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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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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office after signing an Executive Order April 18, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Politics Trump extends Iran ceasefire after insisting he wouldn’t hours earlier, citing a ‘seriously fractured’ Iran

By Eva RoytburgApril 21, 2026

Photo of a BYD Sealion 5 DM-i plug-in hybrid

Energy How the Iran energy crisis is supercharging Southeast Asia’s EV transition

By Angelica AngApril 21, 2026

Chip Roy introduces the Mamdani Act to punish immigrants for ideology—including socialism and Marxism

Politics Chip Roy introduces the Mamdani Act to punish immigrants for ideology—including socialism and Marxism

By Catherina GioinoApril 21, 2026

$Two Halliburton employees, clad in red coveralls, work at a pressure pumping, or fracking, operation in the Permian Basin.$

Energy Halliburton CEO: U.S. oil is in the ‘early innings’ of a rebound—and a drilling ramp-up is coming

By Jordan BlumApril 21, 2026

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Law Florida launches criminal probe into OpenAI to see if ChatGPT is responsible for fatal Florida State shooting

By Mike Schneider and The Associated PressApril 21, 2026

Sequoia partner Julien Bek sitting on a stool and holding a microphone while speaking to an audience. Behind him is a stage that looks like a forest.

AI Are services the new software? This venture capitalist thinks the future is in selling AI-delivered outcomes, not AI-powered products

By Jeremy KahnApril 21, 2026

Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan shakes someone's hand at the opening of Polymarket's temporary free grocery store in Manhattan

Crypto Investors are valuing Polymarket $7 billion less than archrival Kalshi—and crypto could be one reason why

By Jack KubinecApril 21, 2026

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

By Eva RoytburgApril 21, 2026

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Companies say they’re serious about corporate purpose, but investors aren’t convinced

Commentary Companies say they’re serious about corporate purpose, but investors aren’t convinced

By Robert Eccles, Colin Mayer and Judith StroehleJanuary 20, 2022

Commentary Democrats and Republicans need cannabis to exorcise the ghosts of elections past
By David CulverJanuary 3, 2022

Singapore and Dubai: two very different approaches to the COVID expat

Commentary Singapore and Dubai: two very different approaches to the COVID expat

By Jeevan VasagarJanuary 19, 2022

How I try to make a difference with every meal–and every investment

Commentary How I try to make a difference with every meal–and every investment

By Khaled bin Alwaleed bin Talal Al SaudJanuary 19, 2022

What are women waiting for?

Commentary What are women waiting for?

By Carmen BusquetsJanuary 19, 2022

The drive for voting rights is being gravely wounded by friendly fire

Commentary The drive for voting rights is being gravely wounded by friendly fire

By Jeffrey SonnenfeldJanuary 18, 2022

We need more heroes in the Senate

Commentary We need more heroes in the Senate

By Carolyn DeWittJanuary 18, 2022

Commentary We must restore degraded farmland to feed future generations and protect landscapes
By Jennifer Morris and Erik FyrwaldDecember 31, 2021

A quantum failure

Commentary A quantum failure

By Miles Taylor and Daria BahramiJanuary 18, 2022

Why employees are leaving—and the culture that makes them stay

Commentary Why employees are leaving—and the culture that makes them stay

By Teuila HansonJanuary 18, 2022

These companies are following through on their promises on diversity, equity, and inclusion

Commentary These companies are following through on their promises on diversity, equity, and inclusion

By Tim Ryan and Traci FiatteJanuary 17, 2022

It’s time for Big Tech to play fair on IP

Commentary It’s time for Big Tech to play fair on IP

By Drew JohnsonJanuary 17, 2022

Don’t focus on income inequality to tackle populism. It might end up making the problem worse

Commentary Don’t focus on income inequality to tackle populism. It might end up making the problem worse

By Eric ProtzerJanuary 16, 2022

Commentary The Art of business: Cheers to the creator of box wine
By Andreas WidmerDecember 31, 2021

One year on, hospital price transparency is still a work in progress

Commentary One year on, hospital price transparency is still a work in progress

By Cynthia A. FisherJanuary 14, 2022

A worker in a sneaker factory in Mexico

Commentary Biden’s ‘worker-centered’ trade policy fails U.S. workers

By Desirée LeClercqJanuary 14, 2022

Delegates at the COP26 UN Climate Summit in Glasgow

Commentary Yes, we can have sustainable cities

By Francesco Starace and Jean-Pascal TricoireJanuary 13, 2022

The age of the frontline worker

Commentary The age of the frontline worker

By Jared SpataroJanuary 12, 2022

America’s businesses need a stable democracy to thrive

Commentary America’s businesses need a stable democracy to thrive

By Daniella Ballou-Aares, Rhett Buttle and David ClunieJanuary 12, 2022

Welcome to the future: CES 2030 happened in 2022

Commentary Welcome to the future: CES 2030 happened in 2022

By Chris LeggJanuary 11, 2022

Democrats will (probably) miss their chance to shape crypto regulation

Commentary Democrats will (probably) miss their chance to shape crypto regulation

By Tor ConstantinoJanuary 11, 2022

The year consumers changed for good

Commentary The 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 .

Commentary Omicron has exposed corporate leaders’ lack of vision about remote work

By Gleb TsipurskyJanuary 7, 2022

Burnt-out physicians are underappreciated casualties of COVID-19

Commentary Burnt-out physicians are underappreciated casualties of COVID-19

By Nathalie DougéJanuary 7, 2022

A.I. could make your company more productive—but not if it makes your people less happy

Commentary A.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

Asian real estate can be more than just a victim of climate change. It can be part of the solution, too

Commentary Asian 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

These 5 CEOs need to tell the world what they’ll change in 2022

Commentary These 5 CEOs need to tell the world what they’ll change in 2022

By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven TianJanuary 6, 2022

American businesses need to invest in tech education

Commentary American businesses need to invest in tech education

By Rose Stuckey KirkJanuary 6, 2022

China’s young trust their country’s tech firms. But that’s not enough to recruit and retain them

Commentary China’s young trust their country’s tech firms. But that’s not enough to recruit and retain them

By Ginny WilmerdingJanuary 5, 2022

The Federal Bureau of Investigative Journalists

Commentary The Federal Bureau of Investigative Journalists

By Andrey SpektorJanuary 5, 2022

Emily McEvilly, Chief Customer Officer of Workday.

Commentary Embracing 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

Commentary What the Elizabeth Holmes verdict means for the future of startup culture

By Aron SolomonJanuary 4, 2022

Being Ricky Ricardo: Why Desi Arnaz matters

Commentary Being Ricky Ricardo: Why Desi Arnaz matters

By Raj TawneyJanuary 4, 2022

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