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Jensen Huang is predicting an AI construction boom where blue-collar workers can bag six-figure salaries. He makes a compelling argument, but there are a couple of big caveats here that we can't ignore.

The spending divide is visible in the past three years of data, the New York Fed says, and college degrees matter a lot.

Only the U.S. and eight other countries – out of 107 – cited politics as their top problem in a new Gallup survey.

Support from the Greens could hold the key to opening the door to capital gains tax changes as the government ponders reforms the opposition says it won't back.

There are already indications of three big ways the Trump economy could affect Social Security in 2026.

Saudi Arabia’s oil giant Saudi Aramco has successfully raised $4 billion through a bond issuance. The move highlights strong investor trust in the company's financial stability. The issuance, part of a global program, was priced in January 2026 and completed in early February 2026. Proceeds will fund capital expenditures and…

Jump of £37bn in budget deficit by 2040 would force government to increase taxes, NIESR predicts

Leading economic think tank predicts that net zero migration would lead to slower employment growth and a smaller workforce, causing a decline in overall GDP growth

If net migration stayed positive, a larger working-age population would broaden the tax base and help stabilise the debt to GDP ratio, Niesr said.

We have now passed the annual Australia Day peak of calls urging us to “buy Australian” – especially lamb. The iconic green-and-gold “Australian Made, Australian Grown” logo, launched by then-Prime Minister Bob Hawke in 1986, turns 40 this year.

With the RBA showing stronger resolve to rein in inflation, banks will more likely than not be lifting home loan rates again in a few months, economists say.