Iran’s crumbling economy is the regime’s greatest weakness as authorities worry about making payroll

The Iranian economy was already in shambles before the U.S. and Israel launched their war on the Islamic republic, and the relentless bombing since then has pushed the regime to the brink, according ...

Trump wants to add nearly $7T to the $39T national debt with military budget, watchdog warns

Budget hawks in Washington have their eyes trained on April 3, when the White House is scheduled to release its Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 budget request, centering on a significant “historic” defense ...

Iran issues its largest-ever currency denomination as spiraling inflation ravages financial sector

Iran’s economy was already crashing before the U.S. and Israel launched a war against the Islamic republic three weeks ago, and the relentless bombing since then has wreaked even more havoc. In ...

U.S. debt is like a Hallmark movie boyfriend who eventually gets dumped, budget watchdog warns 

This rom-com formula is now a staple of holiday TV programming: a busy professional from the big city goes back home for Christmas and falls for a local guy after admitting her current boyfriend ...

Top economists says companies are close to a ‘Cortes moment’ on AI, saying there’s no turning back

American companies are approaching what one top economist is calling a “Cortés moment” on artificial intelligence—a point of irreversible commitment that could reshape the U.S. labor market in ways ...

World shakes its weary head at more Trump tariff chaos as he ‘says a lot of things, and many of them aren’t true’

The latest twist in the U.S. tariff roller coaster ride, launched when President Donald Trump returned to office 13 months ago and upended dozens of trading relationships with the world’s biggest ...

The Gen Z job nightmare is so bad billionaires are worried their kids won’t be able to keep a job

In a world where seemingly no one is immune to the impacts of AI on the workforce and an increasingly stiff job market, ultra-high net worth people are starting to have the same concerns as ...

China’s export-led growth is looking more and more unsustainable while deflation hits economy

The flood of Chinese exports around the world helped the economy blow past President Donald Trump’s massive tariff hikes, while Beijing touts successes in AI, EVs, robotics and other emerging ...

Emmanuel Macron’s ‘Top Gun’ aviator glasses in Davos drive obscure Italian stock up nearly 30%

Emmanuel Macron’s eye injury in Switzerland is moving markets. The French president appeared at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in mirrored aviator sunglasses reminiscent of the Top Gun ...

These companies are rolling up their sleeves to implement AI

For today’s business leaders, there’s nothing more exhilarating—and daunting—than the potential of AI.The economic gains it promises to unlock are almost unfathomable, so there’s no more urgent task ...