1.1 million people have been laid off in the US this year — more than any year since the pandemic

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A 'Now Hiring' sign sits in the window of a Denny's restaurant on November 19, 2025 in Miami, Florida.
There were over 70,000 job cuts last month.

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The US will now review H-1B applicants' social media — and require them to make profiles public, State Department says

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Donald Trump signing executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House on September 19, 2025.
The US will require H-1B applicants to make their social media public for visa vetting, a State Department spokesperson said.

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This AI pioneer says AI could replace almost every job — even CEOs

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Stuart Russell, professor of computer science at the University of California, Berkley, at a US Senate Subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 25, 2023.
Leading AI pioneer Stuart Russell warns that rapidly advancing machines could replace nearly every job — even those of CEOs.

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It's not just boomers — millennials also have a serious stuff problem

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Russia is still exporting plenty of oil — but earning far less to fund its war on Ukraine

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Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Melinda French Gates slams billionaires who aren't giving away enough of their wealth

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Melinda French Gates said the wealthy in the US were not giving away enough of their wealth.

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Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt says AI isn't overhyped — the biggest gains from automating corporate work are still ahead

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Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt at the America Business Forum at Kaseya Center in Miami on November 06, 2025.
Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt says AI isn't overhyped because the real payoff — automating the costly, boring backbone of business — is only just getting started.

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Mom-and-pop landlords' bet on rising rents is coming back to bite them

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The AI boom has all 4 classic bubble signs — and it could pop in 2026 if interest rates rise, a top economist says

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Ruchir Sharma says AI's explosive surge looks like a bubble that may burst in 2026.

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BI readers told us their grocery bills keep going up. That's bad news for more rate cuts.

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