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    Trump, Xi

    Trump’s breaking-the-china strategy isn’t working: Despite the global collateral damage, only modest progress has been made with China

    Trump’s China visit revealed the weakness behind his tariff tactics, with major consequences for American businesses and consumers.

    By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Stephen Henriques
    November 4, 2025

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    CEOs from left, Charles Scharf, Wells Fargo, Brian Moynihan, Bank of America, Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase, Jane Fraser, Citigroup, and Ronald O'Hanley, State Street, testify during the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing
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    SIFMA: Proposed Basel III Endgame new trading capital rules would hobble U.S. banks, capital markets, and the broader economy

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    February 27, 2024
    The buzz around DEI’s ‘Great Retreat’ is overblown–and data-backed proof of the opposite abounds
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    The buzz around DEI’s ‘Great Retreat’ is overblown–and data-backed proof of the opposite abounds

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    February 27, 2024
    We asked 50,000 citizens in 23 countries what they expect of their government–70% of those in developed nations say theirs is not doing enough to address inflation and the high cost of living
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    We asked 50,000 citizens in 23 countries what they expect of their government–70% of those in developed nations say theirs is not doing enough to address inflation and the high cost of living

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    February 26, 2024
    Sustainability policies complicate the WTO’s work–and make it more indispensable than ever
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    Sustainability policies complicate the WTO’s work–and make it more indispensable than ever

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    February 26, 2024
    DP World CEO: Supply chains are facing multiple challenges. Trade policies and procedures shouldn’t add to them
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    DP World CEO: Supply chains are facing multiple challenges. Trade policies and procedures shouldn’t add to them

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    February 26, 2024
    De-risking and friendshoring won’t get governments supply chain security. Putting their economic house in order will
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    De-risking and friendshoring won’t get governments supply chain security. Putting their economic house in order will

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    February 24, 2024
    A working parent’s review of the Apple Vision Pro
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    A working parent’s review of the Apple Vision Pro

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    February 24, 2024
    A little can go a long way: Here’s why support for business in Ukraine has a leveraged impact
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    A little can go a long way: Here’s why support for business in Ukraine has a leveraged impact

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    February 23, 2024
    We help Holocaust victims and their heirs recover Nazi-looted art. Here’s how the lessons we’ve learned can help Ukraine reclaim its cultural property stolen by Russia
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    We help Holocaust victims and their heirs recover Nazi-looted art. Here’s how the lessons we’ve learned can help Ukraine reclaim its cultural property stolen by Russia

    By Howard N. Spiegler and Lawrence M. Kaye
    February 23, 2024
    Global trade is at a critical juncture–and we can’t take it for granted, WTO meeting chair warns
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    Global trade is at a critical juncture–and we can’t take it for granted, WTO meeting chair warns

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    February 23, 2024
    Ukraine owes it to itself and to the West to stem corruption
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    Ukraine owes it to itself and to the West to stem corruption

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    February 22, 2024
    Boeing is shaking up its ‘good ole boys’ culture–but the company still has a long way to go before it gets its production and financials right
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    Boeing is shaking up its ‘good ole boys’ culture–but the company still has a long way to go before it gets its production and financials right

    By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian
    February 22, 2024
    The anti-ESG backlash is not just an American phenomenon as Europe waters down its sustainability agenda
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    The anti-ESG backlash is not just an American phenomenon as Europe waters down its sustainability agenda

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    February 22, 2024
    Millennials and Gen Zers are worried about outliving their savings and are turning to hot-stock tips. But a comprehensive retirement plan drives better outcomes
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    Millennials and Gen Zers are worried about outliving their savings and are turning to hot-stock tips. But a comprehensive retirement plan drives better outcomes

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    February 21, 2024
    ‘The more extreme ends of the spectrum won’t like us very much’: The ousted cofounder of controversial social app Parler launches new ‘civil conversation’ platform Hedgehog
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    ‘The more extreme ends of the spectrum won’t like us very much’: The ousted cofounder of controversial social app Parler launches new ‘civil conversation’ platform Hedgehog

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    February 21, 2024
    Endangered species could help us survive the great American political divide. Here’s why
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    Endangered species could help us survive the great American political divide. Here’s why

    By Bill Frist and Jennifer Morris
    February 20, 2024
    How I worked my way to the top in the 200-year-old, male-dominated cruise industry–and brought other women on board
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    How I worked my way to the top in the 200-year-old, male-dominated cruise industry–and brought other women on board

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    February 20, 2024
    Sanofi CEO: AI promises a great era of drug discovery that could fundamentally change medicine–but only if we allow it to deliver
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    Sanofi CEO: AI promises a great era of drug discovery that could fundamentally change medicine–but only if we allow it to deliver

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    February 19, 2024
    Why America should be celebrating entrepreneurs, not presidents
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    Why America should be celebrating entrepreneurs, not presidents

    By Jonathan Bean and Blaine McCormick
    February 19, 2024
    No, ESG and DEI don’t just have a branding problem
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    No, ESG and DEI don’t just have a branding problem

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    February 16, 2024
    America should be the eagle, not the ostrich, of the clean energy transition
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    America should be the eagle, not the ostrich, of the clean energy transition

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    February 15, 2024
    The S&P 500 are running out of ideas–and they can’t keep telling Wall Street that AI will fix all their problems
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    The S&P 500 are running out of ideas–and they can’t keep telling Wall Street that AI will fix all their problems

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    February 15, 2024
    Climate activism is making Big Oil bigger. But it’s not all bad news for the energy transition
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    Climate activism is making Big Oil bigger. But it’s not all bad news for the energy transition

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    February 15, 2024
    America faces a shortage of primary care doctors–and they’re drowning in work. Here’s how AI can solve the physician burnout crisis
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    America faces a shortage of primary care doctors–and they’re drowning in work. Here’s how AI can solve the physician burnout crisis

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    February 14, 2024
    Elon Musk’s desperate search for revenue at X
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    Elon Musk’s desperate search for revenue at X

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    February 14, 2024
    Travis Kelce’s Super Bowl behavior is emblematic of the ‘rise of the jerk’
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    Travis Kelce’s Super Bowl behavior is emblematic of the ‘rise of the jerk’

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    February 13, 2024
    Photo of a person using a credit card at a gas pump
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    Congress could be about to give grocery stores and gas stations new payment options—but big banks are warning the savings will not be passed on to consumers and could mean the end of credit card rewards

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    February 13, 2024
    ‘An age of manufactured mistrust’: Here’s what rampant disinformation means for health, climate, and democracy
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    ‘An age of manufactured mistrust’: Here’s what rampant disinformation means for health, climate, and democracy

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    February 13, 2024
    Everybody hates inflation–even grocers
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    Everybody hates inflation–even grocers

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    February 12, 2024
    Here’s how the U.S., Europe, and China are faring in the post-pandemic race for economic growth
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    Here’s how the U.S., Europe, and China are faring in the post-pandemic race for economic growth

    By Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak and Paul Swartz
    February 12, 2024

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