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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
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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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InvestingOracle 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
EnergyStocks stage massive upside reversal as oil plunges after Trump says Iran war could be over soon
By Eva RoytburgMarch 9, 2026
EnergyTrump says war to end ‘very soon,’ floats removing oil sanctions
By Kate Sullivan, Josh Wingrove and BloombergMarch 9, 2026
AINobel 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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EconomyHealth 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 & EntertainmentThe 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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AIAI 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 EastU.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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CommentaryProgress but uneven: Energy transition reality check
By Chris Bradley, Mekala Krishnan and Humayun TaiNovember 6, 2025
Abraham Lincoln
CommentaryAbraham Lincoln set off an education revolution in 1862 with the Land Grant Act. We need the same thing today for AI
By Mark Hagerott, Patrick T. Harker and Ramayya KrishnanNovember 5, 2025
Mike Palank
CommentaryThe innovation blind spot: how Silicon Valley ignores Middle America
By Mike PalankNovember 5, 2025
Stephen Tave
CommentaryI’ve owned and operated trade schools for 40 years and Gen Z is onto something: They recognize the value of vocational education
By Stephen TaveNovember 5, 2025
MP Materials
CommentaryLet’s move beyond rare earth headlines—it’s time to build real scale 
By Shilpan AminNovember 5, 2025
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PoliticsTrump’s breaking-the-china strategy isn’t working: Despite the global collateral damage, only modest progress has been made with China
By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Stephen HenriquesNovember 4, 2025
CommentaryReinventing retail: AI’s transformative impact
By Aparna Sharma and Daniel SmytheNovember 3, 2025
Daniel Kendzior
CommentaryThe haunting consequences of ignoring tech debt in an agentic AI world
By Daniel KendziorOctober 31, 2025
Stephanie Silverman
CommentaryHow employee ownership can uplift Gen Z’s labor force 
By Stephanie SilvermanOctober 28, 2025
William Jarvis
CommentaryFrom transactional to transformational: Four strategies for donors to drive lasting impact 
By William JarvisOctober 28, 2025
Marc Benioff
CommentaryWhen the media missed the message: Benioff clarifies meaning on multiple levels
By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Stephen HenriquesOctober 27, 2025
Joel Hron
CommentaryNow we know that AI won’t take all of our jobs, Silicon Valley has to fix its fundamental mistake: Automation theater has to end
By Joel HronOctober 27, 2025
Matt Renner
CommentaryHow agentic AI will change commerce as we know it
By Matt RennerOctober 27, 2025
CommentaryThe AI wave: For a maximalist, things couldn’t be better
By Bipul SinhaOctober 27, 2025
Dennis Woodside
CommentaryI’m a CEO who’s run 18 Ironman races and the AI ROI race isn’t any different
By Dennis WoodsideOctober 26, 2025
Jose Luis Alvarez
CommentaryExecutives in the era of no-holds barred activism
By José Luis AlvarezOctober 26, 2025
Anthony Shore
CommentaryThe 25th-anniversary story of Accenture’s name, from the professional namer who led the project
By Anthony ShoreOctober 26, 2025
Gen Z
CommentaryStop blaming Gen Z: the workforce system is broken. Here’s how leaders can step up
By Allison DanielsenOctober 26, 2025
Gurskiy
CommentaryWhat I learned co-managing a $100 million venture capital fund with my twin brother
By Roman GurskiyOctober 26, 2025
Adam Markowitz
CommentaryI helped design rocket engines for NASA’s space shuttles. Here’s why businesses need AI as trustworthy as aerospace tech
By Adam MarkowitzOctober 25, 2025
Astha Bhardwaj is a managing director in Accenture, leading the APAC Communications, Media & Technology strategy practice
CommentaryWill the future of telecom growth depend on content creators and AI? 
By Astha BhardwajOctober 25, 2025
Swami Chandrasekaran, Head of AI and Data Labs, KPMG
CommentaryI’ve worked in AI for decades. Agentic AI will irreversibly change our workforce whether enterprises like it or not
By Swami ChandrasekaranOctober 24, 2025
Paul Atkins
Commentary‘Judge, Jury and Executioner’: How the SEC is finally leveling the playing field on its dreaded ‘Wells Notice’ enforcement process
By John Carney and Nikita MistryOctober 24, 2025
Dru Armstrong
CommentaryI’m a CEO who was diagnosed with breast cancer at 43. I felt empowered when I turned to gen AI
By Dru ArmstrongOctober 24, 2025
Mike Terwiliger
CommentaryPrivate credit: the case for freeing investors from the grip of passive management  
By Mike TerwilligerOctober 24, 2025
slop
CommentaryThe chaotic future of AI video is coming soon. Clickbait was just the start—’watchbait’ is coming
By Victor RiparbelliOctober 23, 2025
mentorship
CommentaryThe next fight for talent starts with mentorship
By Artis Stevens and Johnny C. Taylor, Jr.October 23, 2025
retirees
CommentaryA €500K investment helps American millionaires get European residency. You’d be shocked how many retirees are flocking in
By Alex OhnonaOctober 22, 2025
Paris Hilton
CommentaryParis Hilton: Why I’m not hiding my ADHD from my kids
By Paris HiltonOctober 22, 2025
Thasunda
CommentaryTime in the market is more powerful than timing the market
By Thasunda Brown DuckettOctober 22, 2025
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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 graduationAn image of a popular article
By Emma BurleighMarch 6, 2026
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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 decisionAn image of a popular article
By Sydney LakeMarch 9, 2026
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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'An image of a popular article
By Emma BurleighMarch 8, 2026
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