In 2020, Jeff Bezos made what remains the largest individual philanthropic commitment to climate and nature ever: $10 billion, to be fully disbursed by 2030 through the Bezos Earth Fund.…
Markets are trading strongly this week on hopes that the Iran war might soon be coming to an end. A fragile ceasefire has held despite peace talks collapsing, but President…
There’s a wild paradox in the middle of the biggest story in tech right now. The GPUs and other essential hardware that the hyperscalers are spending so lavishly to pack…
Home prices just did it again. For the 33rd consecutive month, the median price of an existing home climbed—this time to $408,800 in March, a record high for the month,…
The picture of an American springtime usually looks something like this: sunny days, chittering birds, and, on many suburban streets, a congested driveway full of eager prospective homebuyers gathering for…
American consumers are more pessimistic about the economy than at any time in recorded history. The University of Michigan’s Consumer Sentiment Index fell to 47.6 in preliminary April 2026 readings…
Chinese President Xi Jinping issued some of his starkest language yet about the state of the global economy on Tuesday, telling Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez in Beijing, “The international…
For years, the resistance to artificial intelligence looked manageable. There were academics writing open letters, Hollywood writers striking over contract language, the think-tank reports warning of job displacement. Tech executives…
The Iran war has stalled the world’s economic momentum this year, likely pushing growth lower compared to 2025, the International Monetary Fund warned Tuesday. The IMF downgraded its forecast for…
Palantir CEO Alex Karp may have three degrees to his name—but he’s fed up with higher education. The billionaire took a shot at elite universities, including Harvard and Yale, during…