Global Business / Economy
Is the Subscription Economy Quietly Becoming the Biggest Expense You've Never Actually Audited?73% of Americans don't know how much they're spending on subscriptions each month — and 60% are paying for services they don't even use. Erin Lowry, Rachael O'Meara, and Nisa Amoils debate why subscription creep has become one of the most overlooked drains on personal finances, and what to do about it.
Global Business / Economy
Is Supply Chain Ownership the Competitive Advantage Nobody Talks About — or Just the Risk Nobody Wants to Take On?The pandemic exposed just how fragile outsourced supply chains can be — but taking full ownership means absorbing all the risk yourself. Michele Wucker, Lora Cecere, and Brian Becker debate whether supply chain ownership is the competitive advantage nobody talks about or just the liability nobody wants to take on.
Global Business / Economy
Is Social Media Financial Advice Actually Making People Richer — or Just Making Influencers Richer at Their Audience's Expense?FinTok and Instagram are flooded with budgeting tips, investment hacks, and wealth-building advice — but who's actually getting richer? Tiffany Aliche, Jeremy Schneider, and Farrah Bostic debate whether social media financial advice is genuinely empowering everyday people or mostly enriching the influencers delivering it.
Global Business / Economy
Is the Global Dollar Dominance Era Ending — and What Does That Actually Mean for Your Personal Finances?The U.S. dollar has been the world's reserve currency for decades — but rising competition from China's yuan, digital currencies, and shifting geopolitical alliances are raising real questions about its future. Nouriel Roubini, Michael Pettis, and Catherine Mann debate whether dollar dominance is ending, and what that actually means for your savings and purchasing power.
Global Business / Economy
Is Working With a Single Anchor Client That Pays Everything a Business Strategy — or a Dependency You Haven't Named Yet?One client pays most of your bills, shows up reliably, and keeps the lights on — but is that a business model or a dependency you just haven't had to name yet? Ramon Ray, Diane Swonk, and Scott Moffatt debate whether an anchor client is a foundation to build on or a vulnerability waiting to be exposed.
Global Business / Economy
Is Venture Capital Broken — or Just Brutally Honest About Which Problems It Was Ever Designed to Solve?With inflation up, interest rates rising, and the era of growth-at-all-costs over, venture capital is under scrutiny. Chamath Palihapitiya, Bill Gurley, and Heidi Roizen debate whether the VC model is fundamentally broken or just finally being honest about which problems it was ever actually designed to solve.
