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RetailNike’s earning numbers exceeded Wall Street’s expectations. But CEO Elliott Hill’s next test is the World Cup
By Mia OsmonbekovJune 30, 2026
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Real EstateGen Z and millennials aren’t convinced the American Dream exists anymore: Only 40% of them can afford to buy a home
By Tristan BoveJune 30, 2026
EconomyIt started with one viral influencer complaining about Russia’s economy. Now a record 60% of Russians are pessimistic about their country’s outlook
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LeadershipSaudi Arabia needs a second airline because it’s ‘not as easy as it should be’ to get to ‘the home of Cristiano Ronaldo,’ says the CEO of the country’s next carrier
By Lionel LimFebruary 28, 2024
PoliticsIsrael’s economy sinks 20% as the war decimates consumer spending and real estate investments
By Paolo ConfinoFebruary 20, 2024
NewslettersBillionaire investor Bill Ackman said diversity policies have ignored Jews. He’s not entirely wrong
By Ruth UmohNovember 22, 2023
CommentaryJared Kushner, Arab and Israeli officials outline day-after solutions for the first time since the Oct. 7 attacks at Yale’s Middle East Peace Dialogue
By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven TianNovember 20, 2023
Politics‘This is not cancel culture’: Ron DeSantis defends directive to ban pro-Palestinian group at Florida universities
By Steve MollmanOctober 29, 2023
TechElon Musk says SpaceX will offer Starlink in Gaza to international aid groups: ‘A communications blackout does seem questionable’
By Steve MollmanOctober 28, 2023
PoliticsFormer National Intelligence Counsel chair sees ‘no happy ending’ for Gaza hostage situation
By Gregory F. Treverton and The ConversationOctober 26, 2023
Politics20-year intel, FBI vet lays out what Israel’s ground war will run into: Suicide attackers, roadside bombs, IEDs, snipers, and more
By Javed Ali and The ConversationOctober 25, 2023
By Paige Hagy and Nick LichtenbergOctober 24, 2023
PoliticsHezbollah’s reaction to the Israel-Hamas war could finally answer whether the group cares more about Lebanon or being a proxy for Iran
By Asher Kaufman and The ConversationOctober 22, 2023
PoliticsSaudi Arabia wanted to ‘de-risk’ the Middle East. Instead it has to hit pause on normalization with Israel
By Kristian Coates Ulrichsen and The ConversationOctober 21, 2023
PoliticsFrom CEOs to billionaires to Harvard students, everyone is struggling to discuss the Israel-Hamas war. Here’s what you need to know before you talk about it
By Paolo ConfinoOctober 19, 2023
TechMark Zuckerberg’s Threads ‘temporarily’ blocks COVID search terms to focus on larger misinformation concerns
By Chris MorrisOctober 19, 2023
NewslettersHow businesses can partner with colleges to create diverse entry-level pipelines after affirmative action reversal
By Ruth UmohOctober 18, 2023
PoliticsRon DeSantis called all Gazans ‘antisemitic,’ but polls suggest they dislike Hamas and feel hopeless about the Israeli blockade
By Nathan French and The ConversationOctober 18, 2023
By Erin PraterOctober 17, 2023
PoliticsThe WHO called Israel’s evacuation of Gaza hospitals a ‘death sentence.’ Palestinian health expert says it was underfunded for a century before Israel’s blockade
By Yara M. Asi and The ConversationOctober 17, 2023
PoliticsJared Kushner: Middle East has ‘tremendous potential’ but has been held back by ‘bad policy’
By Steve MollmanOctober 15, 2023
PoliticsDeadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust shakes the foundations of Israel as a safe homeland, says double MacArthur-winning historian
By Avner Cohen and The ConversationOctober 15, 2023
By Erin PraterOctober 13, 2023
PoliticsIsrael’s war against Hamas roils Harvard as students, billionaires, and faculty accuse each other of anti-Semitism and McCarthyism
By Paolo ConfinoOctober 13, 2023
PoliticsAerospace engineer who studies defense systems explains the simple reason that Israel’s Iron Dome failed against Hamas
By Iain Boyd and The ConversationOctober 13, 2023
PoliticsIsrael’s blockade of Gaza means that a region the size of Philadelphia faces a real risk of starvation, says Peace Studies scholar
By Topher L. McDougal and The ConversationOctober 13, 2023
PoliticsThe Modern War Institute’s founding director says the Israeli military was just unprepared for Hamas’ sudden attack
By Liam Collins and The ConversationOctober 13, 2023
Environment3 stunning charts show how the world of gas-guzzling has changed—and hasn’t—since the trauma of the 1973 oil embargo
By Jim Krane, Mark Finley and The ConversationOctober 12, 2023
LeadershipApollo CEO Marc Rowan calls on University of Pennsylvania donors to send just $1 in protest until two leaders resign over anti-Semitism allegations
By Chloe TaylorOctober 12, 2023
PoliticsWith Israel and Gaza at war, there’s no smoking gun pointing to Iran yet, but that doesn’t stop some from seeing it
By Paolo Confino and Nick LichtenbergOctober 11, 2023
PoliticsIsrael has no good options for dealing with Hamas’ hostage-taking in Gaza, security expert says
By James Forest and The ConversationOctober 11, 2023
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