Palantir CEO Alex Karp speaks during an interview on July 27, 2026 in New York City. John Lamparski | Getty Images Palantir stock rocketed 27% higher on Tuesday after the company reported “otherworldly” second-quarter earnings driven by customer demand for AI sovereign tools. The enterprise software giant reported a 93% growth in overall revenue to…
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Claiming your 401(k) match is one of the most common pieces of retirement savings advice for good reason. By giving up a few thousand dollars today, your employer could give you a matching contribution that may be worth tens of thousands of dollars by the time you’re ready to leave the workforce. So it might…
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Economics
Aug 18, 2026
Michael R. Strain
As advances in generative AI continue, US policymakers should heed two lessons from the opening of trade with China. But that will require them to rethink the conventional wisdom about deindustrialization and the…