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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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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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CommentaryHow the American Rescue Plan saved the public sector–and proved that investing in workers pays off
By Lee SaundersMarch 11, 2022
Journalists are seen working on the doorstep of a hotel in Ukraine.
CommentaryThe media’s racial bias is also happening off screen
By Marcus RyderMarch 10, 2022
CommentaryHonoring RBG’s legacy means protecting federal judiciary employees from sexual harassment
By Ally CollMarch 9, 2022
CommentaryThe ‘democratic enterprise’ will redefine our society
By William E. HalalMarch 9, 2022
CommentaryA world with gender equality would not push for endless war
By Alison HolderMarch 8, 2022
CommentaryHow this woman you’ve never heard of shaped our world
By Paula ReesMarch 8, 2022
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CommentaryAfter the pandemic’s rewind of women’s progress, here’s how businesses should advance equity
By Janet Foutty, Kulleni Gebreyes and Lara AbrashMarch 8, 2022
CommentaryIt’s not a Great Resignation–it’s a Great Rethink
By Ranjay GulatiMarch 8, 2022
CommentaryStop asking women how we manage work-life balance. Most of us don’t
By Alyssa JaffeeMarch 7, 2022
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CommentaryThe Great Business Retreat matters in Russia today–just as it mattered in 1986 South Africa
By Jeffrey SonnenfeldMarch 7, 2022
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CommentaryLawmakers want to weaken U.S. patents that made new anti-COVID pills possible. We should do everything to protect them
By Andrei Iancu, David J. Kappos and Paul R. MichelMarch 4, 2022
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CommentaryBrilliant tech and science minds want to escape Putin’s Russia. The U.S. should welcome them with open arms
By Vivek Wadhwa and Alex SalkeverMarch 4, 2022
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CommentaryExpand this whistleblower program so Putin’s cronies can’t evade sanctions
By Poppy AlexanderMarch 4, 2022
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CommentaryYour business needs an A.I. watchdog. Here’s how to make sure it has teeth
By François Candelon, Theodoros Evgeniou and Maxime CourtauxMarch 4, 2022
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CommentaryOffices are obsolete—and so are the managers who insist you must go back
By Keith Ferrazzi and Kian GoharMarch 3, 2022
President Biden at the State of the Union address in 2022
CommentaryThe U.S. economic stimulus machine is sputtering, but it isn’t broken
By Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak and Paul SwartzMarch 3, 2022
CommentaryAs Russia invades Ukraine, U.S. LNG stands for ‘energy security’
By Mike SommersMarch 3, 2022
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CommentaryHow crypto donations became Ukraine’s financial lifeline, and what it means for the future of money
By Alex TapscottMarch 2, 2022
CommentaryCompanies should be required to disclose their ties to Putin’s Russia
By Charles K. WhiteheadMarch 2, 2022
CommentaryThese bipartisan solutions can help ease America’s labor crisis
By Matt Sigelman and Ken MehlmanMarch 2, 2022
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CommentaryWhat happens to stock options if Bolt fails, Ryan Breslow?
By Frederik MijnhardtMarch 1, 2022
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CommentaryMIT’s retreat from a Russian research partnership exposes a deeper U.S. security flaw
By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Anjani Jain and Steven TianMarch 1, 2022
SuccessThis Women’s History Month, here’s a radical idea: Let women lead
By Lindsay KaplanMarch 1, 2022
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CommentaryClimate change: What we will need to spend, and what we will need to change, to reach net zero
By Hamid Samandari and Mekala KrishnanMarch 1, 2022
CommentaryIt’s time for women to take control of their finances—and tame crypto
By Lauren AnastasioMarch 1, 2022
Divers examine plastic waste in Turkey.
CommentaryPlastic credits alone won’t save our planet
By Laura PeanoFebruary 28, 2022
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CommentaryToward data dignity: We need commonsense privacy regulation to curb Big Tech
By Tom Chavez, Maritza Johnson and Jesper AndersenFebruary 28, 2022
CommentaryHow not to impose sanctions
By Desirée LeClercqFebruary 25, 2022
A restaurant worker at a rally for a higher minimum wage.
CommentarySoaring inflation means Congress must act now to boost the minimum wage
By Morris PearlFebruary 25, 2022
CommentaryCorporations, not governments, can create a better world
By Alex VeytselFebruary 25, 2022
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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
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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
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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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