Jason Ma is the weekend editor at Fortune, where he covers markets, the economy, finance and housing. Before joining Fortune, he was an editor at Business Insider, Investor’s Business Daily, and Dow Jones Newswires. He also took time off from journalism to serve in the Marine Corps. He is a graduate of the University of Southern California and UC Berkeley.
EnergyThe global economy is experiencing the largest capex cycle ever, with nearly $5 trillion seen by the end of the decade—and it’s not all AI spending
By Jason MaMay 10, 2026
InvestingThe federal government must issue more debt than it expected as cash flow weakens, and ‘the bond market is shouting’
By Jason MaMay 9, 2026
EconomyRussian debt defaults are surging, with a quarter of the bond market at risk, while Putin hides in bunkers fixated on his war instead of the economy
By Jason MaMay 9, 2026
PoliticsTed Cruz says the quiet part out loud: Trump accounts are Social Security personal accounts as GOP senator reveals ‘dirty little secret’
By Jason MaMay 9, 2026
EconomyIran may have a higher tolerance for economic pain—but the pain is excruciating as regime reveals 100% inflation in just days on some items
By Jason MaMay 8, 2026
PoliticsBattle for Hormuz begins as U.S. military fights off Iranian attacks while seeking to break regime’s grip on ship traffic through strait
By Jason MaMay 4, 2026
EnergyMarkets on alert as Trump vows ‘Project Freedom’ for Hormuz, setting up potential showdown after renewed attacks on ships
By Jason MaMay 3, 2026
EconomyAs economic despair mounts, Russian official admits the country has had enough of Putin’s war on Ukraine. ‘We can’t even take one region’
By Jason MaMay 3, 2026
EnergyThe clock is ticking as oil markets barrel toward nightmare scenarios with the West bracing for ‘tank bottoms’ and Iran racing to delay ‘tank tops’
By Jason MaMay 3, 2026
EconomyInterest on U.S. debt is becoming a top driver of future deficits, as the sheer size of past borrowing overwhelms the fiscal outlook
By Jason MaMay 2, 2026
AIJensen Huang says some CEOs have a ‘God complex’ when it comes to AI apocalypse warnings, which can create shortages of critical workers
By Jason MaMay 2, 2026
EconomyBy staying on the Fed’s board, Jerome Powell could be doing incoming Chairman Kevin Warsh a huge favor
By Jason MaMay 1, 2026
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