Ben Berkowitz
@BerkowitzBT
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Managing Editor biz/markets @Axios. Used to be: @Get_On_Hedgehog, @NBCNewYork, @Telemundo47, @CNBC, @Reuters, @AP, @AOL, @Fidelity.
New York, NY
Joined February 2010
🚨 NEW on the premiere of The Axios Show: @howardlutnick tells @mikeallen that universities are the next target for the U.S. government to take a cut of revenues: "If we fund it and they invent a patent, the United States of America taxpayer should get half the benefit."
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I’m (re)joining @axios as national energy correspondent! Excited to cover the future of energy, with a focus on AI + innovation — and to reunite with former colleagues. This feels like a homecoming and a new beginning. 🚀 More here: https://t.co/BgQHnKz2gy
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Veggie-flation strikes, with a warning for grocery prices
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No matter what the official data shows, consumers "feel" inflation when grocery prices rise.
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'There's been bipartisan consensus for at least a decade that the BLS needed more staff, more money, more resources.' @BerkowitzBT joins @ryanegorman to explain what the Bureau of Labor Statistics does and why the jobs report is frequently revised. Listen here:
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This year, the difference in sentiment between high income and low income Americans is at its widest since Morning Consult began tracking the data in 2018.
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Low-income Americans could become even more vulnerable as "big, beautiful bill" safety net cuts kick in.
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Sec. Lutnick with a number of #timestamp comments on trade this morning: * Baseline tariff rates will be 10%, not higher * Aug. 1 is a hard deadline for new tariffs * The USMCA will be renegotiated next year https://t.co/9A6pHYA0GC
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President Trump repeatedly suggested in recent days that baseline rates could go to 15% or even 20%.
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And we are EXTREMELY lucky to have an editor of @Jeffrey_Cane 's caliber on the team!
📰 Official announcement: @Jeffrey_Cane is now Axios' Deputy Managing Business Editor! Spotted in @oliverdarcy’s Status newsletter:
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Get you a reporter who starts a new job at 9am and files her first story by 2pm. @axios is thrilled to have @MadisonMills22 on the team.
My first for @axios: Stocks refuse to go down despite tariffs, war risks and high rates. With those risks still here, can investors keep pricing in best case scenarios? More here w/ analysis from Lori Calvasina, @DavidBahnsen and David Kelly. https://t.co/uAly6tSa6P
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It’s not every day the Treasury secretary describes a correction as “healthy” and criticizes the stock market as “euphoric.” But these are different times… https://t.co/QZBibRBnyH
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Stocks rallied after President Trump was elected, but fell sharply as he began implementing tariffs.
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🏆 It brings me loads of joy to announce @sarafischer won SABEW's Best in Business award for her Newsletter 💪 The judges: "The author clearly hustles and is very plugged in to her beat." https://t.co/9fiU3HgRHA
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NEW: On March 3, @axios is launching Inside MAGA Media—an exclusive, members-only deep dive by @JimVandeHei and @mikeallen into the people and platforms driving Trump's influence, with research by @talstales. Sign up here: https://t.co/Z83ytPUbxB
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Axios AM Executive Briefing gives you direct access into the insights and conversations of CEO Jim VandeHei and co-founder Mike Allen.Navigate the change in power that will impact you and your team...
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Our recent story on Gen Z's "need" for a salary of $587,000 a year got a lot of attention from the likes of @ianbremmer, @theallinpod and @waitbutwhy, so ... we dug deeper into the why. (Blame inflation, social media, a lifetime of crisis, etc.) https://t.co/enSwCIR9If
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The economic vibes are a little bit scary.
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When someone keeps hitting homers, like Jim, listen to their batting advice.
Our memo: How to be a great reporter @axios
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For those of us with long memories, the absolute irony of southern California being one of the few regions **without** drought conditions nationwide ...
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.@Neil_Irwin reports on how the Biden team fought the last war (2009 stimulus package) w/ their 1.9 trillion ARP and contributed to inflation. https://t.co/xcCHYy1Rjs
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As the father of two teenage boys, I am all for “family size tater tots” deflation.
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The Trump bounce in stocks is great, but what's the bond market so urgently whispering in our ears? (Starring @felixsalmon and @EmilyRPeck, with a few words by me) https://t.co/0APPQY1gnN
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