Category: Business
How investors learned to live with inflation
For a good portion of the early 2020s, just about every discussion of financial markets seemed to involve aviation metaphors. Rich-world inflation had surged and…
One bond is good. A mix of bonds is better
When you invest in a bond, you lend money to a government, public-sector undertaking or company for a specified period, in return for interest. But…
Bonds 101: The simplest way to make your money work harder
If you are new to bonds, terms such as coupon rate, yield, maturity and credit rating can make them seem more complicated than they really…
Google Has the Muscle to Overpower Spending Worries
Google-parent Alphabet has been on a tear the past year. There are plenty of reasons to believe its stock still has room to run, despite…
Capitalism’s status hierarchy is being upturned
At a recent dinner party, Schumpeter got talking to a wildly successful young man who was downright miserable. He was on the very fast track…
Motorola Edge 70 Max is polished for gamers, photographers and everyone else
There is something to be said about Motorola, which at this moment, has the confidence to sell two very distinct flagship Android phones. When many…
‘Primarily a PR story’: Cornell’s John Thickstun breaks down OpenAI’s narrative
A few artificial intelligence (AI) models supposedly acted on their own to what we are led to believe is a scenario where an agentic entity…
Hyundai’s EV intent, Google Play’s India economics, and MG ADAPT
Opening thoughts. There is still a conversation to be had about public EV charging infrastructure in India. Though the situation is far better than perhaps…
Google Was a Lifeline for Publishers. Now Some Are Thinking of Cutting It Off.
One of the richest sources of online information is re-evaluating its relationship with Google. Reddit struck a $60 million-a-year deal in 2024 that allowed Google…
Adobe brings Acrobat to WhatsApp, as chats evolve into document workspaces
In what may prove to be one of the most relevant technology integrations of this era, creative platform Adobe has found a way to integrate…