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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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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
A woman in a red coat holds up a sign that says, “Shouldn’t hurt to be a nurse.”
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
Real Madrid player Jude Bellingham pours water on his face during a break
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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Gen Z
CommentaryGen Z wishes it were the year 2000—they’re emulating the fashion, undoing millennial-era ‘woke’ rules, and uncorking something dark in themselves
By Nick LichtenbergOctober 21, 2025
frozen food
CommentaryGen Zers are turning to frozen food to stretch their budgets and they don’t feel good about it 
By Guy Yehiav and Darin DetwilerOctober 21, 2025
Walmart
CommentaryChatGPT just became a shopping channel. Walmart is ready, but most retailers aren’t
By Mark SimonOctober 21, 2025
CommentaryTo lead in AI, start smaller
By Geoff Tuff, Steven Goldbach and Megan BuskeyOctober 21, 2025
Walmart
CommentaryWalmart’s deal with ChatGPT should worry every ecommerce small business: Your website is living on borrowed time in the age of AI
By Fayez MohamoodOctober 20, 2025
CEOs
CommentaryThe AI bubble debate misses the point: We are just at the light-bulb stage now
By Rob ThomasOctober 19, 2025
John Richard Harris
Commentary‘There will never be another one like him’: AIG’s CEO on lessons learned from John Richard Harris
By Peter ZaffinoOctober 19, 2025
Menopause
CommentaryWorld Menopause Day: support women, strengthen systems
By Pauline M. MakiOctober 18, 2025
Little India
CommentaryFrom Iselin to India: What we learned about tariffs, trade and trust
By Angela Chitkara and Matthew ReesOctober 18, 2025
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CommentaryDo you have a blind spot in the boardroom?
By Anahita Thoms and Reagan DemasOctober 18, 2025
Nick Tzitzon
CommentaryPut AI to work for people
By Nick TzitzonOctober 18, 2025
Jan Hammer
CommentaryWhy Europe needs a Delaware
By Jan HammerOctober 18, 2025
broker
CommentaryPrivate credit: what critics miss and what founders need to know
By David Spreng and Ted GoldthorpeOctober 17, 2025
Matthew Owenby
CommentaryJob hugging. Quiet cracking. Rage applying. Are these buzzwords helping — or hurting — the workplace?
By Matthew OwenbyOctober 17, 2025
CommentaryAI is gobbling our personal data—but new advances in blockchain can stop that
By Adam WinnickOctober 17, 2025
San Francisco
CommentaryMarc Benioff’s shortsighted bet against San Francisco
By Tom ChavezOctober 17, 2025
Tarciana Medeiros is the CEO of Banco do Brasil
CommentaryFrom Belém to the world: a financial approach to climate and inclusion
By Tarciana MedeirosOctober 17, 2025
Raj Sharma
CommentaryFrom pilots to powering sustainable growth: the C-suite blueprint for physical AI
By Raj SharmaOctober 16, 2025
Gen Z
CommentaryGen Z’s digital native status is a double-edged sword. They have cyber blind spots
By Nick KathmannOctober 16, 2025
Willem Groenewald
CommentaryRacing toward safety: The U.S. journey to safer roads through innovation and collaboration
By Willem GroenewaldOctober 16, 2025
Heather Conklin
CommentaryBillions spent, (almost) zero returns: The leadership gap derailing AI’s big bet
By Heather ConklinOctober 16, 2025
Erik Roth
CommentaryTrust is the missing—and essential link—in putting gen AI to work
By Erik RothOctober 16, 2025
CommentaryEurope’s defence wake-up call: why innovation can’t wait
By Alex FerraraOctober 16, 2025
CommentaryAs America pulls back, global families step in 
By Sergio Alonso Fernández de Córdova y de VeygaOctober 16, 2025
Middle class
CommentaryThe next big corporate risk isn’t AI—it’s antitrust
By Katica RoyOctober 15, 2025
Sterling Anderson
CommentaryWhy the future of AI is sitting in your driveway 
By Sterling AndersonOctober 15, 2025
Stacey Zolt Hara
CommentaryAmid disruption, C-suite leaders have the power to steady their workforces 
By Stacey Zolt HaraOctober 15, 2025
Jan Liphardt
CommentaryHow do you trust a robot you’ve never met?
By Jan LiphardtOctober 14, 2025
Shane Goodwin
CommentaryI advised Tesla’s Special Committee on Elon Musk’s historic incentive compensation package. Most critics are missing the point
By Shane GoodwinOctober 14, 2025
Olivier Wenden.
CommentaryThe $2.5 trillion ocean economy is at a crossroads. Capital must act now
By Olivier WendenOctober 14, 2025
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Real Estate
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
Success
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
Energy
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% fullAn image of a popular article
By Tristan BoveMarch 9, 2026
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