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Germany’s economy shrinks as outlook looks bleak
The country’s GDP contraction was worse than expected in the second quarter.
Christoph Steitz/File Photo/Reuters
Business leaders concerned as Mamdani’s mayoral lead widens
More associates of New York City Mayor Eric Adams are likely to face corruption charges, which could boost Mamdani’s campaign.
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani. Eduardo Munoz/Reuters
What AI leaders can learn from Thomas Edison
The real fortunes from AI will lie where they always have, in distribution and application.
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Powell takes the mic in Wyoming battling inflation, job losses, and Trump
Now in his eighth year as the central bank leader, Powell has handled his share of crises, but the elements are again coming at him from every side.
New York Federal Reserve President John Williams and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Ann Saphir/File Photo/Reuters.
Central bankers gather in Wyoming amid challenging political landscapes
The three-day symposium at Jackson Hole comes with American rate-setters facing pressure from the White House to cut interest rates.
Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Ex-DOJ employee fires back at MAGA deregulation lobbyists
Roger Alford said lobbyists are polluting antitrust enforcement.
Al Drago/File Photo/Reuters
HarbourVest CEO on private equity’s great jumble sale
The rise of secondaries has reset the table on private investing, letting new money in and creating a shadow stock market for thousands of companies.
Soho House goes private in $2.7 billion deal
The deal, led by industry giant MCR Hotels, follows a series of financial struggles for the private member club operator.
Greece asks to repay debts a decade early
The country is a rare European economic success story, following a debt crisis in the late 2000s.
Banks’ war with crypto heats up
Crypto executives are calling on the president to stop banks from charging to access customer data.
How Circle’s Jeremy Allaire swayed stablecoin doubters
The crypto champion sees a collision coming between the internet and the global financial system.
US wholesale prices see biggest surge in three years
The producer price index jumped 0.9% on the month, signaling that higher prices may hit US consumers in the months ahead.
UK economy sees unexpected growth in Q2
The UK economy grew 0.3% in the second quarter of 2025, slowing from the first three months of the year but still beating expectations.
US Treasury Secretary Bessent calls for Fed rate cut
Economists are increasingly worried that US inflation is gathering pace, driven by high tariffs, and that high rates are needed to cool it down.
US inflation holds steady but Trump’s tariffs drove up some prices
US inflation held steady in July at 2.7%, though core inflation data rose faster than expected.
Trump gave crypto everything he could. The industry still wants more.
The big target: future regulators.
Intel’s Lip-Bu Tan soothes Trump in Oval Office
Tan rolled the dice on a face-to-face meeting with the president Monday and made a favorable impression.
Zuckerberg’s new manifesto reveals Meta’s shape-shifting strategy
Mark Zuckerberg’s understanding that his “real asset isn’t any app, it’s attention” might make it harder for Meta to deliver new products, an analyst said.