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CNBC TOP STORIES SpaceX up 10% in premarket after earnings beat and Musk hints at Tesla tie-up Strong Bullish MARKET WATCH AI stocks are probably in a bubble — but might be worth holding onto, says Citadel’s Ken … Bearish NPR BUSINESS Netflix holds quarterly earnings call following leadership shakeup and layoffs Bearish WIRED Can Europe Build Data Centers Without Giving Up Its Climate Goals? Neutral MOTOR1 Fiat's Weird Multipla Revival Could Actually Reach Production Neutral COINTELEGRAPH Ether ETF outflows continue, pass $1B in October so far Bearish BUSINESS INSIDER A $345,000 writing job at Anthropic says a lot about what humans still bring to the table Neutral MOTOR1 Forget The Sedan: This Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio Is A Two-Seat Convertible Neutral CONSTRUCTION NEWS UK Fit-out specialist Collins Construction becomes employee owned Bullish ABC NEWS Polymarket removes contract allowing wagers on fate of Cornell students accused of sexua… Pessimistic CNBC TOP STORIES AI's spending boom faces a 'gut check': Who can actually make money? Strong Bullish WSJ ECONOMY Bank Indonesia Holds Key Rate as MSCI Downgrade Threat Weighs on Markets Optimistic MOTOR1 Lexus TX 550h+ Is Dead For 2027 Bearish MOTOR1 EU Moves Closer To Keeping Gas Cars Alive After 2035. Here's What's Changed Neutral WSJ ECONOMY U.K. Inflation Jumps Again on Rising Energy Costs Bullish BUSINESS INSIDER Dario Amodei spent 2,000 words laying out to a critic on X why Anthropic must persist in … Neutral BBC BUSINESS Surging fuel prices push UK inflation rate to 3.5% ahead of Budget Bearish WSJ ECONOMY U.K. Government on Track to Cut Borrowing Ahead of Budget Neutral CNBC TOP STORIES 'MAKE DEALS': Trump says data centers should pay communities a 'dividend' to win support Strong Bullish ROBOTICS & AUTOMATION Opinion: Why the next generation of AMRs won’t need engineered environments Neutral CNBC TOP STORIES SpaceX up 10% in premarket after earnings beat and Musk hints at Tesla tie-up Strong Bullish MARKET WATCH AI stocks are probably in a bubble — but might be worth holding onto, says Citadel’s Ken … Bearish NPR BUSINESS Netflix holds quarterly earnings call following leadership shakeup and layoffs Bearish WIRED Can Europe Build Data Centers Without Giving Up Its Climate Goals? Neutral MOTOR1 Fiat's Weird Multipla Revival Could Actually Reach Production Neutral COINTELEGRAPH Ether ETF outflows continue, pass $1B in October so far Bearish BUSINESS INSIDER A $345,000 writing job at Anthropic says a lot about what humans still bring to the table Neutral MOTOR1 Forget The Sedan: This Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio Is A Two-Seat Convertible Neutral CONSTRUCTION NEWS UK Fit-out specialist Collins Construction becomes employee owned Bullish ABC NEWS Polymarket removes contract allowing wagers on fate of Cornell students accused of sexua… Pessimistic CNBC TOP STORIES AI's spending boom faces a 'gut check': Who can actually make money? Strong Bullish WSJ ECONOMY Bank Indonesia Holds Key Rate as MSCI Downgrade Threat Weighs on Markets Optimistic MOTOR1 Lexus TX 550h+ Is Dead For 2027 Bearish MOTOR1 EU Moves Closer To Keeping Gas Cars Alive After 2035. Here's What's Changed Neutral WSJ ECONOMY U.K. Inflation Jumps Again on Rising Energy Costs Bullish BUSINESS INSIDER Dario Amodei spent 2,000 words laying out to a critic on X why Anthropic must persist in … Neutral BBC BUSINESS Surging fuel prices push UK inflation rate to 3.5% ahead of Budget Bearish WSJ ECONOMY U.K. Government on Track to Cut Borrowing Ahead of Budget Neutral CNBC TOP STORIES 'MAKE DEALS': Trump says data centers should pay communities a 'dividend' to win support Strong Bullish ROBOTICS & AUTOMATION Opinion: Why the next generation of AMRs won’t need engineered environments Neutral
New York Times Business · Oct 16, 2026 6:28 PM EDT GeopoliticsMacro

U.S. Budget Deficit Nears $2 Trillion, a Reality Check for Trump’s Cost Cutting

Higher interest rates are inflating borrowing costs as the Trump administration spends on the Iran war and tariff refunds.

U.S. Budget Deficit Nears $2 Trillion, a Reality Check for Trump’s Cost Cutting
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