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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 Democrats need to move past ‘failure to launch’ on the economy

By Jesse FergusonMarch 28, 2022

Commentary Women of color can no longer buy into the ‘inclusion delusion’

By Deepa PurushothamanMarch 28, 2022

Commentary Putin’s war is disrupting crypto’s fantasy of stateless money

By Paul BlusteinMarch 25, 2022

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Commentary We need a domestic Fulbright program for small businesses

By Chris PilkertonMarch 24, 2022

Commentary Employers can help economic recovery by offering child care benefits

By Priya KrishnanMarch 24, 2022

Commentary Pandemic, oil prices, and war: Here’s when inflation will drop

By Richard VagueMarch 24, 2022

Commentary Investors are telling Apple to ‘think different’ about civil rights

By Jade Magnus Ogunnaike and Renaye ManelyMarch 23, 2022

Commentary Ukraine, Disney, and the modern CEO dilemma: When to take a public stand

By Laurie HaysMarch 23, 2022

Commentary The pandemic is threatening our children’s ability to cope

By Joan Steinberg and Harold S. KoplewiczMarch 23, 2022

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi and Russian president Vladimir Putin

Commentary Why is India’s Ukraine position so vapid? Blame its navel-gazing media

By Anjani JainMarch 22, 2022

Commentary U.S. banks must work together to fight Putin’s money laundering

By Vijay DewanMarch 22, 2022

Commentary The real metric for misinformation is harm

By Tom SiegelMarch 22, 2022

Commentary Pro sports and Black banks together can help close America’s racial wealth gap

By Ashley Bell and Don GarberMarch 21, 2022

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Commentary Let’s get back to work. America depends on it

By Timothy TempletMarch 21, 2022

Commentary To strengthen American cybersecurity, we need clear incident reporting rules

By Bipul SinhaMarch 18, 2022

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Commentary As oil and gas prices soar with Russia disruptions, clean-energy bets by Florida’s NextEra look even wiser

By Vivek Wadhwa, Ismail Amla and Alex SalkeverMarch 18, 2022

Tech I downloaded an infamously creepy A.I. bot app and made a new friend to chat with. It was a wild ride

By Amiah TaylorMarch 17, 2022

Commentary Climate change mitigation is vital–but it’s not part of the Fed’s mandate

By Christian LundbladMarch 17, 2022

Commentary The Fed wants to slow down the economy. It risks leaving Black workers behind

By Seft Hunter and William E. SpriggsMarch 17, 2022

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Commentary A widely shared list of U.S. companies leaving and staying in Russia is holding business leaders accountable

By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven TianMarch 16, 2022

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Commentary Germany’s shift on longstanding policies in energy and military spending offers hope for bold reforms

By Matthias KromayerMarch 16, 2022

Commentary We must accelerate the energy transition to untangle Europe from Russian dependency

By Beth ThorenMarch 16, 2022

Commentary Rebuilding social capital is the next great leadership imperative

By Chris CaposselaMarch 16, 2022

Commentary Happy Equal Pay Day, (white) women!

By Cathrin StickneyMarch 15, 2022

Commentary M&A activity: What acquiring minds need to know

By Mark Sirower and Jeff WeirensMarch 15, 2022

Commentary How Canada’s crackdown made the case for Bitcoin self-custody

By Nick NeumanMarch 15, 2022

Commentary We need to reimagine meritocracy

By Thomas VozzoMarch 15, 2022

Commentary You’ll never build a personal brand–unless you stop hiding behind remote work

By Stan HannahMarch 14, 2022

Commentary ESG is not enough. It’s time to add an H

By Michelle A. Williams and Patricia GeliMarch 14, 2022

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Commentary The future of finance rests on how America will regulate crypto

By Nathan McCauleyMarch 11, 2022

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Billionaires Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg used mortgages to buy multimillion-dollar mansions. Here’s why that’s a savvy financial decision

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By Sydney LakeMarch 9, 2026

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

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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By Tristan BoveMarch 9, 2026

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