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The Week - Business

The Onion files new plan to turn Infowars into satire - Speed Read - The website was previously led by controversial conspiracy theorist Alex Jones - Speed Read

1 hour ago

Can Allbirds' pivot from shoes to AI really work? -- Talking Points -- It might be a cash grab. Or it could be an escape hatch. -- Joel Mathis, The Week US

1 hour ago

Retirement: Trump's risky plan to reform 401(k)s -- Feature -- Does Bitcoin belong in your 401(k)? -- The Week US

22 hours ago

Trump's naval blockade: how it will work -- The Explainer -- The US will blockade Iranian ports after talks between the two sides failed -- Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK

5 days ago

SpaceX could be the biggest IPO in history. Will investors see a return? -- Today's Big Question -- IPOs used to fund growth for young companies. No more. -- Joel Mathis, The Week US

8 days ago

Retirement: A 'Six Figure Limit' to save Social Security -- Feature -- Hard choices need to be made -- The Week US

11 days ago

Jet fuel: The other energy crisis hitting your wallet -- Feature -- Airfares are rising alongside gas prices -- The Week US

12 days ago

'People inside a community can be just as resistant to its complexity' -- Instant Opinion -- Opinion, comment and editorials of the day -- Justin Klawans, The Week US

12 days ago

Allbirds is the latest casualty of the shaky direct-to-consumer model -- In the Spotlight -- The company, once worth billions, has now closed all its US stores -- Justin Klawans, The Week US

13 days ago

Stocks: A playbook for investing during war -- Feature -- Global strife has investors asking: Sell or hold? -- The Week US

17 days ago

OpenAI: Ending its AI video feature -- Feature -- The company is in a new austerity era -- The Week US

18 days ago

Has Trump's unpredictability broken the oil market? -- Today's Big Question -- Traders aren't listening to the US president anymore, as oil prices continue to rise -- Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK

18 days ago

Should the government help with energy bills? -- Today's Big Question -- Ofgem's new price cap resets in June, with forecasters predicting huge rise, but Labour hints support will be means-tested amid struggling economy -- Harriet Marsden, The Week UK

19 days ago

Energy shock: How bad could it get? -- Feature -- As the Iran war continues, fuel prices keep going up -- The Week US

20 days ago

The gilt shock: why Britain was worst hit by the global bond market sell-off -- In the Spotlight -- Combination of spiking oil and gas prices, flatlining growth and increased household borrowing costs raises risk of recession -- The Week UK

21 days ago