Global Business / Economy
Is Tipping Culture Quietly Becoming a Regressive Tax on the People Who Can Least Afford to Say No?Is expanding tipping culture quietly functioning as a regressive tax on the people who can least afford to opt out? Financial Times columnist Sarah W. O'Connor, economist David J. Neumark, and financial advisor Katherine Hill debate whether tipping masks systemic wage problems or reflects a necessary economic adaptation.
Global Business / Economy
Is the Race to Build the Fastest Payment Infrastructure Creating a System Too Fragile to Fail Safely?The race to build the fastest payment infrastructure may be creating systems too fragile to fail safely. Moven CEO Brett King, historian Niall Ferguson, and Rachel Schneider debate whether speed is undermining resilience — or whether it's essential for financial inclusion.
Global Business / Economy
Is Shrinkflation a Bigger Threat to Your Budget Than Inflation — and Are You Even Noticing It Happen?Shrinkflation might be costing you more than inflation — and you may not even notice it happening. ADP chief economist Nela Richardson, Michael A. Pankau, and Washington Post columnist Catherine Rampell debate whether shrinking products pose a bigger threat to household budgets than rising prices.
Global Business / Economy
Is Buying a Franchise Smarter Than Starting From Scratch — or Are You Just Purchasing Someone Else's Ceiling?Is buying a franchise the smarter path to business ownership, or does it just cap your ceiling? Franchise consultant Nancy J. McGill, business attorney Michael R. Johnson, and financial advisor Laura C. Sanchez debate structure versus freedom — and the real financial trade-offs of each path.
Global Business / Economy
Is the Global Food System the Next Financial Crisis Nobody Is Pricing Into Their Portfolio?Is the global food system the next crisis investors aren't pricing in? Former WTO Director-General Roberto Azevedo, Gro Intelligence CEO Sara Menker, and Mark T. McGowan debate whether climate change and supply chain fragility demand urgent action — or measured, long-term adaptation.
Global Business / Economy
Is Deglobalization Permanent — or Are We Just in the Most Expensive Pause in the History of World Trade?Is deglobalization a permanent shift, or just an expensive pause in world trade? Economist Daniel Altman, former Bulgarian Deputy PM Simeon Djankov, and economist Heather Boushey debate whether supply chain disruption and rising nationalism mark a lasting rupture or a cyclical dip.
