Semafor • Jan 26, 2026
Saudi’s NEOM creates new unit to boost oversight
The $1 trillion project has hired new management to improve oversight amid construction delays and layoffs.
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Semafor • Jan 26, 2026
Florida Republicans raise doubts about Trump’s plans for Venezuelan oil under Rodríguez
The administration has already sent hundreds of millions back into Caracas’ economy, but skeptics see the setup as ripe for misuse by the current regime.
New Republic • Jan 26, 2026
Trump Accidentally Wrecks His Own Case for Tariffs in 3 Crazed Tirades
The Supreme Court is about to rule on Donald Trump’s tariffs, which lower courts deem illegal. But guess what: Trump himself has badly undermined his own case for them. He’s claimed broad tariff powers by absurdly declaring trade deficits an economic emergency. But he keeps admitting to other rationales for them. In a crazed and truly bizarre tirade in Davos, he said he hiked tariffs on Switzerland partly because a female leader’s voice annoyed him. He unleashed a long, unhinged rant in a letter threatening Brazil with higher tariffs over its treatment of ally Jair Bolsonaro. And in another strange and rambling tirade, he threatened to impose tariffs on European countries opposing his quest to seize Greenland. We talked to MS NOW’s Steve Benen, who identified this pattern in a good piece. We discuss all these threats, the GOP’s complicity with the Mad King’s whims, and what it’ll mean for our country if the high court greenlights such obviously absurd abuses of power. Listen to this episode here. A transcript is here.
Semafor • Jan 26, 2026
Kenya’s bourse bets on M-Pesa to attract retail investors
Leading telcos are expected to soon roll out trading services on their mobile money apps.
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The Majority Report • Jan 26, 2026
Health Insurance CEOs Had A Very Bad Day
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The Majority Report • Jan 25, 2026
China Wins Big at Davos | Jostein Hauge | TMR
Semafor • Jan 25, 2026
US set to make its largest investment in rare earths
The US government is reportedly pursuing a $1.6 billion investment in an American rare earth company, its largest such foray into the sector, as Washington looks to build up its domestic mineral supply chain.
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The Majority Report • Jan 25, 2026
He Failed And We're Paying For It
Scheer Post • Jan 25, 2026
‘Economic Statecraft’ Exposed: A Key Pillar of US Hybrid Warfare for All to See
By Jeffrey D. Sachs and Sybil Fares for Common Dreams John Maynard Keynes famously wrote in The Economic Consequences of the Peace (1919): “There is no subtler, no surer means of overturning the existing basis of Society than to debauch the currency. The process engages all the hidden forces of economic law on the side of destruction, and […]
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Michigan Lawsuit Calls Big Oil a “Cartel” That’s Driving High Energy Bills
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Why corporate America is mostly staying quiet as federal immigration agents show up at its doors
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Has Little Caesars Arena boosted economic activity in Detroit? We looked at hotel and short-term rental industry data to find out
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Bad Bunny, Billionaires, and the Business of Sports
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Data centers told to pitch in as storms and cold weather boost power demand
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Denmark’s generous child care and parental leave policies erase 80% of the ‘motherhood penalty’ for working moms
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Ignoring China’s Poverty Alleviation Success Is Costing Us All
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3 things to know about Kevin Warsh, Trump’s nod for Fed chair
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Mamdani Announces New Settlement Securing Backpay for Delivery Workers
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