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What ‘Mar-a-Lago Accord’ proponents—who have Trump’s ear—get wrong about the U.S. dollar
Commentary

What ‘Mar-a-Lago Accord’ proponents—who have Trump’s ear—get wrong about the U.S. dollar

BYSteve H. Hanke and John A. Tatom
April 25, 2025
The SEC needs to take a hands-off approach to peer-to-peer transactions
Regulators

The SEC needs to take a hands-off approach to peer-to-peer transactions

BY
April 25, 2025
Southeast Asia doesn’t need fossil fuels to power its data center boom. Renewable energy will get the job done—and more cheaply too
Commentary

Southeast Asia doesn’t need fossil fuels to power its data center boom. Renewable energy will get the job done—and more cheaply too

BY
April 25, 2025
Europe must show it’s serious about Ukraine by tightening sanctions on Russia
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Europe must show it’s serious about Ukraine by tightening sanctions on Russia

BYMatthew Boyse and James K. Glassman
April 23, 2025
Taskrabbit CEO: I’m a better gig-economy leader because of the empathy I learned in early jobs
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Taskrabbit CEO: I’m a better gig-economy leader because of the empathy I learned in early jobs

BY
April 22, 2025
Ray Dalio fears ‘something worse than a recession.’ If anything his fears are understated
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Ray Dalio fears ‘something worse than a recession.’ If anything his fears are understated

BY
April 21, 2025
CrowdHealth CEO: Health-care price transparency is worthless without incentives
Commentary

CrowdHealth CEO: Health-care price transparency is worthless without incentives

BY
April 18, 2025
The U.S. trade deficit: It’s time to dump do-it-yourself economics and go back to basics
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The U.S. trade deficit: It’s time to dump do-it-yourself economics and go back to basics

BYSteve H. Hanke and Caleb Hofmann
April 18, 2025
Genesys CEO: How empathetic AI can scale our humanity during economic uncertainty
Commentary

Genesys CEO: How empathetic AI can scale our humanity during economic uncertainty

BY
April 18, 2025
Why federal funding for life sciences—now being slashed—is a strategic necessity for America
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Why federal funding for life sciences—now being slashed—is a strategic necessity for America

BY
April 17, 2025
Sainsbury’s reports healthy growth despite fears of a supermarket price war
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Sainsbury’s reports healthy growth despite fears of a supermarket price war

BY
April 17, 2025
Here’s the advice I’m giving wealthy clients through tariff fears and market uncertainty
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Here’s the advice I’m giving wealthy clients through tariff fears and market uncertainty

BY
April 16, 2025
The only way some manufacturing jobs will return to America is if AI-empowered robots do them—and that’s a good thing
Commentary

The only way some manufacturing jobs will return to America is if AI-empowered robots do them—and that’s a good thing

BY
April 16, 2025
How to restore confidence in the U.S. dollar—and why it’s faltering in the first place
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How to restore confidence in the U.S. dollar—and why it’s faltering in the first place

BYSteve H. Hanke and Matt Sekerke
April 16, 2025
Why an AI energy crisis may not unfold how you think: IBM sustainability chief
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Why an AI energy crisis may not unfold how you think: IBM sustainability chief

BY
April 16, 2025
Harvard’s defiance of Trump’s ‘authoritarian incursion’ supported by over 80 past and present college and university presidents
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Harvard’s defiance of Trump’s ‘authoritarian incursion’ supported by over 80 past and present college and university presidents

BY
April 15, 2025
The real reasons the CEO-worker pay gap spiraled out of control in America—and what to do about it
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The real reasons the CEO-worker pay gap spiraled out of control in America—and what to do about it

BYClaudio Fernández-Aráoz and Greg Nagel
April 15, 2025
OpenAI can’t afford to ignore Hollywood’s warning
Commentary

OpenAI can’t afford to ignore Hollywood’s warning

BY
April 15, 2025
Capitolis CEO Gil Mandelzis.
Commentary

Capitolis CEO: We lose many great candidates because of our in-office policy—but we are still better for it

BY
April 14, 2025
How Snowflake’s cofounder learned to not panic under pressure and avoid making bad decisions
Commentary

How Snowflake’s cofounder learned to not panic under pressure and avoid making bad decisions

BY
April 14, 2025
It’s time to reimagine health-care education
Partner Commentary

It’s time to reimagine health-care education

BYKaren Cox and Scott Liles
April 14, 2025
Getting CEO succession planning right: Managing the emotional undercurrents
Partner Commentary

Getting CEO succession planning right: Managing the emotional undercurrents

BY
April 14, 2025
China’s EV giants shift gears toward the U.K. as tariff troubles mount in the U.S. and Europe
Retail

China’s EV giants shift gears toward the U.K. as tariff troubles mount in the U.S. and Europe

BY
April 12, 2025
USA Brands CEO Joe Van Deman at one his retail stores.
Commentary

USA Brands CEO: Small businesses want to thrive, not just survive. That’s where the tariffs uncertainty hurts the most 

BY
April 11, 2025
Don’t move fast and break things—even with AI. Slowing down to speed up works better
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Don’t move fast and break things—even with AI. Slowing down to speed up works better

BY
April 10, 2025
AI’s job boom? Not before the bust
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AI’s job boom? Not before the bust

BYNada R. Sanders and Paula Caligiuri
April 9, 2025
GrowthLoop CEO Chris O’Neill.
Commentary

I’ve spent decades building tech that changes how we work. Here’s why AI agents won’t take your job

BY
April 9, 2025
Tariffs, AI, and a broken pipeline: The workforce crisis no one’s ready for
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Tariffs, AI, and a broken pipeline: The workforce crisis no one’s ready for

BY
April 9, 2025
Why this ‘basis trade’ moment is so dangerous
Commentary

Why this ‘basis trade’ moment is so dangerous

BY
April 9, 2025

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