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Zuckerberg and His Fellow CEOs Are Done With Virtue Signaling

Zuckerberg and His Fellow CEOs Are Done With Virtue Signaling

This is Bloomberg Opinion Today, an unmarried couple checking into Bloomberg Opinion’s opinions. Sign up here . If you had been able to see...

yesterday 10

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Jessica Karl

Why the Freight Market Is Stuck

Why the Freight Market Is Stuck

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc., a bellwether for the US freight market, has added to evidence that 2025 could be yet another lost year for...

yesterday 3

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Thomas Black

The Great Leap Forward to RedNote Will Fall Flat

The Great Leap Forward to RedNote Will Fall Flat

This is Bloomberg Opinion Today, a tick-tick-boom roundup of Bloomberg Opinion’s opinions. Sign up here . As TikTok’s China-based owner, ByteDance...

yesterday 2

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Howard Chua-Eoan

Treasury Pick Bessent Should Know Hope Isn’t a Strategy

Treasury Pick Bessent Should Know Hope Isn’t a Strategy

Treasury Secretary nominee Scott Bessent had a comfortable existence as a low-profile hedge fund manager, but he decided to enter public life to...

yesterday 10

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Jonathan Levin

Zuckerberg's Newfound Libertarianism Is Worrying Brazil

Zuckerberg's Newfound Libertarianism Is Worrying Brazil

For all the controversy it generated in the US, Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to loosen content moderation on Facebook and other Meta Platforms Inc....

yesterday 7

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Juan Pablo Spinetto

My Descent Into the Murky Well of Water Pricing

My Descent Into the Murky Well of Water Pricing

Britain's water system was largely built in Victorian times and has been modernized only in parts. The country would need to stump up perhaps £190...

yesterday 6

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Matthew Brooker

The Navy Is in Trouble. Trump’s Secretary Needs to Rescue It.

The Navy Is in Trouble. Trump’s Secretary Needs to Rescue It.

As always when a new presidential administration takes office, we are seeing a flurry of new names and faces set to take charge of important...

yesterday 4

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James Stavridis

If You Are Reading This, AI, Please Be Kind

If You Are Reading This, AI, Please Be Kind

I write about artificial intelligence a lot, and lately I have begun to think of myself as writing for AI as well. If you are a writer — and if...

yesterday 4

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Tyler Cowen

Taiwan Doesn’t Need Lots of Friends, Just the Right Ones

Taiwan Doesn’t Need Lots of Friends, Just the Right Ones

Friendship can be the ultimate Goldilocks test. Too many and you run the risk of wearing yourself down with mates you don’t trust. Too few and it...

yesterday 4

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Karishma Vaswani

For TikTok Refugees, RedNote Spring Is Too Sweet to Last

For TikTok Refugees, RedNote Spring Is Too Sweet to Last

I wrote about Chinese app Xiaohongshu, known as RedNote in the US, months ago because it offered a window into the trends driving Gen Z culture in...

yesterday 10

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Catherine Thorbecke

Why Is Ashley Moody Replacing Marco Rubio? Loyalty

Why Is Ashley Moody Replacing Marco Rubio? Loyalty

On Thursday, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody was named by Governor Ron DeSantis to replace Marco Rubio in the Senate after, as is widely...

yesterday 9

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Mary Ellen Klas

The Fed’s Stress Tests Are Facing a Stress Test

The Fed’s Stress Tests Are Facing a Stress Test

The Federal Reserve faces a reckoning: Sometime soon, it’ll probably have to subject its stress tests to public scrutiny, highlighting serious...

yesterday 10

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The Editorial Board

Taylor Swift Is Breathing Some Life Into Target

Taylor Swift Is Breathing Some Life Into Target

Taylor Swift helped save Christmas — or at least Target Corp.’s holiday season. The Minneapolis-based retailer on Thursday upgraded its sales...

yesterday 20

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Andrea Felsted

The Great Unease of Doing Business in India

The Great Unease of Doing Business in India

A little over three years ago, the World Bank scrapped its annual “Doing Business” report amid allegations that its top management had applied...

yesterday 30

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Andy Mukherjee

Laken Riley Act Should Be a Priority for Both Parties

Democrats finally seem to be converging on a more serious approach to immigration enforcement. It shouldn’t have taken a drubbing at the polls...

previous day 10

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The Editorial Board

Not All of Luxury Can Glitter Like Cartier

previous day 100

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Andrea Felsted

Hegseth and Rubio Show Substance Won’t Win in Trump’s Cabinet

Donald Trump’s picks to run the Pentagon and State Department were among the incoming cabinet members making their case to the Senate this week, so...

previous day 10

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Andreas Kluth

Inflation Vibes Get Another Nasty Surprise

Americans are growing concerned about sticky inflation, and President-elect Donald Trump needs to make sure that he doesn’t fan those anxieties...

previous day 7

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Jonathan Levin

Polestar Needs a Rich Benefactor to Keep the Wheels Turning

Polestar Needs a Rich Benefactor to Keep the Wheels Turning

Polestar Automotive Holding UK Plc builds beautiful electric vehicles. But the Swedish brand hasn’t sold enough of them, resulting in massive...

previous day 7

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Chris Bryant

The Inflation Genie Is Moving to the White House

The Inflation Genie Is Moving to the White House

The latest updates on the labor market and consumer prices show President-elect Donald Trump inherits an economy where inflation is poised to...

previous day 9

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Conor Sen

Mario Draghi Wanted Big European M&A. Here It Is.

Mario Draghi Wanted Big European M&A. Here It Is.

Does America always have to be home to the global leaders in every industry? Former Italian premier Mario Draghi has been calling for Europe to take...

previous day 6

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Chris Hughes

‘Making The World a Better Place’ Is So Last Year

Not so long ago, Mark Zuckerberg desperately wanted the public to view him not just as an empire builder but also as a world-saver. The Meta...

previous day 40

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Beth Kowitt

Hindenburg Research Exit Shows It's No Market for Old Shorts

A little more than a year after legendary Enron short-seller Jim Chanos threw in the towel on activist short selling, the equally famous Hindenburg...

previous day 30

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Chris Hughes

Trump Gets a Break From Final Biden Inflation Data

Trump Gets a Break From Final Biden Inflation Data

To get John Authers' newsletter delivered directly to your inbox, sign up here . And, breathe. Wednesday’s US inflation data showed that the rate...

previous day 20

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John Authers

What Longhorn Crazy Ants Can Teach Us About Groupthink

When scientists constructed a puzzle-solving task and pitted teams of people against teams of ants, the insects sometimes proved to be the smarter...

previous day 10

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F.d. Flam

India’s Hotels Can’t Surrender to the Marriage Police

Meerut, an hour’s drive from Delhi and home to a mere couple million people, is what in India’s crowded north is considered a small town. There...

previous day 10

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Mihir Sharma

Sports Fans — Not Leagues — Feel the Cost of Wildfires Most

When sports fans sit to enjoy a game, they do so in hopes that they can tune out the outside world — even for just a little while. Last week and...

previous day 5

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Adam Minter

Germany's Lazy Debate About Foreigners on Welfare

Germany's Lazy Debate About Foreigners on Welfare

Listen to German politicians vying to win next month’s federal elections and you might mistakenly conclude work-shy welfare recipients are a...

previous day 5

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Chris Bryant

When Brad Jacobs Talks, Investors Should Pay Attention

More than two years ago, billionaire Brad Jacobs announced plans to start a new roll-up venture after a move in 2022 to break into three parts XPO,...

previous day 2

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Thomas Black

Elon Musk’s Robotopia Will Bloom in Aging Europe

Elon Musk’s Robotopia Will Bloom in Aging Europe

There will be more humanoid robots than people by 2040, Elon Musk recently bragged. It’s a classic piece of Muskian bravado that will probably...

previous day 40

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Lionel Laurent

The Gaza Deal Is Done — and Everyone Wants to Take Credit

This is Bloomberg Opinion Today, the modern day Gore Vidal of Bloomberg Opinion’s opinions. Sign up here . On the face of it, you may think...

previous day 10

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Jessica Karl

Behind This Gold Seller’s Improbable 620% Rally

As global luxury houses struggle in China, a young jewelry retailer is making waves. Laopu Gold Co. has become a market darling and the...

previous day 10

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Shuli Ren

Goldman Sachs and Citigroup Are the Haves and Have-Nots

Goldman Sachs and Citigroup Are the Haves and Have-Nots

A growing split between the haves and have-nots in US banking was laid bare in four lenders’ full-year earnings on Wednesday. Goldman Sachs Group...

previous day 20

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Paul J. Davies

‘No Buy 2025’ Won’t Fix Your Financial Problems

‘No Buy 2025’ Won’t Fix Your Financial Problems

A couple weeks into a new year and the shine of “new year, new you” has started to dim — but one personal finance trend, “No Buy 2025,” has...

previous day 10

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Erin Lowry

Trump’s Delight in Disruption Threatens the Economy

Trump’s Delight in Disruption Threatens the Economy

Just how far President-elect Donald Trump will press his promises on trade and economic policy once he takes office is hard to say. One thing is...

wednesday 10

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The Editorial Board

Hegseth’s Hearing Showed Standards Matter, Just Not for Him.

Hegseth’s Hearing Showed Standards Matter, Just Not for Him.

In Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump has nominated a loyalist who will seek to remake the American military in the image of MAGA. During a...

wednesday 10

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Nia-Malika Henderson

AI Is Eating Wall Street’s Lunch

AI Is Eating Wall Street’s Lunch

This is Bloomberg Opinion Today, a force multiplier of Bloomberg Opinion’s opinions. Sign up here . I’d like to dedicate this newsletter to the...

wednesday 10

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Jessica Karl

LA’s Wildfire Dilemma: Rebuild Quickly or Rebuild Safely?

“My whole life was in that house.” I’ve lost track of how many friends, acquaintances and strangers have said those words to me in the week...

wednesday 10

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Erika D. Smith

London Is No Place for Equities Bargain Hunters

The recent selloff in gilts and sterling has left some sectors of the UK stock market trading at levels last seen in 2023, reinforcing the...

wednesday 20

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Chris Hughes

The US Could Learn From First Nations Firefighters

The US Could Learn From First Nations Firefighters

The devastation from California’s wildfires is unique in its horror — but it has precedents elsewhere in the world. And some time-honored...

wednesday 10

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David Fickling

Texas Web-Porn Law Protects Kids Without Harming Adults

Today, the state of Texas will argue before the US Supreme Court that the government can restrict children’s access to online pornography without...

wednesday 20

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Clare Morell

Taiwan’s Military Is Not Prepared for a Trumpian World

Taiwan’s Military Is Not Prepared for a Trumpian World

Taiwan has lived with the existential threat of a Chinese invasion for decades, but the reelection of Donald Trump heralds a different era. Taipei...

wednesday 10

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Karishma Vaswani

Albertsons Shouldn’t Make the Same Mistake as Walmart

The collapse of Kroger Co.’s $24.6 billion acquisition of Albertsons Cos. leaves both companies facing futures alone. Albertsons has a long history...

wednesday 10

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Andrea Felsted

Trump's Folly? Greenland for Critical Minerals Is Utter Nonsense

Trump's Folly? Greenland for Critical Minerals Is Utter Nonsense

Every few years, a craze engulfs the commodity industry: A new and exotic source of mineral supply is about to emerge, solving all the world’s...

wednesday 10

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Javier Blas

Elon Musk Won’t Save TikTok

The idea of Elon Musk as a potential buyer for TikTok may seem like the craziest development yet in the saga of the US government’s determination...

wednesday 7

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Catherine Thorbecke

Jack Smith Faced Impossible Roadblocks

Even when under investigation, Donald Trump is on brand. One of the most striking aspects of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report about his 2020...

wednesday 9

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Barbara L Mcquade

Pam Bondi Needs to Explain Whose Side She’s On

It’s hard to imagine a more important role in the incoming presidential administration than that of attorney general. President-elect Donald Trump...

wednesday 4

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Mary Ellen Klas

Britain’s Keir Starmer Needs to Curb His AI Enthusiasm

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer wants the country to be a trailblazer for artificial intelligence. This makes sense in theory for a place that gave...

wednesday 2

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Parmy Olson

The $2 Trillion Home Insurance Nightmare Is Getting Even Worse

The $2 Trillion Home Insurance Nightmare Is Getting Even Worse

On top of the human tragedy they’re still inflicting, the Los Angeles wildfires are exposing a gap between what people thought their homes were...

wednesday 40

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Mark Gongloff

A Gaza Cease-Fire Deal Would Be Trump’s Win

A Gaza Cease-Fire Deal Would Be Trump’s Win

“WE HAVE A DEAL,” US President-elect Donald Trump said on his social media channel Truth Social, as Israel and the Hamas terrorist organization...

wednesday 50

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Marc Champion

Trump’s Deportation Plan Has a Mexico-Sized Hole

Trump’s Deportation Plan Has a Mexico-Sized Hole

President-elect Donald Trump intends to pursue a hard-line policy on undocumented workers, deporting millions in what he has billed as the...

14.01.2025 9

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Stephen Mihm

The Trump Trade Looks Like a Trap

The Trump Trade Looks Like a Trap

The US earnings season may very well prove decent, but that’s no guarantee that stocks will bounce back from their recent slump. The election of...

14.01.2025 20

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Jonathan Levin

Jamie Dimon’s Succession Race Just Lost a Top Candidate

Jamie Dimon’s Succession Race Just Lost a Top Candidate

Jamie Dimon, who turns 69 in March, will one day retire as chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co. The candidates to succeed him have been...

14.01.2025 10

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Paul J. Davies

So Long, Net Neutrality, and Good Riddance

So Long, Net Neutrality, and Good Riddance

One of the longest, most technical and, as it turns out, most inconsequential public-policy debates of the 21st century was about net neutrality....

14.01.2025 10

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Tyler Cowen

Texas Porn Law Has a First Amendment Problem

Texas Porn Law Has a First Amendment Problem

Twenty years ago, the Supreme Court held 5-4 that the government couldn’t block minors from accessing pornography by requiring websites to verify...

14.01.2025 3

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Noah Feldman

Maybe ESG Is Illegal Now

The way US federal law works is that there are only a few federal judges in the Fort Worth Division of the US District Court for the Northern...

14.01.2025 2

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Matt Levine

Inflation Could Derail Trump 2.0 Before It Starts

Inflation Could Derail Trump 2.0 Before It Starts

To get John Authers' newsletter delivered directly to your inbox, sign up here . We ought to have been able to forget about inflation by now. It...

14.01.2025 3

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John Authers

Leave It to TikTokers to Turn Protesting Into a Meme

This is Bloomberg Opinion Today, the Chinese spy that perfected Bloomberg Opinion’s opinions. Sign up here . Uhh, well, I can’t imagine US...

14.01.2025 3

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Jessica Karl

Italy's Defense of Bank Jobs Is an EU-Wide Obstacle

Italy's Defense of Bank Jobs Is an EU-Wide Obstacle

Italy looks more worried about averting a few job cuts at home than amplifying its economic strength in the wider world. It’s not alone among...

14.01.2025 3

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Paul J. Davies

Versace Is the Wrong Fit for Prada’s Ambitions

Versace Is the Wrong Fit for Prada’s Ambitions
14.01.2025 3

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Andrea Felsted

Canada and Mexico Are Fighting LA’s Fires. Trump Should Say Thanks.

Canada and Mexico Are Fighting LA’s Fires. Trump Should Say Thanks.

President-elect Donald Trump has been kicking Canada and Mexico to the curb almost since his November victory. He threatened both countries with...

14.01.2025 5

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Patricia Lopez

Modi’s Growth Mythology Needs a Reboot

Modi’s Growth Mythology Needs a Reboot

India’s economy needs a readjustment, and not just in fiscal and monetary policies. The whole folklore around emulating China’s multi-decade...

14.01.2025 40

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Andy Mukherjee

TikTok Sale Should Be Trump’s First Deal

TikTok Sale Should Be Trump’s First Deal

On Friday, the Supreme Court signaled it would likely not be TikTok’s savior. If President-elect Donald Trump wants to play the role, he should do...

13.01.2025 6

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The Editorial Board

Reeves' Art of the China Deal Is No Masterclass

Reeves' Art of the China Deal Is No Masterclass

UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves left behind turmoil in financial markets to travel to Beijing in pursuit of growth drivers for the...

13.01.2025 10

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Matthew Brooker

US Reliance on Saudi Oil Is Nearing Its Endgame

US Reliance on Saudi Oil Is Nearing Its Endgame

For decades, one of Saudi Arabia’s most strategic overseas outposts was a little-known office in New York City that coordinated its oil sales to...

13.01.2025 9

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Javier Blas

What If Trump Were to Rule Like Putin?

What If Trump Were to Rule Like Putin?

Donald Trump has refused to rule out using force to acquire Greenland from Denmark or the Panama Canal from Panama. Don’t rule out that he might...

13.01.2025 5

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Marc Champion

A US Hedge Fund Put UK Trusts on Notice. Good.

A US Hedge Fund Put UK Trusts on Notice. Good.

US hedge fund manager Boaz Weinstein is taking brickbats for highlighting the flaws of the UK’s sleepy investment-trust industry and attempting...

13.01.2025 8

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Chris Hughes

Surging Bond Yields Make a Strong Case for Fiscal Sanity

Surging Bond Yields Make a Strong Case for Fiscal Sanity

The recent surge in bond yields is directing renewed attention to America’s grim fiscal outlook. The harder you look at those numbers, the more...

13.01.2025 20

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Clive Crook

Doubting America Can Still Cost You a Lot of Money

Doubting America Can Still Cost You a Lot of Money

To get John Authers' newsletter delivered directly to your inbox, sign up here . Five years ago, this newsletter was headed Doubting America Can...

13.01.2025 10

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John Authers

Indonesia Is the Latest Country to Risk a Japanification Tag

Indonesia Is the Latest Country to Risk a Japanification Tag

Indonesia is the latest country in danger of being tagged with the Japanification label. Not for a battle with deflation, or sluggish growth, and...

13.01.2025 10

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Daniel Moss

There's a Target on the Back of Britain's NHS

There's a Target on the Back of Britain's NHS

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer stood for election on a platform of fixing the country’s ailing National Health Service, a taxpayer-funded system...

13.01.2025 3

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Matthew Brooker

Private Equity Does Not Belong in Your 401(k)

Private Equity Does Not Belong in Your 401(k)

“It is the holy grail,” the man said to me in a solemn tone. He worked in private equity, and he was referring to the 401(k) market. We were...

13.01.2025 6

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Allison Schrager

Don’t Bank on Your Banking Job Outlasting AI

Don’t Bank on Your Banking Job Outlasting AI

Over the past few months, I’ve had occasion to speak at a number of conferences concerned with the impact of artificial intelligence on financial...

13.01.2025 2

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Aaron Brown

Don’t Let the Data Fool You: The US Is Failing Working Women

Don’t Let the Data Fool You: The US Is Failing Working Women

The US economy notched a welcome, if puzzling, milestone in 2024 when the labor force participation rate among prime-age women — 25 to 54 — rose...

13.01.2025 2

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Kathryn Anne Edwards

Trump’s Cabinet Picks Prepare for the Lowlight

Trump’s Cabinet Picks Prepare for the Lowlight

Consider this. As he prepared to take office in 2017, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of defense was Jim Mattis, a four-star...

13.01.2025 5

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Nia-Malika Henderson

I Was a Wall Street Analyst. They Are Irrelevant

I Was a Wall Street Analyst. They Are Irrelevant

A recent Bloomberg article sounded the alarm on Wall Street research jobs. At the world’s 15 biggest banks, the number of equity analysts has...

13.01.2025 20

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Shuli Ren