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The $100 oil shock is hitting the middle class like a margin call

As gas tops $4 a gallon, Wall Street debates inflation. But middle-class families and female breadwinners are absorbing the shock with little margin left.

By Katica RoyApril 21, 2026

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What happens if nothing is done to fix Social Security by 2032?

By Martha SheddenApril 21, 2026

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This Apple doesn’t fall far from the tree: Tim Cook is leaving at a peak and John Ternus is exactly the right CEO for the AI era

By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven TianApril 20, 2026

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Trump has already endorsed the Monroe Doctrine. Now he needs to endorse the Truman Doctrine

By Robert HormatsApril 18, 2026

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The U.S. has a $282 billion trade surplus you’ve never heard of — and it’s at risk

By Josh KallmerApril 19, 2026

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AI’s next act: how Salesforce is turning efficiency gains into revenue

By Keith Ferrazzi and Wendy SmithApril 18, 2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office after signing an Executive Order April 18, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Politics Trump extends Iran ceasefire after insisting he wouldn’t hours earlier, citing a ‘seriously fractured’ Iran

By Eva RoytburgApril 21, 2026

How the Iran energy crisis is supercharging Southeast Asia’s EV transition

Energy How the Iran energy crisis is supercharging Southeast Asia’s EV transition

By Angelica AngApril 21, 2026

Chip Roy introduces the Mamdani Act to punish immigrants for ideology—including socialism and Marxism

Politics Chip Roy introduces the Mamdani Act to punish immigrants for ideology—including socialism and Marxism

By Catherina GioinoApril 21, 2026

$Two Halliburton employees, clad in red coveralls, work at a pressure pumping, or fracking, operation in the Permian Basin.$

Energy Halliburton CEO: U.S. oil is in the ‘early innings’ of a rebound—and a drilling ramp-up is coming

By Jordan BlumApril 21, 2026

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Law Florida launches criminal probe into OpenAI to see if ChatGPT is responsible for fatal Florida State shooting

By Mike Schneider and The Associated PressApril 21, 2026

Sequoia partner Julien Bek sitting on a stool and holding a microphone while speaking to an audience. Behind him is a stage that looks like a forest.

AI Are services the new software? This venture capitalist thinks the future is in selling AI-delivered outcomes, not AI-powered products

By Jeremy KahnApril 21, 2026

Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan shakes someone's hand at the opening of Polymarket's temporary free grocery store in Manhattan

Crypto Investors are valuing Polymarket $7 billion less than archrival Kalshi—and crypto could be one reason why

By Jack KubinecApril 21, 2026

AI Meta will start tracking employees’ screens and keystrokes to train AI tools

By Eva RoytburgApril 21, 2026

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Our duty is to make an imperfect climate deal work

Commentary Our duty is to make an imperfect climate deal work

By Paul PolmanNovember 15, 2021

Commentary Patagonia doesn’t use the word ‘sustainable.’ Here’s why
By Beth ThorenNovember 2, 2021

Medicine is getting fresh blood. It’s time to modernize admissions

Commentary Medicine is getting fresh blood. It’s time to modernize admissions

By Kelly DoreNovember 14, 2021

It’s not rocket science. British elites need to have empathy

Commentary It’s not rocket science. British elites need to have empathy

By Douglas BoardNovember 12, 2021

Breaking up isn’t hard to do: GE’s split unravels a massive management mistake

Commentary Breaking up isn’t hard to do: GE’s split unravels a massive management mistake

By Jeffrey SonnenfeldNovember 12, 2021

I took a mental health job leave, here’s why you should too

Commentary I took a mental health job leave, here’s why you should too

By Siobhan Neela-StockNovember 12, 2021

The U.S. urgently needs an A.I. Bill of Rights

Commentary The U.S. urgently needs an A.I. Bill of Rights

By Steve RitterNovember 12, 2021

Commentary Consensus over hydrogen at COP26 can dramatically speed up the energy transition
By Marco AlveràNovember 1, 2021

The COP26 protesters are right: Too many leaders are ‘greenwashing’

Commentary The COP26 protesters are right: Too many leaders are ‘greenwashing’

By Gregor RobertsonNovember 11, 2021

Build Back Better no longer addresses college affordability—but $10,000 Pell Grants would

Commentary Build Back Better no longer addresses college affordability—but $10,000 Pell Grants would

By Scott MacDonaldNovember 11, 2021

Robinhood's transparent handling of its data breach can go a long way in reassuring users.

Commentary Data privacy’s winners and losers: How Robinhood, Apple, Netflix, and others stack up

By Daniel BarberNovember 11, 2021

Chinese retail must adapt as Singles Day matures

Commentary Chinese retail must adapt as Singles Day matures

By James Yang, Melanie Sanders and Jonathan ChengNovember 10, 2021

You can scrutinize Big Tech, but don’t punish it for succeeding

Commentary You can scrutinize Big Tech, but don’t punish it for succeeding

By Don RosenbergNovember 10, 2021

Commentary What still needs a makeover at Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg’s leadership style
By Rob WalkerNovember 1, 2021

Tesla CEO Elon Musk.

Commentary Don’t make Elon Musk’s expensive stock options tax mistake

By Vieje PiauwasdyNovember 10, 2021

We asked thousands of women what’s holding them back. Here’s what they had to say

Commentary We asked thousands of women what’s holding them back. Here’s what they had to say

By Victoria Mars and Christine SvarerNovember 10, 2021

Genius doesn’t happen on its own, it needs networks and opportunities to thrive

Commentary Genius doesn’t happen on its own, it needs networks and opportunities to thrive

By Eric BravermanNovember 9, 2021

How CEOs can respond to the ‘Code Red’ of the climate crisis

Commentary How CEOs can respond to the ‘Code Red’ of the climate crisis

By Nick StuderNovember 9, 2021

We can’t ignore vaccine mandates as we look into labor shortages

Commentary We can’t ignore vaccine mandates as we look into labor shortages

By Ronald J. Pugliese Jr.November 9, 2021

Accenture CEO Julie Sweet.

Commentary Accenture’s Julie Sweet: A.I. can transform companies, creating ‘responsibility and possibility’ for CEOs

By Julie SweetNovember 9, 2021

Your customers will blame you if the supply chain crumbles this Black Friday

Commentary Your customers will blame you if the supply chain crumbles this Black Friday

By Tobias BuxhoidtNovember 8, 2021

The Fed isn’t likely to let inflation skyrocket, no matter what the doomsayers think

Commentary The Fed isn’t likely to let inflation skyrocket, no matter what the doomsayers think

By Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak and Paul SwartzNovember 8, 2021

How to get rid of waste and fraud in U.S. health care

Commentary How to get rid of waste and fraud in U.S. health care

By Howard DeanNovember 8, 2021

Since mid-September, deportation contractors have removed more than 7,600 Haitians, including hundreds of children, to Port Au Prince.

Commentary Tell your favorite celebrities deportation contractors don’t deserve their business

By Kathleen BerginNovember 5, 2021

Our autonomous future depends on educating drivers

Commentary Our autonomous future depends on educating drivers

By Tara AndringaNovember 5, 2021

A.I. won’t break your company’s culture—and it might even boost morale

Commentary A.I. won’t break your company’s culture—and it might even boost morale

By François Candelon, Michael Chu and Su Min HaNovember 5, 2021

What’s your Personal Net Promoter Score?

Commentary What’s your Personal Net Promoter Score?

By Jon PicoultNovember 4, 2021

Stress from cramped conditions can make farmed fish more susceptible to illness and pests that can spread to surrounding wild fish.

Commentary The U.S. is hungry for seafood, but more industrial aquaculture is not the answer

By Dana Honn and Marianne CufoneNovember 4, 2021

Vasuki Shastry argues that India needs to continue its economic reforms if it really is going to be the China hedge investors imagine it could be.

Commentary India’s economy isn’t the China hedge global investors imagine it to be

By Vasuki ShastryNovember 3, 2021

Millions of Americans are abandoning their jobs. The caregiving crisis has pushed me to join them

Commentary Millions of Americans are abandoning their jobs. The caregiving crisis has pushed me to join them

By Juanita SharpeNovember 3, 2021

It could have been me: The NCAA must do more to protect student-athletes from sexual abuse

Commentary It could have been me: The NCAA must do more to protect student-athletes from sexual abuse

By Summer-Solstice ThomasNovember 3, 2021

Green energy can’t become a reality without critical minerals

Commentary Green energy can’t become a reality without critical minerals

By Brian MenellNovember 3, 2021

Elon Musk should not let go of win-win deal with Hertz

Commentary Elon Musk should not let go of win-win deal with Hertz

By Bharat KapoorNovember 2, 2021

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