Eileen Gu and Alysa Liu: 2 Olympians, 2 Californians, 2 countries
It is as captivating as it is divisive: the tale of two Chinese American athletic geniuses who have so much in common but make such different choices. Eileen Gu, a…
2026
How Trump created a ‘nightmare scenario’ for the world economy
The war with Iran is doing collateral damage to the world economy. The conflict is driving up energy and fertilizer prices; threatening food shortages in poor countries; destabilizing fragile states…
First and second graders born during their pandemic are worse at math and reading
When COVID-19 wrought havoc on society in early 2020, today’s youngest schoolchildren were infants or yet to be born. Now in their early school years, researchers are beginning to see…
‘This cannot be sustainable’: The U.S. borrowed $50 billion a week for the past five months, the CBO says
The U.S. Treasury’s borrowing showed no signs of slowing as the U.S. headed deeper into fiscal year 2026, with the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reporting that another $1 trillion was…
AI just gave you six extra hours back. Your boss already took them.
Tasks that once took six hours now take less than one. A two-week process can sometimes be finished in an afternoon. But workers aren’t getting their time back. Instead, executives…
‘ISIS’: Two teenagers arrested for throwing handmade explosives at anti-Islam protesters have disturbing inspiration, authorities say
Two men who brought explosives to a far-right protest outside New York City’s mayoral mansion said they were inspired by the Islamic State extremist group, according to a court complaint.…
The worst housing market in years couldn’t stop single women from owning a record-breaking number of homes
Until 1974, a single woman in the U.S. could not get a mortgage without a male co-signer. Just over 50 years later, a record-high share of single women own homes,…
Meet the millennial who turned a $400 side hustle into TikTok Shop’s biggest teeth whitening brand in the UK—now he splashes $335 a month on haircuts
Being in the C-suite is a high-pressure job with long hours, board responsibilities, and intense scrutiny. But what is it like to be a top executive when you’re off the…
Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary doesn’t care if you work from your basement. He just wants to know if you can ‘execute’
Kevin O’Leary says the Gen Zers who shine the most are the ones who can get the job done—whether they’re in the office or not. O’Leary, the founder of venture…
America’s never had such high national debt heading into an economic shock. We need a ‘break glass’ plan, think tank warns
The U.S. has never been more financially exposed heading into a potential economic crisis. With the national debt now equal to 100% of the country’s entire economic output—a level not…