Lever News • Dec 11, 2025
It’s Not An AI Bubble. It’s A Black Hole.
How $400 billion in AI spending became a gravitational force that's distorting the entire economy.
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Semafor • Dec 11, 2025
Emirates’ ambitions stir rivalries on Wall Street
XRG’s board scrapped plans for a partnership with Apollo to invest in AI and energy projects after pushback from Blackstone’s Jon Gray, people familiar with the matter said.
Scheer Post • Dec 11, 2025
Trump Shifts Blame to ‘Shithole Countries’ Amid Economic Skepticism
By Skyler Voss Yesterday, the president blamed immigrants during a speech about inflation, asking, “Why is it we only take people from shithole countries, right? Why can’t we have some people from Norway, Sweden, just a few?” Today, he also admitted that eight years ago he did, in fact, use the word “shithole”—though he tried […]
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The Majority Report • Dec 11, 2025
Farmers FED UP With Trump’s Empty ‘Affordability Tour’ Promises
Lever News • Dec 11, 2025
Businessman Asked Epstein For Elon Musk Connection, Leaked Emails Show
“Can you put me in touch with Elon,” wrote one-time Trump business partner Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem in 2015, after Epstein had served time for soliciting a minor.
Semafor • Dec 11, 2025
Architects of the New Economy
In Washington, economic power no longer follows party lines.
Semafor • Dec 11, 2025
Senior White House aide: Americans will feel better about the economy in early 2026
Deputy chief of staff James Blair told Semafor that "the fundamentals of the economy are good" as he predicted positive effects from tax season.
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The Majority Report • Dec 11, 2025
Trump Launches Totally Out-Of-Touch "Affordability Tour"
Semafor • Dec 10, 2025
The US Fed delivers a third consecutive interest rate cut
The Fed signaled a high bar for additional cuts next year.
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360 headlinesThese Haitian Meatpacking Workers Face Deportation. They Voted to Strike Anyway.
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Michigan Lawsuit Calls Big Oil a “Cartel” That’s Driving High Energy Bills
Mother Jones •
Why corporate America is mostly staying quiet as federal immigration agents show up at its doors
The Conversation •
Has Little Caesars Arena boosted economic activity in Detroit? We looked at hotel and short-term rental industry data to find out
The Conversation •
Bad Bunny, Billionaires, and the Business of Sports
Mother Jones •
Data centers told to pitch in as storms and cold weather boost power demand
The Conversation •
Denmark’s generous child care and parental leave policies erase 80% of the ‘motherhood penalty’ for working moms
The Conversation •
Ignoring China’s Poverty Alleviation Success Is Costing Us All
Scheer Post •
3 things to know about Kevin Warsh, Trump’s nod for Fed chair
The Conversation •
Mamdani Announces New Settlement Securing Backpay for Delivery Workers
Mother Jones •
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