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Davos and Other Hustles

10 months 1 week ago
The longtime head of the World Economic Forum resigns in disgrace. Is nothing sacred?
Robert Kuttner

Private Equity’s Do-or-Die Moment

10 months 1 week ago
Regulators have been cracking down on consolidation just as dealmaking dries up and investors head for the exits. Can the lords of finance find a way out?
James Baratta

Trump’s Agenda Is Still Undecided

10 months 1 week ago
Congress returns to tackle the ‘big beautiful bill’ that would extend his tax cuts and cut social safety net spending. They still don’t have the details in place.
David Dayen

The Markets as Master

10 months 1 week ago
Trump and Musk could evade public opinion and popular outrage for a while, but the markets have brought them to heel.
Harold Meyerson

Runaway Tren

10 months 2 weeks ago
How a Colorado slumlord’s psyop turned into a brand-new ‘forever war’ on Venezuela
Maureen Tkacik