This is what my morning commuter train says:
• Why is this CEO keeping private funds away from his company’s 401(k)?: Exploring his father’s wealth is prompting some leaders to rethink the value of alternative investments.
• America versus the World: President Trump appears to want a throwback to the 19th-century global order. This could jeopardize both American prosperity and global security. Also Trump’s fixation on Greenland poses a global risk: His irrational focus might trigger widespread conflicts.
• With Powell, constraints are established.: Although Trump often gets his way, it seems those limits are finally starting to catch up with him.
• Tracking AI’s impact on GDP growth: To understand how investments in AI affect GDP, we look at the foundational infrastructure and non-residential capital investment reflecting related spending in software and research.
• The cost of buying a home has surged 150% since 2019, and measures to keep institutional investors at bay might raise prices even more: The skyrocketing housing market is a major part of the broader affordability crisis.
• American workers are becoming increasingly productive: While this uptick in productivity benefits the economy, it doesn’t necessarily favor the workers themselves.
• Capitol Hill’s battle for easier car repairs: As vehicles rely more on software, fixing them has become trickier. A proposed bill, the Repair Act, aims to tackle this, but not without some stipulations.
• How the White House is struggling with ICE-related violence: Recent data highlights that Renee Good’s smear campaign isn’t resonating well. AdditionallyICE has become a partisan issue, favoring Democrats: The agency’s public brutality may sway voter perspectives on immigration policy.
• What if our understanding of autism spectrum disorder is flawed?: Long considered a spectrum, new insights suggest there may be distinct types of autism, changing how we support affected individuals.
• Netflix’s evolution: from DVD rental to Hollywood giant: Once a struggling mail-order service in 2000, a pitch to Blockbuster’s CEO to buy Netflix was famously declined. By 2010, Blockbuster had collapsed while Netflix was revolutionizing content streaming.
Check out Master of Business for an interview this weekend with Nobel Prize winner Richard Thaler and his colleagues from the University of Chicago Booth School. They discuss updates on his classic works.
45% of Americans now identify as politically independent, a record high
Source: Gallup
