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Europe is considering price caps to control inflation. CEOs are shaking their heads in despair
Europe is considering price caps to control inflation. CEOs are shaking their heads in despair

With inflation fears stalking the globe, politicians are once again reaching for the wrong lever.

By Kamal AhmedMay 21, 2026
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America’s new AI map shows something surprising: ‘A lot of normal people are adopting AI’
By Nick LichtenbergMay 21, 2026
Girl doing backflip into the ocean.
Your ‘flexible hot girl summer’ is going to cost you
By Catherina GioinoMay 21, 2026
Hiba Mona Anver, wearing a black and white striped dress, gestures with her hands as she speaks onstage.
80% of companies have an immigrant in a top leadership role—Trump’s visa crackdown is forcing them to make a ‘plan C,’ warns immigration expert
By Sasha RogelbergMay 20, 2026
With bond yields surging to 4.7%, T-notes are looking like a better deal than the pricey S&P, says the Research Affiliates’ formula
With bond yields surging to 4.7%, T-notes are looking like a better deal than the pricey S&P, says the Research Affiliates’ formula
By Shawn TullyMay 21, 2026
Clinical Psychologist Daniel Wendler
A ‘proudly autistic’ workplace expert says putting neurodivergent employees in a typical office is like dropping a polar bear in Austin, Texas
By Tristan BoveMay 20, 2026
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Top CD rates today, May 21, 2026: Lock in up to up to 4.20%
Personal FinanceTop CD rates today, May 21, 2026: Lock in up to up to 4.20%
By Glen Luke FlanaganMay 21, 2026
The top high-yield savings rates: Up to 5.00% on May 21, 2026
Personal FinanceThe top high-yield savings rates: Up to 5.00% on May 21, 2026
By Glen Luke FlanaganMay 21, 2026
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk unveiling the company's new manned spacecraft in Hawthorne, Calif. on May 29, 2014. (Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
NewslettersRollout complete: SpaceX files IPO prospectus
By Andrew NuscaMay 21, 2026
The SpaceX IPO is a referendum on Elon Musk and his plan to colonize Mars
NewslettersThe SpaceX IPO is a referendum on Elon Musk and his plan to colonize Mars
By Diane BradyMay 21, 2026
Mortgage rates today, May 21, 2026
Personal FinanceMortgage rates today, May 21, 2026
By Glen Luke FlanaganMay 21, 2026
Current refi mortgage rates report for May 21, 2026
Personal FinanceCurrent refi mortgage rates report for May 21, 2026
By Glen Luke FlanaganMay 21, 2026
Current ARM mortgage rates report for May 21, 2026
Personal FinanceCurrent ARM mortgage rates report for May 21, 2026
By Glen Luke FlanaganMay 21, 2026
Sheryl Sandberg tells Gen Z the 10-year career plan is dead as AI wipes out entry-level jobs: ‘Don’t script your career when the future is uncertain’
SuccessSheryl Sandberg tells Gen Z the 10-year career plan is dead as AI wipes out entry-level jobs: ‘Don’t script your career when the future is uncertain’
By Orianna Rosa RoyleMay 21, 2026
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CommentarySwitzerland’s former ambassador to Iran: here’s how to end this war — and why Pakistan isn’t enough
By Philippe WeltiApril 17, 2026
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    CommentaryJeff Raikes: AI is capturing cognition — and most companies are building a talent debt they don’t see yet
    By Jeff RaikesApril 15, 2026
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EconomyReed Hastings’s exit from $455 billion Netflix ‘had nothing to do with’ the failed Warner Bros. deal, says Ted Sarandos
By Amanda GerutApril 16, 2026
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EconomyA world going broke: IMF says America’s $39 trillion national debt is actually a global problem—and AI may be the only rescue
By Nick LichtenbergApril 16, 2026
The housing crisis has become HR’s problem. Helping workers buy homes near the office is employers’ newest RTO play
Personal FinanceThe housing crisis has become HR’s problem. Helping workers buy homes near the office is employers’ newest RTO play
By Courtney Vinopal and HR BrewApril 16, 2026
A group of young girls look at a robot.
AIChina has ‘nearly erased’ America’s lead in AI—and the flow of tech experts moving to the U.S. is slowing to a trickle, Stanford report says
By Sasha RogelbergApril 16, 2026
Woman refuels her car at a gas station on a sunny day, pondering rising gas prices and environmental impact. Transportation, energy, and the environment intersect in daily life
EconomyAmericans have never been this gloomy about the economy. Wall Street has never cashed in harder
By Eva RoytburgApril 16, 2026
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    PoliticsPolarized Minnesota politicians find something to agree on: the meat raffle
    By Steve Karnowski, Mark Vancleave and The Associated PressApril 15, 2026
SantaCon, the charity fundraiser where drunk Santas flood NYC streets, was a con after all, say feds
LawSantaCon, the charity fundraiser where drunk Santas flood NYC streets, was a con after all, say feds
By The Associated Press and Larry NeumeisterApril 16, 2026
A floating solar power plant in India
EnergyTrump’s war in the Middle East may end up a global boon for renewables, as think tank calls return-to-coal narrative ‘meaningless’
By Tristan BoveApril 16, 2026
MacKenzie Scott is bypassing the Ivy League and rewriting the $79 billion higher ed playbook by giving to HBCUs and community colleges
PoliticsMacKenzie Scott is bypassing the Ivy League and rewriting the $79 billion higher ed playbook by giving to HBCUs and community colleges
By Sydney LakeApril 16, 2026
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AIGen Z turning its back on AI isn’t irrational—it’s a verdict on everyone who failed them
By Nick LichtenbergApril 16, 2026
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Real EstateNew York governor’s take on a millionaires tax: fancy pied-à-terre second apartments worth over $5 million
By Anthony Izaguirre and The Associated PressApril 16, 2026
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    LawHampshire College closes, the latest in a string of small schools to fold under demographic, financial pressure
    By Michael Casey, Leah Willingham and The Associated PressApril 15, 2026
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PoliticsTrump has no plan to cut the $39 trillion national debt, but he does want to cut childcare. His budget director is scrambling to clarify
By Nick LichtenbergApril 16, 2026
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EconomyChina’s economy grows 5% in first quarter, surprising economists to the upside
By Chan Ho-Him and The Associated PressApril 16, 2026
Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, during a moderated conversation at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US, on Monday, March 30, 2026.
EconomyEveryone was wondering what Trump wanted more: Warsh smoothly seated at the Fed, or for Powell to pay. We now have an answer
By Eleanor PringleApril 16, 2026
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EuropeBBC plans to cut up to 2,000 jobs to save 10% of annual budget
By Brian Melley and The Associated PressApril 16, 2026
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Commentary‘The Pitt’ reveals why healthcare desperately needs a new front door
By Jeremy MorganApril 16, 2026
Current price of Bitcoin for April 16, 2026
Personal FinanceCurrent price of Bitcoin for April 16, 2026
By Joseph HostetlerApril 16, 2026
Current price of oil as of April 16, 2026
Personal FinanceCurrent price of oil as of April 16, 2026
By Joseph HostetlerApril 16, 2026
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CommentaryThe world’s most — and least — miserable economies in 2025, ranked
By Steve H. HankeApril 16, 2026
Photo: Oil tanker.
EconomyPeace talks are back on while the U.S. plays cat-and-mouse with rogue ships in the Strait of Hormuz
By Jim EdwardsApril 16, 2026
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CommentaryWhen the shocks keep coming, farmer cooperatives are the only buffer that works
By Shobha ShettyApril 16, 2026
The Iran war’s fertilizer shock is hammering American farmers, and 70% can’t afford what they need for this year’s growing season
EconomyThe Iran war’s fertilizer shock is hammering American farmers, and 70% can’t afford what they need for this year’s growing season
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezApril 16, 2026
A older man walks with a sign that says "Learn from Vietnan. Don't repeat the mistake. Peace now."
PoliticsMeet the Americans refusing to pay their taxes in protest of the Trump administration
By Jacqueline MunisApril 16, 2026
A person wearing a red hat has their hand on a gas pump.
EnergyOil prices may be falling, but for the wrong reason: ‘Demand destruction’ throttling global consumption, report finds
By Sasha RogelbergApril 16, 2026
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EnergyWhy no nation is truly ‘energy independent’ while the Strait of Hormuz remains closed
By Jordan BlumApril 16, 2026
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EconomyTrumpflation hits the World Cup: Fans face $80–$100 transit fares on top of $4,000-plus tickets
By Jake AngeloApril 15, 2026
Fed chair nominee Kevin Warsh is worth more than $100 million and has stakes in SpaceX and Polymarket
BankingFed chair nominee Kevin Warsh is worth more than $100 million and has stakes in SpaceX and Polymarket
By Jacqueline MunisApril 15, 2026
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Law‘Robbing them blind, baby’: Live Nation and Ticketmaster are a monopoly, jury rules
By Larry Neumeister and The Associated PressApril 15, 2026
Pete Hegseth speaks with both hands in the air as Donald Trump looks on in the background.
Politics‘I am certain’: Harvard policy expert warns the true cost of the Iran war to U.S. taxpayers will exceed $1 trillion
By Sasha RogelbergApril 15, 2026
Woman drinking coffee
AIStarbucks wants you to ask ChatGPT about what coffee to get, right as America boils over with AI backlash vibes
By Tristan BoveApril 15, 2026
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