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Something will cause inflation to go up this year, but it’s not oil

It’s often said that the inflation of the 1970s and ’80s in the U.S. and elsewhere was caused by the two oil crises of 1973-74 and 1979-80. Not so.

By Steve H. Hanke and John GreenwoodMarch 9, 2026

Asia’s family offices and corporations must step up to replace a cash-strapped UN and fill the SDG funding gap

By Naina Subberwal BatraMarch 8, 2026

herrick

I’ve been advising wealthy family offices on real estate for decades. This market requires another look at your 100-year plan

By Belinda G. SchwartzMarch 7, 2026

adams

Trump’s former Surgeon General: voters widely support vaccine access and want Washington to focus elsewhere

By Jerome AdamsMarch 7, 2026

schmidt

Eric Schmidt: big tech should power its own AI ambitions

By Eric SchmidtMarch 6, 2026

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Energy Stocks stage massive upside reversal as oil plunges after Trump says Iran war could be over soon

By Eva RoytburgMarch 9, 2026

AI Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz warns AI’s hunger for internet comments could degrade the world’s ‘information ecosystem’

By Catherina GioinoMarch 9, 2026

A woman in a red coat holds up a sign that says, “Shouldn’t hurt to be a nurse.”

Economy Health care has been propping up a shaky labor market. For the first time in over four years, the sector shed thousands of jobs

By Sasha RogelbergMarch 9, 2026

Real Madrid player Jude Bellingham pours water on his face during a break

Arts & Entertainment The 2026 World Cup will bring a uniquely American sports tradition to the beautiful game: Mid-match ad breaks

By Tristan BoveMarch 9, 2026

People wait outside a building

AI AI layoffs are coming. The problem may be compounded because nearly 75% of people don’t apply for unemployment benefits

By Jacqueline MunisMarch 9, 2026

iran

Middle East U.S. intel assessment: Iran regime change was unlikely in either short or long war, sources say

By Michelle L. Price, Mary Clare Jalonick and The Associated PressMarch 9, 2026

Crypto Strategy buys $1.3 billion of Bitcoin using mostly common stock

By Melos Ambaye and BloombergMarch 9, 2026

Personal Finance How to invest in gold: 6 ways to buy this precious metal

By Joseph HostetlerMarch 9, 2026

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sarandos

Commentary What Netflix’s acquisition of Ben Affleck’s AI filmmaking company really shows

By Lin CherryMarch 6, 2026

iran

Commentary Bypassing Hormuz: how technology, not territory, will win the new energy war

By Siddharth MisraMarch 6, 2026

nicole

Commentary AI mastered language. The physical world is next

By Nicole FraenkelMarch 6, 2026

Europe The President is surprised by the lack of European support for military action against Iran—he shouldn’t be

By Kamal AhmedMarch 6, 2026

khosla

Commentary $3.7 billion whisper: the explosive growth of quiet corporate activism

By Sona KhoslaMarch 6, 2026

rail

Commentary Congress is about to chase rail freight onto American roads. It risks thousands of deaths

By Michael F. GormanMarch 6, 2026

hormuz

Commentary Hung up on Hormuz: the old-world order of oil was just shattered by the closing of Iran’s key global chokepoint

By Siddharth MisraMarch 6, 2026

travis

Commentary I help manage one of the world’s most constrained supply chains, up close to the defining energy bottleneck of the decade

By Travis EdmondsMarch 6, 2026

shlomo

Commentary Tech billionaire Shlomo Kramer: the cyber selloff proved that Wall Street can’t price tech anymore

By Shlomo KramerMarch 5, 2026

dell

Commentary Time on his side: Michael Dell the real business icon as Icahn the activist recedes from view

By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven TianMarch 5, 2026

trump

Commentary The housing paradox: why banning institutional investors could make affordability worse

By Sean DobsonMarch 5, 2026

vradenburg

Commentary Poor brain health costs the world economy $5 trillion a year. The world is waking up to the crisis

By George VradenburgMarch 5, 2026

mossadegh

Commentary One key difference on America and Iran, then and now: the CIA had a plan for what would happen in 1953

By Gregory F. Treverton and The ConversationMarch 4, 2026

altman

Commentary Sam Altman, Jensen Huang and the other AI kingpins only have themselves to blame for the scare rippling through the economy right now

By Kevin ManeyMarch 4, 2026

wong

Commentary Legal AI is splitting in two—and most people miss the difference

By David WongMarch 4, 2026

cuban

Commentary Trump promised lower drug prices. Here’s how Congress virtually guaranteed the opposite

By Tony LoSassoMarch 4, 2026

gen z

Commentary Millennials invented the experience economy and Gen Z is reinventing travel itself

By Nick FilatovMarch 4, 2026

wolfgang

Commentary Europe doesn’t lack tech talent. Its leaders lack execution

By Wolfgang OelsMarch 3, 2026

zuck

Commentary Boards aren’t ready for the AI age: What happens when your CEO gets deepfaked?

By James RichardsonMarch 3, 2026

Europe Why Europe can lead in trusted, industrialized AI

By Dave McCannMarch 2, 2026

heitmann

Commentary Here’s how to build something that lasts, from the founder of a $300 million bootstrapped company that’s been growing for 28 years straight

By Tim HeitmannMarch 1, 2026

world's fair

Commentary Something big is happening in AI, but panic is the wrong reaction

By Peter CappelliFebruary 28, 2026

putin

Commentary Exclusive analysis: we looked at the 400 western firms still in Russia. Their paltry size strips Putin’s bluff bare naked

By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Stephen Henriques, Jake Waldinger and Giuseppe ScottoFebruary 27, 2026

roth

Commentary The AI resource reallocation challenge: How can companies capture the value of time?

By Erik RothFebruary 27, 2026

will

Commentary I’m one of America’s top pollsters and I’ve got a warning for the AI companies: customers aren’t sold on ads

By Will JohnsonFebruary 27, 2026

the pitt

Commentary ‘The Pitt’: a masterclass display of DEI in action

By Robert RabenFebruary 26, 2026

david booth

Commentary 3 lessons from investing’s ‘moneyball’ moment

By David BoothFebruary 25, 2026

Commentary Gen Z’s enthusiasm for all things touchable is resurrecting the analog economy—and costing parents

By Luba KassovaFebruary 24, 2026

trump

Commentary Trump is set to throw another tariff tantrum at the state of the union. Economists know better

By Steve H. HankeFebruary 24, 2026

may

Commentary The AI leadership reckoning is here

By May HabibFebruary 24, 2026

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Gen Z graduates who majored in ‘AI-proof’ careers like pharmacy, biology, and education are making less than $50,000 after graduation

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By Emma BurleighMarch 6, 2026

This AI founder who quit her 9-to-5 law job has a warning for anyone dreaming of doing the same: 'I'm working harder now than I ever did'

By Emma BurleighMarch 8, 2026

Anthropic just mapped out which jobs AI could potentially replace. A 'Great Recession for white-collar workers' is absolutely possible

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By Jake AngeloMarch 6, 2026

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