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The $100 oil shock is hitting the middle class like a margin call

As gas tops $4 a gallon, Wall Street debates inflation. But middle-class families and female breadwinners are absorbing the shock with little margin left.

By Katica RoyApril 21, 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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This Apple doesn’t fall far from the tree: Tim Cook is leaving at a peak and John Ternus is exactly the right CEO for the AI era

By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven TianApril 20, 2026

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Trump has already endorsed the Monroe Doctrine. Now he needs to endorse the Truman Doctrine

By Robert HormatsApril 18, 2026

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The U.S. has a $282 billion trade surplus you’ve never heard of — and it’s at risk

By Josh KallmerApril 19, 2026

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AI’s next act: how Salesforce is turning efficiency gains into revenue

By Keith Ferrazzi and Wendy SmithApril 18, 2026

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AI Meta will start tracking employees’ screens and keystrokes to train AI tools

By Eva RoytburgApril 21, 2026

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Politics ‘Something sinister could be happening’: FBI looks into dead or missing nuclear and space defense scientists tied to NASA, Blue Origin, and SpaceX

By Catherina GioinoApril 21, 2026

Google Cloud’s next big moment—and what it needs to continue its ascent

AI Google Cloud’s next big moment—and what it needs to continue its ascent

By Alex Kantrowitz, Marty Swant and Big TechnologyApril 21, 2026

The tables have turned: Florida and Texas are the biggest losers in the housing market as Ohio emerges as a surprise winner

Real Estate The tables have turned: Florida and Texas are the biggest losers in the housing market as Ohio emerges as a surprise winner

By Sydney LakeApril 21, 2026

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Economy ‘I thought the oil would be much higher’: Trump’s rosy Iran war spin risks sending traders the wrong message

By Nick LichtenbergApril 21, 2026

A soybean farmer inspects his crops in Maryland

Environment Tariffs, war, and now a historic drought have converged into a ‘perfect storm’ for U.S. farmers and food prices

By Tristan BoveApril 21, 2026

The inside of a data center in Ashburn, VA.

Environment Data centers are dealing hidden damage to environmental and public health—costing the economy $25 billion every year

By Tristan BoveApril 21, 2026

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Politics Trump officials whisper that his Truth Social posts about Iran risk killing peace talks

By Jake AngeloApril 21, 2026

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Commentary The skies for American Airlines are clearer than you think

By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven TianFebruary 16, 2026

Commentary We studied 70 countries’ economic data for the last 60 years and something big about market crashes changed 25 years ago
By Josh Ederington, Jenny Minier and The ConversationFebruary 8, 2026

Southeast Asia’s fast-growing hospitality industry has a people problem. Here’s what leading brands are doing to get the staff they need

Asia Southeast Asia’s fast-growing hospitality industry has a people problem. Here’s what leading brands are doing to get the staff they need

By Alice Williams and Great Place To WorkFebruary 15, 2026

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Commentary Elites are the villains we love to hate. It’s American culture’s most paradoxical obsession

By Alexa BeckFebruary 15, 2026

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Commentary I’m the CEO of the 1980s most viral restaurant, Tony Roma’s. We’re still thriving but viral brands keep turning into pumpkins

By Mohaimina HaqueFebruary 15, 2026

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Commentary Your essential services are one surprise failure away from disruption. Consider how physical AI could tackle the crisis

By Alex HawkinsonFebruary 14, 2026

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Commentary Private equity’s playbook to shake off the zombies: meet the continuation vehicle

By Sunaina Sinha HaldeaFebruary 14, 2026

Commentary America marks its 250th birthday with a fading dream—the first time that younger generations will make less than their parents
By Mark Robert Rank and The ConversationFebruary 8, 2026

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Commentary Our K-12 school system is sending us a message: AI tools are for the rich kids

By Jerel EzellFebruary 14, 2026

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Commentary How leaders are protecting culture while AI rewrites how work gets done

By Keith Ferrazzi and Ulrika BiesertFebruary 14, 2026

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Commentary You love your dog too much. Blame the broken American Dream and loss of purpose since the pandemic

By Margret Grebowicz and The ConversationFebruary 13, 2026

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Commentary Why choosing not to hire was the solution for my startup — we raised over $100 million and tripled revenue with the same people

By Julio MartínezFebruary 13, 2026

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Commentary Why PayPal’s board chose to act early—and what other boards can learn

By Betsy AtkinsFebruary 12, 2026

Commentary Netflix dominates streaming. No wonder it’s trying to redefine the market
By Hal SingerFebruary 7, 2026

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Commentary Forget ‘peak oil’: the era of scarcity is dead, and now we’re drowning in abundance

By Siddharth MisraFebruary 12, 2026

TrumpRx

Commentary TrumpRx is here and it helps, though a bit less than advertised

By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Stephen Henriques, Ferron Chen, Asuka Koda and Vanessa McLennanFebruary 11, 2026

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Commentary Bausch + Lomb CEO: Standing still is the new falling behind

By Brent SaundersFebruary 11, 2026

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Commentary Something big is happening in AI — and most people will be blindsided

By Matt ShumerFebruary 11, 2026

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Commentary It isn’t partisan politics to admit that stakeholder capitalism went too far, too fast

By Robert ProfusekFebruary 11, 2026

Agentic commerce will reward the fastest learners, not the biggest retailers

Commentary Agentic commerce will reward the fastest learners, not the biggest retailers

By Simon JamesFebruary 10, 2026

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Commentary Sam Altman told me AI should be ‘an equalizing force in society.’ That’s why I’m working on the $1.6 trillion AI gender gap

By Valerie ChapmanFebruary 10, 2026

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Commentary I’m Cloudera’s chief strategy officer and here’s why your $1 billion AI budget just became obsolete

By Abhas RickyFebruary 10, 2026

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Commentary America is shorting one of its best assets as the $38 trillion national debt runs out of control

By Katica RoyFebruary 10, 2026

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Commentary The economy isn’t K-shaped. For 87 million, people, it’s desperate and for another 46 million it’s elite

By Josh TanenbaumFebruary 10, 2026

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Commentary Sanofi CEO: The enterprise AI shift will reshape pharma in 2026

By Paul HudsonFebruary 10, 2026

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Commentary I’m a war gamer for the Navy and I know why you don’t trust the media anymore. It’s fighting yesterday’s battles

By Charles Edward Gehrke and The ConversationFebruary 9, 2026

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Commentary The Super Bowl reveals a dangerous gap in corporate strategy

By Christopher VollmerFebruary 9, 2026

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Commentary Weight Watchers CEO: what the GLP-1 Super Bowl ads are missing

By Tara ComonteFebruary 9, 2026

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Commentary The next 18 months of the agentic era will feel like a slow-motion stress test for CEOs. Most will make the same critical mistake

By Amy Eliza WongFebruary 9, 2026

Patient private capital is needed to help Asia plug its healthcare gaps

Commentary Patient private capital is needed to help Asia plug its healthcare gaps

By Abrar MirFebruary 8, 2026

nfl

Commentary The Super Bowl was made for TV and instant replay was made for visual AI. Here’s how it could be better and what it would look like

By Jason CorsoFebruary 8, 2026

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Commentary I’m a CEO who grew a ‘boring’ air filter business into a $260 million company, and AI is going to help blue-collar, everyday people just like me

By David HeacockFebruary 8, 2026

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Commentary I’m the chief growth officer at a payments app and I know how America really tips. Connecticut, I’m looking at you

By Ricardo CiciFebruary 8, 2026

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