1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (206+ words) In a new report, the World Bank thinks better of its old free-market absolutism. But now industrial policy is back, and it has a surprising new champion: the World Bank. A report issued last month argues that the bank's previous…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (938+ words) Head of the TIAA Institute Sounds like fiction, but a slice-of-life scene like this is coming to a reality near you. Living to 100 will no longer be an aging anomaly left to Guinness World Record holders and Blue Zones residents....

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (232+ words) For some, anxiety about money has led to lots and lots of saving. Joelle Remy, a financial adviser in Chicago, told me that she's noticed young people trying to earn extra high-school credits so they can graduate from college early…...

3+ week, 23+ hour ago  (137+ words) The AI boom wasn't built for the polycrisis. The global economy has become dependent on the AI industry. Trillions of dollars are being invested into the technology and the infrastructure it relies on; in the final months of 2025, functionally all…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (1918+ words) How the war with Iran could lead to a recession Across the past two years, the revisions mean that the American economy has about a million fewer jobs than previously reported. Coupled with the worst economic growth numbers since the…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (88+ words) The technology may not be ready to replace workers, but that isn't stopping execs from pushing forward anyway. Late last month, at an event in Washington, D. C. , Andrew Yang delivered a bleak message. "I have bad news, America," he told the…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (128+ words) A soft labor market, persistent inflation, a potential oil crisis'what could go wrong? Rog" Karma: Would Trump risk an oil crisis? The worst job numbers since the Great Recession, the slowest economic growth since COVID, and the worst inflation in…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (87+ words) The Atlantic The longer the Iran conflict goes on, the likelier such an outcome becomes. The last time an Iranian regime was overthrown, the resulting oil crisis eventually saw Americans lining up at gas stations and paying double what they'd…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (113+ words) The Atlantic For The Atlantic's March cover story, What's the Worst That Could Happen? , staff writer Josh Tyrangiel examines AI and the future of work. Reporting from Silicon Valley; Washington, D. C. ; and beyond, Tyrangiel interviewed central bankers and labor economists, AI…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (117+ words) The Atlantic The government should protect consumers instead of annoying them. After Erika tried and failed to appeal the COBRA issue, she was inclined to pay the hospital what she could "and be done with it," Rosenberg told me. "I…...