Mar 21, 2026 • 1 min

Jay Powell extols ‘independence and integrity’ after latest attacks by Trump

Fed chair cites importance of resisting short-term pressure in accepting Volcker award for public service

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Mar 21, 2026 • 8 min

Walmart digital price labels are coming to every store shelf in U.S. by end of 2026

Walmart is rolling out digital shelf labels and expects it to be in all U.S. stores by year’s end. Is it surge pricing in disguise or just new tech efficiency?

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Mar 21, 2026 • 2 min

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce on ETFs: 'We want to work with people on new products'

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce indicates an openness to work with Wall Street on fresh exchange-traded fund products tied to cryptocurrencies and tokenization.

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Mar 21, 2026 • 7 min

Jenny Johnson, third-generation Franklin Templeton CEO, on managing trillions for the family business

Franklin Templeton CEO Jenny Johnson leads a global fund manager with nearly $2 billion in assets and a 79-year-old family business started by her grandfather.

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Mar 21, 2026 • 5 min

44-year-old left his tech job and started a halal burger joint—his restaurants brought in over $4 million in 2025

Shahezad Contractor left his "cushy" IT career and launched a halal restaurant chain.

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Mar 21, 2026 • 6 min

FedEx has started delivering 'promotion-ready' AI training to over 400,000 workers

Inside a FedEx AI literacy initiative being delivered across half a million employees around the world.

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Mar 21, 2026 • 7 min

‘Tax resistance’ gains attention amid ICE protests, Iran war — and IRS penalties could follow

Tax protesters often withhold taxes due to moral objections to certain government programs, such as the Iran war. But there can be IRS penalties, experts say.

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Mar 21, 2026 • 5 min

Nissan’s new hybrid is a U.S.-first that mixes EV driving with a gas engine

Nissan plans to introduce a new type of hybrid for the U.S. market that drives like an all-electric vehicle but is powered by a traditional gas-powered engine.

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Mar 21, 2026 • 8 min

Buffett defends 'Giving Pledge' against Thiel and 'billionaire backlash'

Warren Buffett is defending the philanthropic initiative he co-founded with Bill Gates almost 15 years ago.

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Mar 21, 2026 • 9 min

OpenClaw's ChatGPT moment sparks concern that AI models are becoming commodities

At Nvidia's GTC conference this week, CEO Nvidia Jensen Huang dedicated a major part of his keynote to OpenClaw, a technology that didn't exist six months ago.

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Mar 21, 2026 • 6 min

Analysis: Trump's unshackled presidency puts him at the center of the economy

The president's unprecedented use of executive power has made him a driving force behind oil prices, the Federal Reserve's interest rates and more.

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Mar 21, 2026 • 11 min

GLP-1 drugs are changing how Americans eat. Food companies are racing to catch up

For restaurants and food companies, the increasing adoption of GLP-1 drugs present both an opportunity and a threat to their businesses.

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