Author: News Room

In defense of boring work in the age of AI

In the final season of Mad Men, Peggy has an idea for a burger chain commercial that her bosses like. Then doubts herself. She goes back to her empty yellow legal pad, jots down a new concept from scratch, and returns to eat at the restaurant, even though she’d already…

The ‘Chinese Dream’ is shrinking for Gen Z

2025 was another strong year for China’s economy — on paper.Beijing reported the world’s second-largest economy hit its 5% GDP growth target for the year. Exports held up. Industrial output stayed resilient.Underneath the surface, however, things were not as anodyne. There is China’s ongoing real estate bust and the continued…

Leaving your home to your heirs could cause a headache

Americans have trillions of dollars of wealth locked up in their homes, and passing it on at death can get messy quickly. The typical way of outlining who should get the house in a will can cause delays after death—so much so that most states have set up a new…

Oil’s price spike is bad news for power-hungry AI

Oil’s sharp rally amid the Iran war has injected fresh volatility into semiconductor stocks and raised new questions about the cost and pace of the AI boom.Shares of TSMC, Samsung Electronics, and SK Hynix — key AI chip suppliers — have swung sharply since the conflict began, at one point…

What the Trump tax bill means for your wallet

President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” cleared the House and is making its way through the Senate.  Still, critics point out the bill, which is over 1,000 pages, will add trillions to what is already ballooning government debt hovering at $36 trillion and deficits. However, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent…