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Gen Z is doing (almost) everything right with money—and still getting burned

They save more, invest earlier, and carry better insurance than any generation before them. So why is Gen Z so vulnerable?

By Beth KoblinerApril 22, 2026
beard
Yale asked the right question. Now the rest of higher education owes an answer
By Steve BeardApril 22, 2026
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America’s national debt is heading to 175% of GDP. Here’s why no president—including Trump—has the will to stop it
By Steve H. Hanke and David M. WalkerApril 22, 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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70% of people believe at least one divisive health claim. Science needs a new playbook
By Richard EdelmanApril 22, 2026
gas
The $100 oil shock is hitting the middle class like a margin call
By Katica RoyApril 21, 2026
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AIThe AI economy runs on helium. The Iran war just created a $650 billion problem
By Nick LichtenbergApril 22, 2026
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PoliticsIran has Trump caught on the same math that Ukraine is using against Putin: $1 million missiles, $20,000 drones
By Aaron Brynildson and The ConversationApril 22, 2026
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AINvidia CEO Jensen Huang says you won’t lose your job to AI—you’ll lose it to your coworker who uses it
By Jake AngeloApril 22, 2026
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SuccessGen Z graduates’ best shot at good pay and homeownership isn’t in New York or L.A.—it’s Omaha and Dallas
By Emma BurleighApril 22, 2026
Trump administration reportedly nears $500 million rescue deal for Spirit Airlines
EconomyTrump administration reportedly nears $500 million rescue deal for Spirit Airlines
By Catherina GioinoApril 22, 2026
Elon Musk
SuccessElon Musk thinks college is ‘basically for fun’—but his former Tesla HR chief tells Gen Z even their liberal arts degrees are more valuable than ever
By Preston ForeApril 22, 2026
Capcom, Virgin Voyages bet on AI to reshape gaming and cruise travel
NewslettersCapcom, Virgin Voyages bet on AI to reshape gaming and cruise travel
By John KellApril 22, 2026
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RetailMeet the man who invents new potato varieties for your potato chips: 5 new variants in the last 15 years
By Dee-Ann Durbin, Mike Householder and The Associated PressApril 22, 2026
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Federal Reserve Gov. Chris Waller engages 200 top CEOs at the Yale CEO Summit in December, 2025. (Photo courtesy of the Yale Chief Executive Leadership Institute/Photographer Donovan Marks)
CommentaryWhy over 80% of America’s top CEOs think Trump would be wrong not to pick Chris Waller for Fed chair
By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven TianDecember 27, 2025
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    CommentaryInternational students skipped campus this fall — and local economies lost $1 billion because of it
    By Bjorn MarkesonDecember 10, 2025
Kence Anderson is the founder and CEO of AMESA 
CommentaryI pioneered machine teaching at Microsoft. Building AI agents is like building a basketball team, not drafting a player 
By Kence AndersonDecember 27, 2025
Butch Meily
CommentaryThe global empathy crisis that confronts us this Christmas
By Butch MeilyDecember 25, 2025
economy
CommentaryWhy 4.3% GDP growth proves the ‘vibecession’ theory is historically wrong
By Brian HamiltonDecember 24, 2025
students
CommentaryWhy restricting graduate loans will bankrupt America’s talent supply chain
By Katica RoyDecember 23, 2025
Arnault
CommentaryThe secrets of what Arnault knows: How Bernard Arnault built the impossible, and his timeless, transferable lessons of leadership 
By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven TianDecember 23, 2025
  • Jon Rosemberg
    CommentaryThe cult of productivity is killing us
    By Jon RosembergDecember 9, 2025
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CommentarySupporting moderation: beer’s structural advantage in the no-alcohol space
By Justin KissingerDecember 23, 2025
Chris Nicholas
CommentaryI’m the Sam’s Club CEO and I’ve got an AI leadership reality check: let purpose, not promise, guide investment
By Chris NicholasDecember 22, 2025
Geoff Green
CommentaryYour mortgage likely cost $11,500 to originate—and reams of paperwork. How Salesforce Agentforce is helping improve the process
By Geoff GreenDecember 22, 2025
sustainability
Commentary2025: the year sustainability didn’t die 
By Andrew WinstonDecember 21, 2025
Thomas “Tom” McInerney is President, CEO and a Director of Genworth Financial
CommentaryI’m a CEO who’s spent nearly 40 years talking to presidents, lawmakers and leaders about our long-term care crisis. They knew this moment was coming
By Thomas McInerneyDecember 19, 2025
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    CommentaryThere is a simple fix for America’s job-quality crisis: actually give workers a piece of the business 
    By Pete StavrosDecember 9, 2025
Kristin Olson
CommentaryI lead Goldman Sachs’ alternatives for wealth globally. Around the world, investors want to know more 
By Kristin OlsonDecember 19, 2025
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CommentaryThe AI efficiency illusion: why cutting 1.1 million jobs will stifle, not scale, your strategy
By Katica RoyDecember 18, 2025
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CommentaryIT service is reaching its breaking point. At Salesforce, we see 3 tipping points
By Muddu SudhakarDecember 18, 2025
Sophia Romee is the General Manager of the GenAI Studio at the College Board
CommentaryGen Z is on the fence about AI in the classroom. That’s a good thing
By Sophia RomeeDecember 18, 2025
small business
CommentaryOur data shows that companies of 500 and fewer workers mostly avoided the AI layoffs. They’re making AI work for them
By Gabby BurlacuDecember 18, 2025
Tim Parker
CommentaryHow Bentley’s brand is creating business advantage in disruptive times 
By Tim ParkerDecember 18, 2025
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CommentaryThe AI layoff wave is just beginning — and it’s by design
By Kevin OakesDecember 17, 2025
Norbert Jung
CommentaryFactory 2030 runs on more than code. As a CEO, I see the power of agentic AI—and the trust gap that we must close
By Norbert JungDecember 17, 2025
TD Jakes
CommentaryTo heal a divided nation, America’s next chapter must rediscover a common unity
By T.D. JakesDecember 16, 2025
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CommentaryColorado is suffering from Christmas Tree inflation because Denver imports most of them—from North Carolina and the Pacific Northwest
By Ali Besharat and The ConversationDecember 16, 2025
Charles Lamanna
CommentaryI lead Microsoft’s enterprise AI agent strategy. Here’s what every company should know about how agents will rewrite work
By Charles LamannaDecember 15, 2025
Julian Braithwaite is the Director General of the International Alliance for Responsible Drinking
CommentaryGen Z is drinking 20% less than Millennials. Productivity is rising. Coincidence? Not quite
By Julian BraithwaiteDecember 13, 2025
carbon
CommentaryBanking on carbon markets 2.0: why financial institutions should engage with carbon credits
By Usha Rao-MonariDecember 13, 2025
Dr. Javier Cárdenas is the director of the Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute NeuroPerformance Innovation Center.
CommentaryFists, not football: There is no concussion protocol for domestic violence survivors
By Javier CárdenasDecember 12, 2025
Gary Locke is the former U.S. ambassador to China, U.S. secretary of commerce, and governor of Washington.
CommentaryChina is winning the biotech race. Patent reform is how we catch up
By Gary LockeDecember 12, 2025
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CommentaryMeet the 2025 holiday white whale: the millennial dad spending $500+ per kid
By Phillip GoerickeDecember 12, 2025
Sarandos
CommentaryNetflix, Warner, Paramount and antitrust: Entertainment megadeal’s outcome must follow the evidence, not politics or fear of integration
By Satya MararDecember 12, 2025
Leading the agentic enterprise: What the next wave of AI demands from CEOs
CommentaryLeading the agentic enterprise: What the next wave of AI demands from CEOs
By François Candelon, Amartya Das, Sesh Iyer, Shervin Khodabandeh and Sam RansbothamDecember 12, 2025
Sarandos
CommentaryNetflix’s takeover of Warner Brothers is a nightmare for consumers
By Ike BrannonDecember 11, 2025
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