Various journalist stories.
From Quartz. Big numbers now define the U.S. economy, with rising costs making trillion-dollar annual interest payments on federal debt a normalized reality by 2026. — Subscribe to the Quartz Daily Brief newsletter, the most interesting news from the global economy: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Become a Quartz member to get unlimited access to our journalism: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Quartz…
From Quartz. So far, no bond-market knockout looms; but investors influence who replaces Powell, as Trump stages a reality-TV Fed chair search. — Subscribe to the Quartz Daily Brief newsletter, the most interesting news from the global economy: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Become a Quartz member to get unlimited access to our journalism: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Quartz is a guide…
From Quartz. The Federal Reserve is signaling more interest rate cuts are on the way, but it will first pause its back-to-back rate cuts to allow officials more time to gauge how the U.S. economy fares early next year. — Subscribe to the Quartz Daily Brief newsletter, the most interesting news from the global economy:…
From Quartz. OpenAI is paying employees about $1.5 million each in stock-based compensation for 2025, according to investor projections first reported by the Wall Street Journal, setting unprecedented pay levels that far exceed pre-IPO compensation norms across major Silicon Valley companies. — Subscribe to the Quartz Daily Brief newsletter, the most interesting news from the…
From Quartz. In 2025, $200B flooded AI startups, nearly half of global VC, creating 50-plus paper billionaires worldwide, from U.S. hubs to Chinese open-source leaders, emerging markets. — Subscribe to the Quartz Daily Brief newsletter, the most interesting news from the global economy: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Become a Quartz member to get unlimited access to our journalism:…
From Quartz. Global mergers and acquisitions rebounded sharply in 2025, nearing 2021’s record after a slowdown from high rates and weak markets. — Subscribe to the Quartz Daily Brief newsletter, the most interesting news from the global economy: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Become a Quartz member to get unlimited access to our journalism: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Quartz is a guide…
From Quartz. Post-holiday credit card shock is common; a Harris Poll for the American Institute of CPAs shows debt, making mindset crucial. — Subscribe to the Quartz Daily Brief newsletter, the most interesting news from the global economy: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Become a Quartz member to get unlimited access to our journalism: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Quartz is a guide…
From Quartz. Global M&A rebounded sharply in 2025, nearly matching the 2021 peak, with deal value hitting about $4.5 trillion — 50% higher than 2024 and the second-largest year on record. — Subscribe to the Quartz Daily Brief newsletter, the most interesting news from the global economy: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Become a Quartz member to get unlimited…
From Quartz. In 2025, artificial intelligence became a billionaire-making engine. — Subscribe to the Quartz Daily Brief newsletter, the most interesting news from the global economy: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Become a Quartz member to get unlimited access to our journalism: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Quartz is a guide to the new economy for people in business who are excited by…
From Quartz. For the first time since Prohibition, global wine faces an existential threat. Consumption has fallen to levels not seen since 1961. — Subscribe to the Quartz Daily Brief newsletter, the most interesting news from the global economy: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Become a Quartz member to get unlimited access to our journalism: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Quartz is a…
From Quartz. After Nvidia smashed the biggest valuation milestone in market history, a host of familiar names are emerging as the likeliest to follow — Subscribe to the Quartz Daily Brief newsletter, the most interesting news from the global economy: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Become a Quartz member to get unlimited access to our journalism: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Quartz is…
From Quartz. In a CNN State of the Union interview, renowned computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton warned that artificial intelligence is already replacing workers and could accelerate sharply in 2026, allowing machines to displace many more jobs across industries beyond call centers. — Subscribe to the Quartz Daily Brief newsletter, the most interesting news from the…
From Quartz. Intel confirmed it completed Nvidia’s $5 billion share sale on Dec. 26 after regulatory clearance, formalizing Nvidia’s roughly 4% stake. — Subscribe to the Quartz Daily Brief newsletter, the most interesting news from the global economy: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Become a Quartz member to get unlimited access to our journalism: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Quartz is a guide…
From Quartz. As stocks hit record highs late in the year, gold has also surged, topping $4,500 an ounce and marking one of its strongest years ever. — Subscribe to the Quartz Daily Brief newsletter, the most interesting news from the global economy: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Become a Quartz member to get unlimited access to our journalism:…
From Quartz. 2025 was a standout year for U.S. stocks, led by mega-cap tech giants and a few surprises. — Subscribe to the Quartz Daily Brief newsletter, the most interesting news from the global economy: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Become a Quartz member to get unlimited access to our journalism: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Quartz is a guide to the new…
From Quartz. Despite volatility, 2025 marked crypto’s turning point. Bitcoin surged post-election, then fell sharply, yet unlike past cycles, the industry’s survival isn’t threatened as crypto moves toward institutional integration ahead of 2026. — Subscribe to the Quartz Daily Brief newsletter, the most interesting news from the global economy: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Become a Quartz member to…
From Quartz. Most users say they dislike their browsers, yet stay put. Surveys show 81% would switch for a better fit, but inertia keeps people locked into defaults. — Subscribe to the Quartz Daily Brief newsletter, the most interesting news from the global economy: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Become a Quartz member to get unlimited access to our…
From Quartz. On a recent earnings call, Mark Zuckerberg described Meta’s advertising future: advertisers provide goals and payment, while AI creates personalized videos and creative content for individual users, promising a marketing system that automatically designs, targets, and delivers ads without human involvement. — Subscribe to the Quartz Daily Brief newsletter, the most interesting news…
From Quartz. In 2025, artificial intelligence made a significant impact in Washington. — Subscribe to the Quartz Daily Brief newsletter, the most interesting news from the global economy: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Become a Quartz member to get unlimited access to our journalism: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Quartz is a guide to the new economy for people in business who are…
From Quartz. Gold is booming. So are tech stocks. That’s not normal — Subscribe to the Quartz Daily Brief newsletter, the most interesting news from the global economy: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Become a Quartz member to get unlimited access to our journalism: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Quartz is a guide to the new economy for people in business who are…
From Quartz. AI startups promise sweeping automation, yet investors remain selective. — Subscribe to the Quartz Daily Brief newsletter, the most interesting news from the global economy: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Become a Quartz member to get unlimited access to our journalism: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Quartz is a guide to the new economy for people in business who are excited…
From Quartz. As car prices rise, auto loans stretch to 10 years or more By 2025, the car affordability problem had become impossible to ignore. — Subscribe to the Quartz Daily Brief newsletter, the most interesting news from the global economy: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Become a Quartz member to get unlimited access to our journalism: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Quartz…
From Quartz. During July through September, the U.S. economy posted unexpectedly strong growth, beating forecasts. Read the full article on Quartz: https://qz.com/q3-2025-us-gdp-economy-jobs-inflation — Subscribe to the Quartz Daily Brief newsletter, the most interesting news from the global economy: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Become a Quartz member to get unlimited access to our journalism: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Quartz is a guide…
From Quartz. — Subscribe to the Quartz Daily Brief newsletter, the most interesting news from the global economy: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Become a Quartz member to get unlimited access to our journalism: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Quartz is a guide to the new economy for people in business who are excited by change. We cover business, economics, markets, finance, technology,…
From Quartz. McKinsey reports 65% of U.S. companies are testing AI agents, some even sending them to meetings. Read the full article on Quartz: https://qz.com/ai-agents-work-company-meetings-tips-tricks — Subscribe to the Quartz Daily Brief newsletter, the most interesting news from the global economy: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Become a Quartz member to get unlimited access to our journalism: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Quartz…
From Quartz. Precious metals and growth stocks rarely rally together—but as 2025 ends, gold, silver, and tech stocks are all climbing. Read the full article on Quartz. https://qz.com/gold-silver-tech-stocks-markets — Subscribe to the Quartz Daily Brief newsletter, the most interesting news from the global economy: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Become a Quartz member to get unlimited access to our…
From Quartz. Under Trump’s tax changes, solar and wind credits were cut, but geothermal emerged as a winner. Read the article at https://qz.com/geothermal-energy-renewable-trump-tax-credits — Subscribe to the Quartz Daily Brief newsletter, the most interesting news from the global economy: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Become a Quartz member to get unlimited access to our journalism: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Quartz is a…
From Quartz. Inflation returned to the spotlight after delayed data was released following a record-long government shutdown. Read the complete article at: https://qz.com/inflation-delayed-cpi — Subscribe to the Quartz Daily Brief newsletter, the most interesting news from the global economy: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Become a Quartz member to get unlimited access to our journalism: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Quartz is a…
From Quartz. The Fed’s Christopher Waller wants more interest rate cuts — but says ‘no rush’ Waller is on Trump’s shortlist to be the next Fed chair. He has advocated for lower interest rates as the president nears a final decision. Read the complete article on Quartz: https://qz.com/waller-interest-rate-cuts-2026 — Subscribe to the Quartz Daily Brief…
From Quartz. For much of 2025, investors reconsidered the long-standing assumption that the U.S. dollar deserved a premium. Read the original article at https://qz.com/usd-us-dollar-currency-2025-2026-outlook — Subscribe to the Quartz Daily Brief newsletter, the most interesting news from the global economy: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Become a Quartz member to get unlimited access to our journalism: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Quartz is…
From Quartz. For much of 2025, investors reconsidered the long-standing assumption that the U.S. dollar deserved a premium. Read the original article at https://qz.com/usd-us-dollar-currency-2025-2026-outlook — Subscribe to the Quartz Daily Brief newsletter, the most interesting news from the global economy: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Become a Quartz member to get unlimited access to our journalism: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Quartz is…
From Quartz. People thought Apple was slow to the draw on AI. Now, they’re changing tune. Read the complete article at: https://qz.com/apple-intelligence-ai-apps-chips-iphones — Subscribe to the Quartz Daily Brief newsletter, the most interesting news from the global economy: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Become a Quartz member to get unlimited access to our journalism: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Quartz is a guide…
From Quartz. California’s DMV ruled Tesla misled drivers by calling its driver-assistance software “Autopilot” and “Full Self-Driving.” Read the complete article at: https://qz.com/tesla-autopilot-judge-california-dmv-musk-robotaxis — Subscribe to the Quartz Daily Brief newsletter, the most interesting news from the global economy: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Become a Quartz member to get unlimited access to our journalism: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Quartz is a…
From Quartz. SpaceX is targeting a mid- to late-2026 IPO that could raise over $30 billion at a $1.5 trillion valuation, potentially the largest in history, surpassing Saudi Aramco’s $29 billion debut. Read the original article at: https://qz.com/space-x-ipo-2026-15-trillion-elon-musk — Subscribe to the Quartz Daily Brief newsletter, the most interesting news from the global economy: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt…
From Quartz. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned that the U.S. job market may be weaker than reported. Read the original article at https://qz.com/fed-thinks-america-is-secretly-losing-jobs — Subscribe to the Quartz Daily Brief newsletter, the most interesting news from the global economy: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Become a Quartz member to get unlimited access to our journalism: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Quartz is…
From Quartz. The crypto market has cooled sharply, with Bitcoin down 25% to ~$92,000 and Ethereum nearly a third to ~$3,000, wiping over $1 trillion from the market. Read more at https://qz.com/crypto-bitcoin-winter-chill-ethereum-price — Subscribe to the Quartz Daily Brief newsletter, the most interesting news from the global economy: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Become a Quartz member to get…
From Quartz. Boom Supersonic raised $300 million by pivoting to sell turbines for AI data centers. Read more at: https://qz.com/boom-supersonic-jet-startup-ai-data-center-power — Subscribe to the Quartz Daily Brief newsletter, the most interesting news from the global economy: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Become a Quartz member to get unlimited access to our journalism: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Quartz is a guide to the…
From Quartz. The Federal Reserve cut rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday, the third cut this year, extending the easing cycle from September. Read more at https://qz.com/fomc-december-meeting-fed-interest-rate-cuts-data — Subscribe to the Quartz Daily Brief newsletter, the most interesting news from the global economy: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Become a Quartz member to get unlimited access to our…
From Quartz. With mortgage rates above 6%, more buyers are turning to ARMs, which made up 12.9% of applications in September. Read more at https://qz.com/-adjustable-rate-mortgages-home-loans-buyers — Subscribe to the Quartz Daily Brief newsletter, the most interesting news from the global economy: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Become a Quartz member to get unlimited access to our journalism: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Quartz…
From Quartz. While a Florida woman insists she was hit in the face by a duck while riding a roller coaster at SeaWorld Orlando (and is seeking $60,000 in damages for the incident), the theme park says the case should be thrown out. Read more at https://qz.com/seaworld-roller-coaster-duck-face-lawsuit-response — Subscribe to the Quartz Daily Brief newsletter,…
From Quartz. Governments worldwide are investing billions in “sovereign AI,” building domestic data centers to process citizen data locally and capture AI-driven economic value instead of relying on Silicon Valley. Read the article at https://qz.com/ai-independence-myth-us-nvidia-chips This article was originally part the the Quartz AI & Tech newsletter. https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt — Subscribe to the Quartz Daily Brief…
From Quartz. Apple is replacing AI chief John Giannandrea with Amar Subramanya from Google and Microsoft to make its “invisible” AI plans visible. Read more at https://qz.com/apple-ai-strategy-subramanya-wedbush-siri — Subscribe to the Quartz Daily Brief newsletter, the most interesting news from the global economy: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Become a Quartz member to get unlimited access to our journalism:…
From Quartz. A November hasn’t seen this many job cuts since 2022. And hiring continues to lag, hitting its lowest point in 15 years. Read more at https://qz.com/november-jobless-challenger-gray-christmas-pandemic-high — Subscribe to the Quartz Daily Brief newsletter, the most interesting news from the global economy: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Become a Quartz member to get unlimited access to our…
From Quartz. Elon Musk’s X has been fined $140 million (€120 million) by the EU for violating online transparency rules, the first non-compliance ruling under the Digital Services Act. Read more at https://qz.com/elon-musk-says-eu-abolished-x-fine — Subscribe to the Quartz Daily Brief newsletter, the most interesting news from the global economy: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Become a Quartz member to…
From Quartz. Netflix’s blockbuster deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery is quickly stirring criticism. Read more at: https://qz.com/netflix-buys-warner-bros-discovery — Subscribe to the Quartz Daily Brief newsletter, the most interesting news from the global economy: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Become a Quartz member to get unlimited access to our journalism: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Quartz is a guide to the new economy…