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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 Argentina passes the begging bowl, again

By Steve H. HankeOctober 13, 2025

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Commentary The new corner office is at home

By Stephan Meier and Joel BrocknerOctober 12, 2025

Ana Paula Assis

Commentary The launch of IBM Quantum System Two is Europe’s quantum moment

By Ana Paula AssisOctober 12, 2025

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Commentary Let’s give the ‘fired’ label a rest

By Nina Easton and Leanne CaretOctober 11, 2025

Commentary I’m the Deloitte chair and I’m mindful of boardroom burnout: Here’s how to optimize bandwidth for resilient, future-ready organizations

By Lara AbrashOctober 11, 2025

Sean Evins

Commentary I had a front-row seat to the social media revolution in global affairs roles at Twitter and Meta. The same mistakes are happening in AI

By Sean EvinsOctober 11, 2025

Asia The U.S. and South Korea need to salvage their tariff and investment agreement—for the sake of the alliance

By Victor ChaOctober 10, 2025

Commentary America’s real estate is aging in place, just like its population. Investors and CEOs can’t ignore it

By Amachie AckahOctober 10, 2025

Gen Z

Commentary Hiring managers of the world, you’re judging Gen Z too harshly. The brain is still under construction from 14 to 24, science shows

By Lisa M. LawsonOctober 10, 2025

Nelson Lim

Commentary Your new teammate is a machine. Are you ready?

By Nelson LimOctober 10, 2025

Commentary I’m the founder of a $1 billion travel unicorn. Here’s what growing up in hotel lobbies taught me about leadership

By Richard ValtrOctober 10, 2025

Wall Street

Commentary When Washington steps back: what deregulation means for corporate leaders

By Jane Sadowsky and Jennifer ConnOctober 9, 2025

Anthea Cox

Commentary Morgan Stanley’s head of financial planning on 4 steps you can take to start building generational wealth

By Anthea Tjuanakis CoxOctober 9, 2025

NYSE brokers

Commentary Fewer earnings reports, more regret: The high cost of going quiet

By Richard TorrenzanoOctober 9, 2025

Jane Goodall

Commentary United Way CEO: In Jane Goodall, we lost one of humanity’s clearest voices. The work begins now

By Angela F. WilliamsOctober 8, 2025

Andreas Cleve

Commentary My company ‘died’ three times, including a full pivot back to our roots after a $60m series B. It’s the test most VC-backed startups face

By Andreas CleveOctober 8, 2025

Roman Axelrod

Commentary Raising $100 million is easier than $1 million — a tragedy for early-stage companies

By Roman AxelrodOctober 8, 2025

Chris Bair

Commentary A world without data centers (404: your life not found)

By Chris BairOctober 8, 2025

Sam Altman

Commentary Dizzying deal delirium: How the AI bubble bursts

By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Stephen HenriquesOctober 7, 2025

Sarah Keohane Williamson

Commentary The public company isn’t dead, it’s misunderstood

By Sarah Keohane WilliamsonOctober 7, 2025

Robert McMahan

Commentary Colleges teach learning, but they’re not learning how to survive

By Robert K. McMahanOctober 7, 2025

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Commentary Open enrollment: Two weeks that influence a year of care

By Orla NixonOctober 6, 2025

David Stout

Commentary The AI bubble will pop. Intelligence won’t

By David StoutOctober 6, 2025

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Commentary How entrepreneurs outside the inner circle can break through

By Samantha Dewalt, Willy Das and Sarah MaokosyOctober 4, 2025

Paul Malloy

Commentary Why longer municipal strategies make sense now

By Paul MalloyOctober 4, 2025

Julia Rodgers

Commentary I’m a divorce lawyer who’s been divorced. Here’s the truth no one tells you about marriage and prenups

By Julia RodgersOctober 3, 2025

Brian Moore

Commentary I’m the CEO of an AI startup that finds blind spots in visual data. If missed, it can cripple your AI models

By Brian MooreOctober 1, 2025

Peter Drucker

Commentary What would Peter Drucker, father of modern management, have to say about AI?

By Michael KellyOctober 1, 2025

Harry Singh

Commentary Trump’s H-1B shift is a bold reform that powers U.S. workers and immigrant dreamers alike

By Harry (Harjinder) SinghOctober 1, 2025

Hemant

Commentary The H-1B fee hike will hold back America’s tech community

By Hemant MohapatraOctober 1, 2025

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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 decision

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By Sydney LakeMarch 9, 2026

Gen Z graduates who majored in ‘AI-proof’ careers like pharmacy, biology, and education are making less than $50,000 after graduation

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By Emma BurleighMarch 6, 2026

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% full

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By Tristan BoveMarch 9, 2026

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