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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
adams
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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Henry Fernandez
CommentaryHow the intersection of wealth management and private assets is reshaping global investing
By Henry FernandezSeptember 30, 2025
CommentaryThe U.S. and U.K. are aligning on blockchain—and that’s good for the world economy
By Star XuSeptember 29, 2025
Minevich
CommentaryOver the last decade, we’ve invested in over 20 unicorns. The machines will take millions of jobs—but they’ll never lead like a human can
By Navin Chaddha and Mark MinevichSeptember 28, 2025
Blockbuster
CommentaryHalf of the Fortune 500 are gone since 2000. History moves faster than we remember and AI is on the march
By Mike HoffmanSeptember 28, 2025
Harry Kraemer
CommentaryI’m the former CEO of a $12 billion health care company and I serve on many boards. AI deserves a seat at the table
By Harry M. Jansen Kraemer Jr.September 27, 2025
Howard Gefen
CommentaryAWS head of Energy & Utilities: AI is the grid’s turning point—and its salvation
By Howard GefenSeptember 27, 2025
Aman Ghei
CommentaryEurope must build better public markets for fintechs and not chase the bubble
By Aman GheiSeptember 27, 2025
Zeb Evans
CommentaryI’m the founder of a $4 billion software unicorn and I see data wars coming. Enterprise AI beware
By Zeb EvansSeptember 26, 2025
David Wong
CommentaryThese are the 4 non-negotiable pillars of professional agentic AI
By David WongSeptember 26, 2025
Emma Watson
CommentaryHarry Potter star Emma Watson says she paused her career at 29, after 16-hour work days turned her into ‘an insane person’ who couldn’t hold a conversation
By Jessica CoacciSeptember 25, 2025
Shadow economy
CommentaryThe shadow AI economy isn’t rebellion, it’s an $8.1 billion signal that Fortune 500 CEOs are measuring the wrong things
By Lexi ReeseSeptember 25, 2025
Young professional
CommentaryGen Z’s hiring nightmare is really about discrimination. ‘Youngism’ is worse than AI when it comes to eating entry-level jobs
By Jennifer MossSeptember 24, 2025
Trump
CommentaryTrump’s big change to the H-1B visa is a $100,000 hit to entrepreneurs, startups
By Brian HamiltonSeptember 24, 2025
John Foley
CommentaryNew York deserves better than its upcoming mayoral election
By John FoleySeptember 24, 2025
Ben Minicucci
CommentaryWhy now is the time to innovate for smarter air traffic control
By Ben MinicucciSeptember 23, 2025
NYSE
CommentaryThe unicorn killer: Why regulatory risk keeps destroying startup value and what to do about it
By Eric Tanenblatt and James RichardsonSeptember 22, 2025
Layoffs
CommentaryMost business turnarounds fail. Here’s why the best ones cut to strength
By Daniel SchmeltzSeptember 22, 2025
Kara Hurst
CommentaryAmazon sustainability chief & top scientist: AI could end up being climate’s most powerful tool
By Kara Hurst and Kommy Weldemariam September 22, 2025
Zohran Mamdani
CommentaryIf New Mexico can figure out universal child care, so can New York City
By Yasser SalemSeptember 21, 2025
Tom Frieden
CommentaryThe last words my father spoke to me—and what they taught me about saving lives
By Tom FriedenSeptember 21, 2025
Donald Trump
CommentaryBehind closed doors, our top CEOs say Trump is bad for business and it’s time to Make America into America Again
By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Stephen HenriquesSeptember 21, 2025
Jonathan Hunt-Glassman
CommentaryI used medication to overcome alcohol addiction. I’ve built my business on it
By Jonathan Hunt-GlassmanSeptember 21, 2025
Byron Cook
CommentaryYour AI strategy needs mathematical logic
By Byron CookSeptember 20, 2025
David Adelman
CommentaryI turned my $2,000 bar mitzvah money into a $2 billion student housing company. Here’s what I learned
By David J. AdelmanSeptember 20, 2025
Andrew King
CommentaryI’m the VC researcher who helped uncover Intel’s close ties to China. Its nationalization just exposes a corporate governance crisis
By Andrew KingSeptember 20, 2025
Lip-Bu Tan
CommentaryIt’s time for Intel to go private, former board members say
By Charlene Barshefsky, Reed Hundt, James Plummer and David B. YoffieSeptember 19, 2025
Office buildings
CommentaryCommercial real estate’s seismic transformation is creating new winners—and losers— in the property market
By Greg FriedmanSeptember 19, 2025
Fred Ryan
CommentaryCivility can be your edge in this polarized time, when people have forgotten how to coexist
By Frederick J. Ryan, Jr.September 19, 2025
Middle manager
CommentarySurviving the Great Flattening: The coming extinction of the middle manager
By George PesanskySeptember 19, 2025
Bob Iger, Jimmy Kimmel
CommentaryBob Iger got it right suspending Jimmy Kimmel: It’s what Walt would have done
By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven TianSeptember 18, 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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