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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
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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Delegates at the COP26 UN Climate Summit in Glasgow
CommentaryYes, we can have sustainable cities
By Francesco Starace and Jean-Pascal TricoireJanuary 13, 2022
CommentaryThe age of the frontline worker
By Jared SpataroJanuary 12, 2022
CommentaryAmerica’s businesses need a stable democracy to thrive
By Daniella Ballou-Aares, Rhett Buttle and David ClunieJanuary 12, 2022
CommentaryWelcome to the future: CES 2030 happened in 2022
By Chris LeggJanuary 11, 2022
CommentaryDemocrats will (probably) miss their chance to shape crypto regulation
By Tor ConstantinoJanuary 11, 2022
CommentaryThe year consumers changed for good
By Kathy GramlingJanuary 10, 2022
A man kneels on all fours as he places his head into a hole in the ground .
CommentaryOmicron has exposed corporate leaders’ lack of vision about remote work
By Gleb TsipurskyJanuary 7, 2022
CommentaryBurnt-out physicians are underappreciated casualties of COVID-19
By Nathalie DougéJanuary 7, 2022
CommentaryA.I. could make your company more productive—but not if it makes your people less happy
By François Candelon, Su Min Ha and Colleen McDonaldJanuary 7, 2022
CommentaryAsian real estate can be more than just a victim of climate change. It can be part of the solution, too
By Kamya MiglaniJanuary 6, 2022
CommentaryThese 5 CEOs need to tell the world what they’ll change in 2022
By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven TianJanuary 6, 2022
CommentaryAmerican businesses need to invest in tech education
By Rose Stuckey KirkJanuary 6, 2022
CommentaryChina’s young trust their country’s tech firms. But that’s not enough to recruit and retain them
By Ginny WilmerdingJanuary 5, 2022
CommentaryThe Federal Bureau of Investigative Journalists
By Andrey SpektorJanuary 5, 2022
Emily McEvilly, Chief Customer Officer of Workday.
CommentaryEmbracing life’s intersections: Perspective from a team leader and mother of four
By Emily McEvillyJanuary 4, 2022
Elizabeth Holmes, the founder and former CEO of blood testing and life sciences company Theranos
CommentaryWhat the Elizabeth Holmes verdict means for the future of startup culture
By Aron SolomonJanuary 4, 2022
CommentaryBeing Ricky Ricardo: Why Desi Arnaz matters
By Raj TawneyJanuary 4, 2022
WASHINGTON, DC - Adam Eidinger along with other DC marijuana advocates gathered on the east side of the US Capitol plaza grounds to urge Congressional lawmakers to lower the restrictions on marijuana use in the District of Columbia, and made a further statement by illegally smoking marijuana and consequently being arrested, on Capitol Hill in Washington DC Monday April 24, 2017.
CommentaryDemocrats and Republicans need cannabis to exorcise the ghosts of elections past
By David CulverJanuary 3, 2022
CommentaryWe must restore degraded farmland to feed future generations and protect landscapes
By Jennifer Morris and Erik FyrwaldDecember 31, 2021
CommentaryThe Art of business: Cheers to the creator of box wine
By Andreas WidmerDecember 31, 2021
Wind turbines in California.
CommentaryUtility stocks are becoming less boring. That’s a problem for income investors
By Michael JosephDecember 30, 2021
A protest against racism at a Starbucks in Philadelphia in 2018.
CommentaryThe cost of sweeping mental health under the corporate carpet
By Naveen Bhateja and Aimee Newon-HarrisDecember 29, 2021
Robotic arms mount doors to a model of the ID.3 Volkswagen electric car at an assembly line of the car factory of German car maker Volkswagen (VW) in Zwickau, eastern Germany, on February 25, 2020.
CommentaryData sharing and ally-shoring: Global problems require collaborative solutions
By Sanjay BrahmawarDecember 28, 2021
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CommentaryWant to advance your career in 2022? Play a game of bingo
By Laura BrownDecember 27, 2021
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CommentaryHealth care access will fuel the Great Resignation—and that’s a good thing
By Brent Messenger and Noah LangDecember 27, 2021
CommentaryWe need to talk about pregnancy at work sooner–even when it ends in miscarriage
By Lauren LyonDecember 24, 2021
CommentaryWorld leaders should acknowledge that IP protections facilitate vaccine access
By Andrei IancuDecember 24, 2021
Commentary‘Seed funding’: How more billionaires can help end world hunger
By Claudia SadoffDecember 23, 2021
CommentaryGeneral Electric has tried everything, except investing in American workers
By Chris SheltonDecember 22, 2021
A still from “Holiday Ride,” a GM promotional video.
CommentaryGM’s Impala ad is a viral hit—and it could become a patriotic Christmas classic
By Jeffrey SonnenfeldDecember 22, 2021
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