss drugs are changing the way we eat – and food companies are racing to keep up
A shaky economy, wider adoption of weight-loss drugs, and changing tastes seem to conspire against some food makers.
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The U.S. Economy Keeps Powering Ahead, Defying Dire Predictions
The unrelenting American consumer spends through a sour mood and a cooling labor market.
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China Is Worried AI Threatens Party Rule-and Is Trying to Tame It
Beijing is enforcing tough rules to ensure chatbots don’t misbehave, while hoping to stay competitive with the U.S.
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Mergers and Acquisitions Soared This Year. 2026 Could Be Even Bigger.
Bigger deals, falling rates, and abundant private equity cash could support more M&A in 2026.
The price has risen more than 20% since early July, when President Donald Trump floated the idea of a 50% tariff.
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Trump’s Fed Chair Pick Puts Bessent in the Crosshairs. What He Has to Lose.
Scott Bessent has offered up candidates who share his vision of lower rates and cooperation with the White House. It could all backfire.
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Bank of Canada Officials Unsure on Future Direction of Rates, Minutes Say
Policymakers were reluctant to predict whether the next change in interest rates would be up or down, citing volatile data and elevated trade-policy uncertainty.
