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In February 1993, weeks into Bill Clinton’s presidency, James Carville famously quipped: “I used to think if there was reincarnation, I wanted to come back as the president or the…
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Speaking at Southern Methodist University on Tuesday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent dared currency traders, and indirectly the bond market, to challenge him as he wages a multi-front battle to stabilize…
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As of 9 a.m. Eastern Time on September 8, 2026, oil sold for $99.85 per barrel (using Brent as the benchmark, which we’ll get into momentarily). That’s 79 cents higher…
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Former President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, is preparing to roll out a memecoin, a novelty form of cryptocurrency that is typically based on a famous person or meme that…
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The nation’s largest banks (according to FDIC data) are currently advertising CD APYs as high as 4.25% (as of Sept. 9, 2026). Terms start at four months and go up…
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Over the past three weeks, a pro-Bitcoin group called the Nakamoto Project has been using a decidedly old-school form of outreach to promote the digital currency: A series of print…
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The current average refinance rate on a 30-year, fixed-rate home loan is 6.839%, according to Mortgage Research Center data. If you’re a homeowner hoping to refinance your mortgage for a…
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If you’re the type of homebuyer who is willing to deal with a little uncertainty in exchange for the possibility of getting a low rate, an adjustable-rate mortgage might be…
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How many students made up your college cohort? Odds are its about 4,000—the same, if not more, than the total number of billionaires on earth. Recommended Video Think about the…
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Welcome to this week’s Fortune Gulf Brief. We’ll be covering: Humain prepares for IPO and $2.5 billion fund launch Mena startup funding doubles in August—but one megadeal did all the heavy lifting Qatar’s budget…
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