Larry Fink’s Reassuring News: The Economy Can’t Handle A Pause
Fink’s warning about a data-center moratorium is meant to defend the boom. It also makes the economy sound alarmingly dependent on continuing it.
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Jesse Hubbard writes about corporate power, political money, and the remarkable generosity of businesses spending somebody else’s cash. The focus is the gap between boardroom promises and the public bill. His idea of a love letter is an annotated expense report.
The Deficit Hit $1.992 Trillion. Bessent Found A Refund To Blame.
The final fiscal-year deficit rose 12%. Tariff refunds matter. So does the corporate-tax revenue Washington deliberately stopped collecting.
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The President Wants Cheaper Drugs. His Portfolio Would Like A Second Opinion.
The patient and the shareholder have different definitions of a healthy drug price. The presidency has acquired an interest in both.
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Billionaires Rebrand Their Tax As A Problem For People Who Won’t Pay It
Extreme wealth remains exclusive. The campaign to protect it has found a way to make the worry feel universal.
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UFC Could Win An FBI Contract Without Facing An Opponent
The reported training proposal offers a fight promoter an unusually accommodating opening round. Competition could appear on a later card.
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