Other Voices

We aren’t on the precipice of a massive surge in unemployment from AI replacing workers, Tim Mahedy and Guy Berger write in a guest commentary.

The SEC and the president want to end the requirement for public companies to report quarterly earnings. Barron’s asked select experts to assess the idea.

Our national debt is a spending problem, not a revenue problem. Tax hikes alone can’t solve the problem—and they might even make it worse, Adam Michel writes in a guest commentary.

The conflict may flip which country has the upper hand heading into the Trump-Xi negotiations next month, Diana Choyleva writes in a guest commentary.

For Greenspan’s 100th birthday, veteran Fed reporter David Wessel reflects on the former chair’s time at the central bank.

Cryptocurrencies are losing their narrative lure to gold, Marcello Estevão writes in a guest commentary.

The companies got a grilling this week over antitrust concerns. They’re misguided, Thomas W. Hazlett writes in a guest commentary.

Policymakers say they want price stability but pursue all the wrong fixes, Mickey D. Levy and Michael D. Bordo write in a guest commentary.

An expanding Fed balance sheet will drive up asset prices, Brij Khurana writes in a guest commentary.

The Iranian regime, embattled by protesters, the U.S., and Israel, might panic, Matt Gertken writes in a guest commentary.

Trump’s tone-deaf approach to Greenland will damage a far more important pillar of U.S. security, Christopher Smart writes in a guest commentary.

Overzealous regulators are getting in the way of the real economy, Amar Bhidé writes in a guest commentary.

Other markets look worse than in the U.S. But cracks are starting to form, Ashley Lester writes in a guest commentary.

The entire financial system would be more stable from more innovation and less regulation, Karen Petrou writes in a guest commentary.

Investors must evolve their thinking to adapt to constantly changing market environments, Douglas Eby writes in a guest commentary.

Artificial intelligence is propping up the stock market, but healthcare is propping up the economy. Government actions might put that at risk, Ali R. Bustamante writes in a guest commentary.

It’s good for the soul to find bright economic spots amid a world that is shifting on its very foundations, Christopher Smart writes in a guest commentary.

Labor hoarding has been an unsung hero of the U.S. economy. We better hope it continues, Jeff Korzenik and Josh Waynick write in a guest commentary.

The Federal Reserve may not like it, but there isn’t much it can do about the forces keeping inflation elevated, David Beckworth writes in a guest commentary.

Investors in the serially defaulting nation may finally have reason to hope, Gregory Makoff writes in a guest commentary.

Democracy isn’t collapsing from single blows. It is being chipped away—internally and externally. To survive, it requires decisive action, William Priest writes in a guest commentary.

As traditional economic indicators become obscure, the Fed should recalibrate its focus on inflation and growth, Brij Khurana writes in a guest commentary.

Not even the prospect of an extended government shutdown has dented the country’s outlook, as measured by its financial markets, Christopher Smart writes in a guest commentary.

The Growth Act would restore fairness for millions of middle-class investors who rely on mutual funds in their taxable accounts.