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How fandom became culture’s power center — and a blueprint for Gen Z’s economic influence | Fortune
Today, fandom functions as a co-creative, identity-shaping system where fans play a meaningful role in the evolution of both the IP they love and the brands who seek to join in on the action. These fan communities, from StationeryTok to K-pop Discords and fan-fiction servers in AO3, now...
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New CBO report shows national debt spiraling into uncharted territory by 2035—and Trump’s tariffs defeat will make the picture even worse | Fortune
Plenty of observers already had doubts that, as Donald Trump put it on President’s Day, the U.S. has entered a “new golden age of prosperity.” Now, with the Supreme Court ruling negating a wide swath of the Trump tariffs,...
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Trump loves cheap gas—but a military conflict in Iran could nearly double your price at the pump | Fortune
The largest U.S. military buildup since the 2003 Iraq invasion is aimed at Iran, and the outcome of a tense standoff could mean the average price at the pump falls to $2.50 per gallon or spikes astronomically to $5...
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Detroit automakers ask White House to be spared from new tariffs | Fortune
Detroit’s automakers asked the White House to shield them from new tariffs that President Donald Trump vowed to impose after the Supreme Court struck down most of his global duties. The American Automotive Policy Council, which represents General Motors Co.,...
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How Costco suing Trump helps business and stoke loyalty | Fortune
Costco Wholesale has won the loyalty and almost religious devotion of tens of millions of members thanks to one tenet in how it has run its business since its founding decades ago. Everything it does is aimed at keeping...
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Supreme Court rules against Trump’s emergency tariffs – but leaves key questions unanswered
President Donald Trump’s economic agenda took a major hit when the Supreme Court struck down many of his most sweeping tariffs. While Trump has options to restore some of the tariffs, he’s losing his most...
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Mark Cuban shares the ‘smartest counter’ he’s seen yet to AI stealing jobs—at least in the short-term | Fortune
The former Shark Tank star took to X to respond to a viral clip from the All-In podcast, in which investors Jason Calacanis and Chamath Palihapitiya revealed the real-world expense of deploying AI agents to enhance productivity: in some...
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Trump administration axed nutrition education program that saved more money than it cost, even as government encourages healthier eating
If the government had found a way to save US$10 for every dollar it spent helping low-income people get healthier, wouldn’t it make sense for it to keep doing that?Well, that’s exactly what the U.S....
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Amazon dethrones Walmart as No. 1 on the Fortune 500. There’s a big upside to their rivalry | Fortune
Good morning. There is a new top dog in Corporate America. Walmart, long the largest U.S. company by revenue and No. 1 on the Fortune 500, was eclipsed for the first time by Amazon.com. Based on Q4 earnings, Amazon...
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Analysis: Trump issues patriotic rallying cry with eye on crucial elections
Last month, he gave a national address from the White House where he struck similar themes and cited similar...