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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

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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

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

By Jerome AdamsMarch 7, 2026

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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Commentary What should business leaders say about Alex Pretti’s death?

By Deepak MalhotraFebruary 3, 2026

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Commentary What happened at Davos was a warning to CEOs: Their companies are designed for a world that no longer exists

By Ram CharanFebruary 3, 2026

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Commentary The AI adoption story is haunted by fear as today’s efficiency programs look like tomorrow’s job cuts. Leaders need to win workers’ trust

By Carolyn DewarFebruary 1, 2026

Commentary How Trump helped Harvard: 5 ‘Crimson’ leadership lessons on standing up to bullies

By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Steven Tian and Stephen HenriquesFebruary 1, 2026

Economy BRICS could become a new pillar of global governance—if its rapid growth doesn’t erode its newfound clout

By Brian WongJanuary 31, 2026

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Commentary America’s AI regulatory patchwork is crushing startups and helping China

By James Richardson and Eric TanenblattJanuary 30, 2026

Europe Struggling to remain relevant during the AI watercooler chat? Talk about your latest ‘new collar’ hire

By Kamal AhmedJanuary 29, 2026

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Commentary Trump is driving capital out of capitalism

By Andrew BeharJanuary 29, 2026

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Commentary John Hancock CEO: We all have a role in driving better health outcomes for Americans

By Brooks TingleJanuary 29, 2026

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Commentary The real promise of AI isn’t fewer jobs, it’s cheaper thinking

By Michael WystrachJanuary 29, 2026

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Commentary Football snubs Bill Belichick, one of its greatest ever coaches—showing how his unapologetic leadership style came with a cost

By Nick LichtenbergJanuary 28, 2026

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Commentary How social media upended the 75-year-old playbook of big CPG

By Oisín HanrahanJanuary 28, 2026

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Commentary How not to say that thing you’ll regret forever: 3 rules for family conversations about money

By Glenn KurlanderJanuary 28, 2026

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Commentary Banning investors won’t fix America’s housing shortage

By Edward Peter StringhamJanuary 28, 2026

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Commentary How to fight child hunger in a time of foreign aid cuts

By Reem Alabali Radovan, Rajiv J. Shah and Mads Krogsgaard ThomsenJanuary 28, 2026

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Commentary Coming soon: a lost generation of employee talent?

By Patrick E. HopkinsJanuary 27, 2026

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Commentary Yes, you’re getting a bigger tax refund. Your kids won’t thank you for the $3 trillion it’s adding to the deficit

By Daniel BunnJanuary 26, 2026

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Commentary When companies take off like a rocket, how can founders steer the ship?

By Carolyn DewarJanuary 24, 2026

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Commentary When AI meets healthcare, how should payers react?

By Shubham SinghalJanuary 23, 2026

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Commentary AI makes human intelligence more important, not less

By Bob Sternfels and Lucy PerezJanuary 22, 2026

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Commentary Built to last: governance for multigenerational family businesses

By Wendy StewartJanuary 22, 2026

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Commentary I’m the Napster CEO and I agree with Pinterest: the Napster phase of AI needs to end

By John AcuntoJanuary 22, 2026

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Commentary Slipping on ICE: innocent retailers are the latest collateral damage from Trump’s perpetual noise machine

By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven TianJanuary 21, 2026

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Commentary Google Cloud exec on software’s great reset and the end of certainty: we’re shifting from predictability to probability

By Yasmeen AhmadJanuary 21, 2026

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Commentary Davos 2026: reading the signals, not the headlines

By Louisa LoranJanuary 21, 2026

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Commentary The world needs 8.5x higher GDP to give everyone a Swiss standard of living. As leaders gather in Davos, fear of growth holds this back

By Chris Bradley, Nick Leung and Sven SmitJanuary 21, 2026

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Commentary Pinterest CEO: the Napster phase of AI needs to end

By Bill ReadyJanuary 19, 2026

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Commentary I lead IBM Consulting, here’s how AI-first companies must redesign work for growth

By Mohamad AliJanuary 19, 2026

Commentary I have been coming to Davos for 16 years. I have never seen such a crisis in U.S./European relations

By Kamal AhmedJanuary 19, 2026

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Commentary Learning and work are converging in an integrated new life template for the AI era

By Ravi Kumar SJanuary 19, 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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