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Small business owners could be poised for a 1990s-like boom

One economist warned entrepreneurs against letting fear of the economy guide emotional business dec…

John Towfighi   


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A Russian politician says the country needs a 'special demographic operation' to boost its birth rate, which has crashed to a 25-year-low

"We must organize ourselves and conduct another special operation," said Nina Ostanina, the head of…

Huileng Tan   


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The 10 best countries in the world, ranked

"The Best Countries report speaks to the value of having a strong global image as nations compete f…

Jordan Pandy,Noah Sheidlower   


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Why the global fight against inflation is nowhere near over

Inflation may be near its target rate again, but investors should brace for price volatility in the…

Filip De Mott   


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Most DoorDash gig workers spend a surprisingly short time doing the job

DoorDash's gig workers are mostly women, millennial, and spend an average of less than four hours a…

Alex Bitter   


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The possibility of stagflation hitting the US economy isn't off the table, JPMorgan chief Jamie Dimon says

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said the worst outcome for the US economy is stagflation, and it isn…

Kelly Cloonan   


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Nearly a million more children fell into poverty last year. Both presidential campaigns want to give parents money to fix that.

Nearly 10 million children were in poverty in 2023. It could become a key election issue.

Juliana Kaplan,Madison Hoff   


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Nonprofit workers fill holes in the social safety net, but millions are financially insecure themselves

A new report from United for ALICE found that nearly a quarter of nonprofit employees are living ju…

Juliana Kaplan,Allie Kelly,No…   


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American fast-food giants are going big on a China wager, betting they can get the country's new middle class to love them back

As KFC and McDonald's struggle globally, they're driving hard into China with aggressive store expa…

Matthew Loh   


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Trump's tariffs would eat up time and money at even the smallest business, Mark Cuban says

Mark Cuban has warned that Trump's sweeping tariffs would burden businesses, reignite inflation, an…

Theron Mohamed   


Ayelet Sheffey   


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Bitcoin miners got kicked out of China. Now they're sucking America dry.

Chinese-owned bitcoin mines are popping up in rural towns across the US. And they require massive a…

Taylor Dorrell   


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People in China still aren't buying enough stuff — so exporters are slashing prices to push more overseas sales

China reported exports rose 8.7% in August from a year ago to nearly $309 billion but imports edged…

Huileng Tan   


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All the data is pointing to a soft landing in the US economy, top economist says

"The bottom line is that the US economy is not in a recession, and there are no signs of a recessio…

Matthew Fox   


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3 reasons China's economy is poised to break out of its long slump, according to Goldman Sachs

China could see growth pick up this fall amid fiscal easing, strong export momentum, and subsiding …

Kelly Cloonan   


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A millennial woman shares how she made nearly $250k secretly working 2 jobs and why she still can't afford a home in California

Secretly working two jobs paid off a millennial's student debt, but she said her $250,000 income st…

Jacob Zinkula   


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Russia's central bank and lenders tell each other to resolve the country's yuan supply squeeze

Russian banks are urging Russia's central bank to increase yuan liquidity through swaps. The centra…

Huileng Tan   


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More countries are openly flaunting their ties with Putin. They say it's just business.

Heavily-sanctioned Russia has been on a foreign policy blitz, with President Vladimir Putin meeting…

Huileng Tan   


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America's shopping spree is over and retailers are facing a new world of cautious consumers

76% of consumers said they planned to trade down in the next quarter, spelling trouble for the weak…

Jennifer Sor   


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Insider Today: Undercover millionaires

In this Sunday edition of Insider Today, we're talking about football season and the no-flash milli…

Dan DeFrancesco   


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The plight of the girlboss

Inside a self-help retreat for some of America's most hard-charging female executives

Aki Ito   


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A Gen Xer with an MBA can't get a job despite over 1,500 job applications. He said his degrees have been useless.

Despite having an MBA, Marcial Quinones said he hasn't been able to secure a stable full-time job a…

Noah Sheidlower   


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A major student-loan company is once again at the center of a lawsuit blocking debt cancellation for millions of borrowers

The latest lawsuit that temporarily blocked broader debt cancellation argues the relief would harm …

Ayelet Sheffey   


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More and more Gen Zers are struggling to stay in work or school. With $350 monthly, a New Orleans guaranteed income program hoped to change that.

New Orleans gave 125 young people $350 a month, no strings attached. Participants used the money to…

Allie Kelly