The National Debt Is Still a Problem
A rising budget deficit may make sense in a major war or recession but not now, when the economy is strong, the economist N. Gregory Mankiw says.
View ArticleImaginary Time Travel as a Leadership Tool
The first time I noticed a leader who used imaginary time travel was back in the 1990s, when a colleague and I did an 18-month ethnography research project at IDEO. Today, IDEO is a renowned...
View ArticleU.K. Age Checks for Online Porn Sites Are Delayed
Rules requiring users to prove they are over 18 were postponed because officials failed to adequately notify the European Commission about the changes.
View ArticleRenault and Nissan Make Peace in a Deal to Tighten Oversight
The Japanese carmaker will have Renault’s backing to fix governance lapses, in a deal made before a key shareholder meeting.
View ArticleDealBook Briefing: It’s Slack’s Non-I.P.O. Day!
The messaging service lists its shares directly on the N.Y.S.E. today.
View ArticleN.R.A. Suspends Second-in-Command, Implicating Him in Coup Attempt
The National Rifle Association’s continuing civil war led to a schism between the top two officials at the gun organization.
View ArticleWould You Return This Lost Wallet?
An intriguing new study found that people across the world are more inclined to give back a lost wallet if there is money inside.
View ArticleDriverless Cars May Be Coming, but Let’s Not Get Carried Away
“We’ve tried to turn down the hype and make people understand how hard this is,” says Gill Pratt, an expert in robotics and head of the Toyota Research Institute.
View ArticleHow Executive Recruiters Maintain Secrecy
<p>When someone’s about to lose their job, discretion is a must.</p> * This article was originally published here
View ArticleSex Harassment Laws Toughened in New York: ‘Finally, This Is Happening’
The #MeToo movement, along with advocacy by former staffers who reported harassment, helped usher in changes in Albany.
View ArticleStocks Just Hit a Record, Thanks to the Fed
The rebound is a repeat of what happened to stocks in January, the last time Fed officials began to say things investors like to hear.
View ArticleGary Burrell, Who Helped People Find Their Way (With GPS), Dies at 81
He and Min Kao built the world’s largest maker of consumer navigation devices, relying on the global positioning system for planes, boats and people.
View ArticleAnti-Robocall Bill Gets Bipartisan Backing
The measure, introduced by House members, would require phone carriers to offer screening technology to customers at no additional cost.
View ArticleWhen AI Becomes a Part of Our Daily Lives
<p>Would you let a machine manage your personal life?</p> * This article was originally published here
View ArticleDealBook Briefing: The Stock Market Hit a Record. Thank the Fed.
Investors think that an interest rate cut is a certainty in July.
View ArticleTaiwan’s iPhone Tycoon Walks a Fraught U.S.-China Line in His Presidential Run
Terry Gou, who stepped back from his electronics empire on Friday, must strike a balance between the Washington and Beijing as the trade war simmers.
View ArticlePuja Patel’s Pitchfork Work Diary: ‘Our Staffers Decidedly Own the Dance Floor’
As a young music writer, she read Pitchfork religiously. Now she is the site's first female editor in chief.
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