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Magazine
How the oil earnings of Saudi Aramco, the world’s most profitable company, are helping the Saudi monarchy shake up the global economic order
The oil giant has generated $722 billion in profit since 2016, funding everything from stakes in Tesla and Uber to new mega-cities in the desert.
April 4, 2024
Commentary
- careersBurned out and underappreciated, women’s career advancement had stalled long before the anti-DEI backlash
- supply chainsA new Cold War is brewing at sea–and the West’s security and prosperity are at stake
- EmploymentThe FTC noncompete ruling will narrow the gender gap in entrepreneurship
- TechThe race for human-AI interaction usage data is on—and the stakes are high
- A.I.The AI frenzy could fall flat as companies hoard chips without enough data centers to host them
- gig economy$122 Thai delivery and $26 to-go coffees: New wage laws meant to help gig workers are backfiring big-time
Topics
Environment
Biden administration’s tough new EPA rules would force coal-fired power plants to capture emissions or shut down
Bird flu fragments are in pasteurized milk now, but the FDA—and many other government agencies—still considers it safe
After overshadowing climate talks, the myth of ‘circularity’ looms over the UN plastics treaty
Finance
U.S. panic over national debt might mark a culture shift—are Americans becoming more ‘European’ about money?
Jamie Dimon says America needs to ‘take a deep breath’ before facing off with China, because the U.S. is actually in a ‘very good position’ to negotiate
Aviation results: European carriers EasyJet and Jet2 fly to new heights, while Airbus prepares to overtake Boeing as headwinds continue
Health
Minneapolis imposes $15 a pack minimum for cigarettes—$2 more than NYC—to curb smoking
New York outlaws sales of diet pills and muscle-mass builders to children
Superbugs could lower your life expectancy by nearly 2 years, report says. What to know about antimicrobial resistance
Leadership
Walmart CEO started his career unloading trailers at the warehouse—he says he got promotion after promotion by raising his hand when his boss was out of town
The financial services gender pay gap in Europe is so large that fewer than one in 10 of the 2,000 highest-earning bankers are female
FCC brings back net neutrality—’broadband is a necessity, not a luxury,’ chair says
Lifestyle
Walmart CEO started his career unloading trailers at the warehouse—he says he got promotion after promotion by raising his hand when his boss was out of town
The financial services gender pay gap in Europe is so large that fewer than one in 10 of the 2,000 highest-earning bankers are female
How to watch the 2024 NFL Draft for free—and without cable
Personal Finance
Walmart CEO started his career unloading trailers at the warehouse—he says he got promotion after promotion by raising his hand when his boss was out of town
New York outlaws sales of diet pills and muscle-mass builders to children
FCC brings back net neutrality—’broadband is a necessity, not a luxury,’ chair says
Politics
Foreign states, including China, are targeting U.K. universities to enhance their own ‘economic and military capabilities’ MI5 warns
French President Macron said Europe will ‘not be a geopolitical priority’ for the U.S. and urges the continent to develop its defense strategy to survive
Antony Blinken visits Beijing as U.S. and China spar over trade and Taiwan: ‘There is no substitute… for face-to-face diplomacy’
Retail
Walmart CEO started his career unloading trailers at the warehouse—he says he got promotion after promotion by raising his hand when his boss was out of town
New York outlaws sales of diet pills and muscle-mass builders to children
American Airlines CEO fumes at Boeing’s failures—’Get your act together’
Success
Walmart CEO started his career unloading trailers at the warehouse—he says he got promotion after promotion by raising his hand when his boss was out of town
Burned out and underappreciated, women’s career advancement had stalled long before the anti-DEI backlash
Biden’s labor secretary touts auto union’s win in the South: ‘That choice belongs to the workers’
Tech
Huawei reportedly keeps getting advanced chips, even as the U.S. tries to tighten the screws on China’s semiconductor industry
Alphabet and Microsoft’s revenue surge sends a clear message to investors: Our AI spending is paying off
Amazon should be forced to disclose how Jeff Bezos and others were instructed to use the Signal disappearing-message app, FTC says