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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
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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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Jordan Goldstein
CommentaryWhat leading a global architecture firm has taught me about AI’s power to transform business
By Jordan GoldsteinSeptember 3, 2025
GM
CommentaryA case study to consider for AI adoption: GM versus Toyota in the 1980s
By Nelson Repenning and Don KiefferSeptember 3, 2025
Paul Hudson
CommentaryAI might beat IQ, not EQ — but never say never
By Paul HudsonSeptember 2, 2025
Lawnmower
CommentaryAI told me hilariously wrong things about Elon Musk’s childhood job at a landscaping company—here’s why that matters on Labor Day
By Brian HamiltonSeptember 1, 2025
CommentaryAsia is ahead of the curve of using AI to fight fraud. Here’s what the rest of the world can learn from it
By Ashish ThaparAugust 31, 2025
Wendy Stewart
CommentaryBofA’s president of Global Commercial Banking on best practices for securing the legacy of a multigen family business
By Wendy StewartAugust 31, 2025
Trump, Putrin
CommentaryIs Putin playing Trump or is Trump playing us?
By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven TianAugust 31, 2025
Andrew Filev
CommentaryMy $2.25 billion exit taught me that Silicon Valley’s obsession with 100-hour weeks is actually sabotage. It’s a marathon, not a sprint
By Andrew FilevAugust 30, 2025
CommentaryI’m an expert in viral marketing and make my bones reaching Gen Z. The American Eagle and e.l.f. ragebait is just gasoline on the fire
By Katya VarbanovaAugust 29, 2025
Kenneth Braithwaite
CommentaryFormer Trump officials: Strong intellectual property protections are crucial to America’s national security
By Kenneth Braithwaite and Andrei IancuAugust 29, 2025
Christian Kroll
CommentaryI’m a CEO who bid for Google’s Chrome browser. Even if we don’t win, here’s why this is a fork in the road for digital capitalism 
By Christian KrollAugust 29, 2025
CommentaryI said the Internet would never work. Thank god I didn’t make that mistake with crypto
By Jeremy BoyntonAugust 29, 2025
Jake Loosararian
CommentaryAI’s dirty secret: without data, it’s just math tricks
By Jake LoosararianAugust 28, 2025
Amit Walia
CommentaryI had to make a big bet on a make-or-break 18 months. I later sold my company for $8 billion but first I had to dive deep into the ‘gray area’ 
By Amit WaliaAugust 28, 2025
Leslie Feinzaig
CommentaryI’m rooting for female founders’ comebacks. And for the end of branding women, from girlboss to tradwife and all the way down
By Leslie FeinzaigAugust 27, 2025
Donald Trump
CommentaryTrump’s crusade to cripple clean energy has found its match: the free market and global finance
By Andrew BeharAugust 27, 2025
Donald Trump
CommentaryWhy every CEO—and every American—should be fed up with Trump’s Fed attack
By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Stephen HenriquesAugust 26, 2025
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CommentaryForget smart homes: The final frontier is an AI-powered home that can take care of you
By SB ChoiAugust 26, 2025
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CommentaryThe homepage is dead. The future belongs to the question
By Danika WongAugust 26, 2025
Steve Jobs
CommentaryI worked on the first iPhone under Steve Jobs before selling Nest for $3.2 billion. Jensen Huang is right about what will happen next with AI
By Matt RogersAugust 26, 2025
Donald Trump
CommentaryThe emperor strikes back—but Trump’s revenge and deflection aren’t public protection
By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, J. Thomas Manger, Asha Rangappa and Thomas KolditzAugust 25, 2025
Prenups
CommentaryThe new power move: why smart women are demanding prenups
By Libby LefflerAugust 24, 2025
Retirees
CommentaryPrivate equity could transform your retirement, but only if it adapts to protect savers
By Burcu Esmer and Bilge YilmazAugust 24, 2025
Boomers
CommentaryWe interviewed 62 older Minnesotans who lost white-collar jobs later in life. Nearly 75% refused to move, and 3 big problems kept them locked in place
By Annette Nierobisz and Dana SawchukAugust 24, 2025
CommentaryWhy banks should leverage AI to serve more than the affluent—and build a financial system for everyone
By Sopnendu MohantyAugust 23, 2025
Vidya Peters
CommentaryWe built a $1 billion tech unicorn in Europe, living proof that our economy is just as dynamic as America’s. Success comes down to three core principles
By Vidya PetersAugust 23, 2025
Silvija Martincevic
CommentaryI’m a CEO who was raised by a truck driver and a factory worker. The 2.7 billion shift-based workers around the world need tech that works for them
By Silvija MartincevicAugust 23, 2025
Michael Coscetta
CommentaryI’m the president of a $1 billion software unicorn and I’ve seen the ‘Gen Z stare’ disappear in healthy workplaces. It’s a wake-up call for hospitality
By Michael CoscettaAugust 22, 2025
Marc Metrick
CommentarySaks Global is luxury’s last best hope
By Joel BinesAugust 22, 2025
Superhero
CommentaryAI isn’t a job killer, it’s a job shifter
By Becky FrankiewiczAugust 22, 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 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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