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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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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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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

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Commentary Despite their gloomy mood, consumers are surprisingly strong

By Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak and Paul SwartzDecember 22, 2021

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Commentary Nurses need mental health support more than ever

By Chris Molaro, Jim Woodward and Stephen FeraDecember 22, 2021

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Commentary Prosperity will be ‘made in America’ as supply chains buckle

By Bayard WinthropDecember 22, 2021

Commentary Evictions are coming–but these innovations could help

By Adam KovacevichDecember 21, 2021

Commentary The U.S. must do what it takes to achieve national security in the age of cyber conflict

By Vince Stewart and Gary CornDecember 21, 2021

Commentary Bangladesh Prime Minister: We rise from COVID-19 by helping the neediest first

By Sheikh HasinaDecember 20, 2021

Commentary Accredited investor rules are perpetuating inequity

By Peter RexDecember 20, 2021

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Commentary The post-pandemic mentorship playbook

By Stacy JaniakDecember 17, 2021

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Commentary U.S. investors should help fix our infrastructure

By Zach BuchwaldDecember 17, 2021

Commentary Facebook, WhatsApp, AWS: How to prevent the software outages that threaten the services we rely on

By Courtney NashDecember 16, 2021

Commentary Can a community of basketball fanatics run an NBA team as a DAO?

By Aron SolomonDecember 16, 2021

Commentary Extreme events are forcing corporations to think like insurers

By Scott G. StephensonDecember 16, 2021

Commentary American businesses need help regardless of Omicron’s severity

By Rick Lazio and Joe CrowleyDecember 15, 2021

Commentary The best way to do your job? Don’t

By Sarah Kate EllisDecember 15, 2021

Commentary High-performance computing has become crucial to competitive advantage—in every industry

By Kevin ZhangDecember 15, 2021

Commentary There’s no such thing as ‘Asian markets.’ Here’s what makes Asia’s exchanges so different from each other

By Herald van der LindeDecember 14, 2021

Commentary To deliver the infrastructure boom, construction giants must open their doors to startups

By René MorkosDecember 14, 2021

Commentary How to get succession right

By David EwingDecember 13, 2021

Commentary If you’re not Elon Musk: Communication and compliance for fintech CEOs

By Todd Cipperman and Seth LindenDecember 13, 2021

Commentary Stop blaming religion for vaccine hesitancy

By Douglas A. HicksDecember 13, 2021

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Commentary Meet your new A.I. best friend

By Yana ZalesskayaDecember 10, 2021

Commentary How investors can drive us to net zero

By Vinay Shandal, Mark Wiseman and Nili GilbertDecember 10, 2021

Commentary Southern Africa: Last in line for vaccines, first in line for travel bans

By Oumar SeydiDecember 9, 2021

Commentary Better COVID news and many more IPOs: 10 health care predictions for 2022 from two top investors

By Bob Kocher and Bryan RobertsDecember 9, 2021

Commentary The CEO of the world’s biggest online travel company on how the hotel industry can get to net zero

By Glenn FogelDecember 9, 2021

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Commentary The next recession: Here’s when the ‘everything bubble’ will burst

By Murray SabrinDecember 9, 2021

Commentary ‘Homers’ are creating the soulless downtown

By James BaileyDecember 8, 2021

Commentary Leveraging the power and pace of climate innovation

By Christoph SchweizerDecember 8, 2021

Commentary Keep pandemic politics off campus

By Jim R. BentéDecember 8, 2021

Commentary We need real metrics, not heartfelt conversations, to tackle workplace diversity

By Joan WilliamsDecember 7, 2021

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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'

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