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Tariffs and the $38 trillion national debt: Kevin Hassett sees ’big reductions’ in deficit while Scott Bessent sees a ‘shrinking ice cube’ thumbnail
Canada Inquirer

Tariffs and the $38 trillion national debt: Kevin Hassett sees ’big reductions’ in deficit while Scott Bessent sees a ‘shrinking ice cube’

Kevin Hassett, director of the National Economic Council and the current favorite to take over as Federal Reserve chair, argued on Thursday that...

‘There is no Mamdani effect’: Manhattan luxury home sales surge after mayoral election, undercutting predictions of doom and escape to Florida thumbnail
Canada Inquirer

‘There is no Mamdani effect’: Manhattan luxury home sales surge after mayoral election, undercutting predictions of doom and escape to Florida

Escape From New York isn’t just the title of a 1981 pulp classic starring Kurt Russell. It’s what Westchester County and Florida realtors...

Rich people are flooding dollar stores as Americans navigate a crushing affordability crisis thumbnail
Canada Inquirer

Rich people are flooding dollar stores as Americans navigate a crushing affordability crisis

Something unusual is happening at Dollar Tree: The discount retailer said this week that of the 3 million new households that shopped its...

America, meet your alienated youth: ‘Gold standard’ Harvard survey reveals Gen Z’s anxiety and distrust, defined by economic insecurity thumbnail
Canada Inquirer

America, meet your alienated youth: ‘Gold standard’ Harvard survey reveals Gen Z’s anxiety and distrust, defined by economic insecurity

Gen Z has a message for America: We don’t trust you. A long-running poll conducted by the Harvard Kennedy School, considered the “gold...

AT&T promised the government it won’t pursue DEI. FCC commissioner warns it will be a ‘stain to their reputation long into the future’ thumbnail
Canada Inquirer

AT&T promised the government it won’t pursue DEI. FCC commissioner warns it will be a ‘stain to their reputation long into the future’

AT&T has promised the government that it will not pursue DEI. That’s according to a letter the company sent to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman...

Northwestern will pay Trump admin $75 million to settle antisemitism cases and restore funding while agreeing to ‘socialize international students’ thumbnail
Canada Inquirer

Northwestern will pay Trump admin $75 million to settle antisemitism cases and restore funding while agreeing to ‘socialize international students’

Northwestern University has agreed to pay $75 million to the U.S. government in a deal with the Trump administration to end a series...

Despite their ‘no limits’ friendship, Russia is paying a nearly 90% markup on sanctioned goods from China — compared to 9% from other countries thumbnail
Canada Inquirer

Despite their ‘no limits’ friendship, Russia is paying a nearly 90% markup on sanctioned goods from China — compared to 9% from other countries

In early 2022, Russia and China famously declared their friendship had “no limits,” right before Vladimir Putin ordered the full-scale invasion of Ukraine....

Even the Pope couldn’t avoid the Airbus software fix that disrupted flights across the world thumbnail
Canada Inquirer

Even the Pope couldn’t avoid the Airbus software fix that disrupted flights across the world

Airlines around the world reported short-term disruptions heading into the weekend as they fixed software on a widely used commercial aircraft, after an...

Santa is coming to Wall Street early this season, and analysts say 2026 is shaping up to be another big year of gains thumbnail
Canada Inquirer

Santa is coming to Wall Street early this season, and analysts say 2026 is shaping up to be another big year of gains

The Santa Claus rally typically begins at the end of December, but Wall Street is already showing signs of holiday cheer, potentially leading...

Lab-grown diamonds are crushing this African economy that was built on natural stones thumbnail
Canada Inquirer

Lab-grown diamonds are crushing this African economy that was built on natural stones

In a village outside Botswana’s capital, Keorapetse Koko sat on an aging couch in her sparsely furnished home, stunned that a career — and...