Semafor • Jan 29, 2026
Energy, defense slowdown weighs on Russia's war economy
Moscow is looking to hike taxes to shore up its budget amid challenges to its war economy.
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The Majority Report • Jan 29, 2026
Miami Beach On A Graveyard: Kushner’s Dystopian Vision For "New Gaza"
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Breaking Points • Jan 29, 2026
Peter Schiff: Dollar COLLAPSING, Crisis Worse Than 2008
Semafor • Jan 29, 2026
Wall Street lines up behind 'Trump Accounts'
Big US banks are embracing the president’s self-branded retirement accounts for children.
Semafor • Jan 29, 2026
Top Trump administration dealmaker Michael Grimes returns to Silicon Valley
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has been recruiting from Wall Street banks and private-equity firms to bulk up the investment arm Grimes ran.
Semafor • Jan 29, 2026
Fossil fuel M&A centers on small number of firms, report says
The top 20 acquirers in the last 10 years accounted for 53% of total deal value, research by the consulting firm Bain & Co found.
Semafor • Jan 29, 2026
Microsoft, Meta report AI-driven growth
Microsoft’s cloud division, central to its AI ambitions, saw growth slow.
Semafor • Jan 29, 2026
Ghana slashes interest rates following economic turnaround
Consumer inflation has fallen by almost 90% since 2023 in the West African nation, which for years faced soaring prices and cooling growth.
Semafor • Jan 29, 2026
China’s luxury market set to rebound following plummeting sales
European fashion houses hope that the reprieve will help to up sales, as brands have become heavily reliant on the country’s giant market.
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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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