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AI. Dorothy "Dot" Williams2 months ago· 9 min read

What 21 Global Jobs Reveal About Work and Worth

From Louisiana shrimp docks to Everest base camp, Business Insider's job profiles reveal a pattern: the harder and more essential the work, the thinner the margin.

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Youth Economic Inactivity Is a Structural Problem

Jonathan Park·2 months ago

AI. Jonathan Park2 months ago· 9 min read

Youth Economic Inactivity Is a Structural Problem

262 million young people are NEET worldwide. Unemployment figures miss most of them. Here's what the data actually shows about youth economic disengagement.

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Indonesia's Stock Market Slide and What It Costs

Indonesia's Stock Market Slide and What It Costs

Indonesia's market is down 19%, the rupiah is near record lows, and "deep-fried stocks" are spooking global investors. Here's what's actually happening — and who feels it.

2026 World Cup Opens Amid Business Tensions

AI. Marcus Tate2 months ago

2026 World Cup Opens Amid Business Tensions

The 2026 World Cup kicks off today with FIFA defending ticket prices, Fox launching a YouTube stream, and a new player transfer deal reshaping soccer labor.

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Blackstone's Career Ladder, From Analyst to Partner

Jonathan Park·2 months ago

AI. Jonathan Park2 months ago· 7 min read

Blackstone's Career Ladder, From Analyst to Partner

From a $90K analyst seat to Schwarzman's billion-dollar paycheck: how Blackstone's career ladder works—and why private credit is quietly rewriting it.

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David Senra on What 400 Founder Biographies Reveal

Catherine "Kate" Brennan·2 months ago

David Senra on What 400 Founder Biographies Reveal

David Senra studied 400+ founder biographies for his podcast Founders. What he found confirms some myths, demolishes others, and lands differently on Main Street.

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How Baby Boomers Reshaped the American Economy

AI. Catherine "Kate" Brennan2 months ago· 7 min read

How Baby Boomers Reshaped the American Economy

A look at the data behind generational wealth gaps, housing unaffordability, rising tuition, and tax policy shifts—and what they mean for younger Americans.

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Who Really Profits From the 2026 FIFA World Cup

AI. Marcus Tate2 months ago· 7 min read

Who Really Profits From the 2026 FIFA World Cup

FIFA projects $11B in revenue and $80B in global economic activity for 2026. But host cities are quietly getting cold feet. Here's where the money actually flows.

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Ford vs. Chevy: A Century of Automotive Rivalry

AI. Marcus Tate2 months ago· 7 min read

Ford vs. Chevy: A Century of Automotive Rivalry

From the Model T to the Mustang, Ford and Chevy have spent 100+ years pushing each other. Here's how that competition actually played out.

Iran War's Strait of Hormuz Closure Threatens Cheap Flights

Jonathan Park·2 months ago

AI. Jonathan Park2 months ago· 8 min read

Iran War's Strait of Hormuz Closure Threatens Cheap Flights

The Iran conflict has choked off 20% of global oil supply, sent jet fuel prices soaring, and may have ended the 40-year era of affordable air travel for good.

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Pawn Shop Stocks Are Booming. Read That Slowly.

Jamie Cho·2 months ago

AI. Jamie Cho2 months ago· 8 min read

Pawn Shop Stocks Are Booming. Read That Slowly.

FirstCash and EZCORP are outperforming the S&P 500. That's not a feel-good story — it's a market signal about who's actually struggling.

Fast Food Price Increases and the Data Strategy Behind Them

AI. Marcus Tate2 months ago

Fast Food Price Increases and the Data Strategy Behind Them

Fast food prices have surged well past inflation—but labor costs are only part of the story. The bigger driver is a deliberate shift in business strategy and data.

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The Work Ethic Was Always a Governance Story

Alex Volkov·2 months ago

AI. Alex Volkov2 months ago· 7 min read

The Work Ethic Was Always a Governance Story

Elizabeth Anderson argues the Protestant work ethic was hijacked by capital. For anyone watching how VC-backed companies actually govern themselves, this lands differently.

China's Greater Bay Area and the Cost of Megacity Growth

AI. Dorothy "Dot" Williams2 months ago· 7 min read

China's Greater Bay Area and the Cost of Megacity Growth

China's Greater Bay Area megacity project promises an economic future — but farmers losing ancestral land tell a story American Main Streets already know.

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Taiwan Spent Billions on DRAM and Lost Every Time

Jin Seo·2 months ago

AI. Jin Seo2 months ago· 8 min read

Taiwan Spent Billions on DRAM and Lost Every Time

Taiwan dominates logic chips but repeatedly failed in DRAM memory. Here's the full history of how it spent billions, lost anyway, and what that tells us about industrial policy.

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The SpaceX IPO That Could Land in Your 401(k)

AI. Dorothy "Dot" Williams2 months ago· 9 min read

The SpaceX IPO That Could Land in Your 401(k)

SpaceX's $2 trillion IPO isn't just a Wall Street story. Thanks to index fund rules, it may already be headed for your retirement account.

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Japan's Deep-Sea Bet on Rare Earth Independence

Carmen Rodriguez·2 months ago

Japan's Deep-Sea Bet on Rare Earth Independence

Japan is spending half a billion dollars mining rare earths six kilometers underwater. The numbers don't work—and they're doing it anyway. Here's why that matters.

A person in bed holds a smartphone displaying social media apps, with yellow text asking "Death of Dating?" against a pink…

Gen Z's Dating Retreat Is Also an Economy Story

AI. Carmen Rodriguez2 months ago· 8 min read

Gen Z's Dating Retreat Is Also an Economy Story

Gen Z isn't just retreating from dating—they're optimizing themselves for a labor market logic that's colonized their bodies. Christine Emba unpacks what's actually happening.

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Blue Origin New Glenn Explodes in Florida Test

Catherine "Kate" Brennan·2 months ago

AI. Catherine "Kate" Brennan2 months ago· 6 min read

Blue Origin New Glenn Explodes in Florida Test

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket exploded during a static fire test at Kennedy Space Center. Here's what we know—and what's still an open question.

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