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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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Personal Finance America’s never had such high national debt heading into an economic shock. We need a ‘break glass’ plan, think tank warns

By Nick LichtenbergMarch 10, 2026

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Cybersecurity Gen Z is already nostalgic for TikTok—and the platform is only 6 years old

By Nick LichtenbergMarch 10, 2026

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AI CEOs are using one number in the AI age to decide how many people they still need

By Nick LichtenbergMarch 10, 2026

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Investing Oracle is under pressure from more than $100 billion in debt and massive layoffs as it pushes ahead with Larry Ellison’s 3-step transformation

By Amanda GerutMarch 9, 2026

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

By Eva RoytburgMarch 9, 2026

Energy Trump says war to end ‘very soon,’ floats removing oil sanctions

By Kate Sullivan, Josh Wingrove and BloombergMarch 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

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Commentary How the Great Grief led to the Great Resignation

By Sherry WallingApril 11, 2022

Commentary Here’s how much the Biden administration should be investing in infrastructure to prevent another pandemic

By Kevin Berry, David Finnoff, Richard Horan and Peter DaszakApril 11, 2022

Commentary Welcome to the new ethical context

By Eric PlinerApril 8, 2022

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Commentary The skills shortage is 2022’s biggest threat. Here’s how to navigate through

By Heather ConklinApril 8, 2022

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Commentary For the Fed, fighting inflation is imperative, but slamming the economy would be premature

By Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak and Paul SwartzApril 8, 2022

Commentary With inflation at a 40-year high, who feels better off today? They do

By Will JohnsonApril 7, 2022

Commentary Ketanji Brown Jackson is confirmed. Our criminal justice system still awaits the verdict

By Andrey SpektorApril 7, 2022

Commentary Remote work is freeing tech talent from the limits of geography

By Maxime C. Cohen and Alex BouazizApril 7, 2022

A graphic artist paints a mural ad for Apple in Berlin

Commentary Don’t kill off the creator economy to please Big Content

By Joshua LamelApril 7, 2022

A worker welds a section of pipework on the Power of Siberia gas pipeline.

Commentary Go east? Why China’s not going to save Russia’s energy exports anytime soon

By Thane GustafsonApril 6, 2022

Commentary This is America’s broadband moment. Don’t screw it up

By Bruce P. MehlmanApril 6, 2022

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Commentary Carving up the American pie: Compared with 60 years ago, workers are getting less and shareholders are getting more—sometimes a lot more

By Rick WartzmanApril 6, 2022

Commentary The uncertain future of Starbucks

By Aron SolomonApril 6, 2022

Commentary When war reaches the workplace: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is unsettling stressed-out American workers

By Cheryl NaumannApril 6, 2022

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Commentary 4 keys to getting workers to return to the office after COVID

By Aaron de Smet and Bill SchaningerApril 5, 2022

A young woman and recent college graduate stares pensively into the distance.

Commentary A college degree is no longer always the best pathway to the middle class. That might be a good thing

By Lindsay DaughertyApril 5, 2022

Commentary Days after I was named CEO, my company faced one of the most sophisticated cyberattacks in history

By Sudhakar RamakrishnaApril 4, 2022

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Commentary A food crisis is coming. Here’s how we can help American farmers weather the storm

By Mike Johanns and Heidi HeitkampApril 4, 2022

Commentary La Famiglia: Family values that drive business success

By Giacomo ChiesiApril 2, 2022

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Commentary What do Starbucks, Tesla, and John Deere have in common? They’ve used A.I. to reinvent their businesses

By François Candelon, Bowen Ding and Su Min HaApril 1, 2022

Commentary Financial literacy education is the key to closing America’s wealth gap

By Ryan WilliamsApril 1, 2022

Commentary From the Ukraine-Poland border, an urgent call for support and immigration reform

By Loretta E. Lynch and Steven BanksMarch 31, 2022

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Commentary 4 ways business leaders should act on the SEC’s climate disclosure rule

By Brian StaffordMarch 31, 2022

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Commentary We are getting worker loneliness all wrong

By Ryan Jenkins and Steven Van CohenMarch 31, 2022

Commentary Here’s how women in tech can break the bias and be their own advocates

By Priya RajagopalMarch 30, 2022

Commentary It’s time for a digital trade agreement

By Myron BrilliantMarch 30, 2022

Commentary Staying silent on transgender rights is not an option

By Miriam WarrenMarch 30, 2022

Commentary It’s time for the C-suite to prioritize frontline workers–or risk losing nearly half of their workforce

By Christine TrodellaMarch 29, 2022

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Commentary Can streaming video survive the metaverse?

By Kevin Westcott and Jana ArbanasMarch 29, 2022

Commentary To support Ukraine, the West must unleash the full power of the IMF and World Bank

By Richard Clark, Don Casler and Sarah KrepsMarch 29, 2022

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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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Trump promised to fill America’s oil reserves ‘right to the top.’ A year later, oil has exceeded $100 and they’re still less than 60% full

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