At the DealBook Summit, Leaders Contend With an ‘Existential Moment’
Even leaders who usually display unrestrained confidence expressed anxiety about the state of the world.
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Even leaders who usually display unrestrained confidence expressed anxiety about the state of the world.
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Journalists are facing “deep fakes,” sagging trust, global unrest and an unprecedented Trump campaign being run “from the courthouse steps.”
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U.S.-China trade is at a record high, but businesses and governments are wrestling with how to balance national security and commercial interests.
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People from all types of backgrounds have become stars — and it’s a trend that’s expected to get even bigger and make them even richer in years to come.
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Silicon Valley Confronts a Grim New A.I. Metric
Where do you fall on the doom scale — is artificial intelligence a threat to humankind? And if so, how high is the risk?
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The Media, Democracy and the 2024 Election: What’s at Stake
Should something change about the way news is gathered, reported and shared? Participants in a task force at the DealBook Summit considered that, and more.
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For Content Creators, It’s the Wild Wild West
A task force at the DealBook Summit discussed where the power lies in the exploding world of the creator economy — and who is likely to wield it in the future.
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The Clock is Ticking on Improving China-U.S. Relations, Experts Say
Participants in a task force at the DealBook Summit said President Xi seemed ready to expand economic relations. But for how long?
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Experts on A.I. Agree That It Needs Regulation. That’s the Easy Part.
Participants in a task force on artificial intelligence at the DealBook Summit grappled with how to balance oversight of the technology with innovation.
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Industry leaders at the conference were asked about what’s next for artificial intelligence, the economy, health care and more.
By The New York Times
Groundbreakers at the conference were asked what’s coming next for the brain, climate, medicine, labor, security and business.
By The New York Times
Industry leaders said the goal of sustainability wouldn’t happen without changes to the business model and more efforts to educate consumers.
By Christine Muhlke
Recent years have demanded that C.E.O.s accept uncertainty. Some have taken that to extremes.
By Emma Goldberg
In challenging times, choosing the direction of a company can be a lot like shifting pieces of a puzzle — with sometimes staggering consequences.
By Andrew Ross Sorkin
A DealBook task force debated where and how the film, television and theater industries can make money from their productions.
By Paul Sullivan
China’s zero-Covid policy has weighed heavily on the high-end market in 2022. In the wake of recent protests, is a recovery in sight?
By Elizabeth Paton
For a DealBook task force, a lack of trust, political polarization and a troubled business model are among the news industry’s challenges.
By Saskia Miller
As a business and a cultural pursuit, Hollywood is in a state of chaos that has been growing year by year.
By A.O. Scott
Business leaders said the tumult of recent years had made it more important than ever to share with employees and the public. But how much, and when?
By Alina Tugend
Business and policy leaders from around the world joined us at our annual event. Here’s what happened.
By Andrew Ross Sorkin, Ravi Mattu, Bernhard Warner, Sarah Kessler, Stephen Gandel, Michael J. de la Merced, Lauren Hirsch and Ephrat Livni
Crypto, the economy, China, streaming wars, Elon Musk and other big topics dominated this year’s DealBook Summit.
By Andrew Ross Sorkin, Ravi Mattu, Bernhard Warner, Stephen Gandel, Sarah Kessler, Lauren Hirsch and Ephrat Livni
Looking at demographic data can help us assess the opportunities and challenges of the coming decades.
By Andrew Ross Sorkin
Global cropland has the potential to sequester as much as 570 million metric tons of carbon per year. New projects that pay farmers to adopt climate-friendly practices could help.
By Elizabeth G. Dunn
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After embracing flexible work styles during the pandemic, some companies are now embracing a shorter week.
By Kevin J. Delaney
The rising gender gap in college education — currently three women for every two men — might turn out to be one of the most transformative trends of our time.
By Justin Wolfers
“The New Map of Life” reimagines education, careers, cities and life transitions for lives that span a century (or more).
By Corinne Purtill
Major brands and chief executives have become increasingly entangled in social and political debates. Is more to come?
By David Gelles
Thomas Buberl, the chief executive of the French insurance company AXA, wants the industry to stop covering mines and plants.
By Lauren Hirsch
Crypto fans have argued that code can be a better arbitrator than traditional regulators.
By Ephrat Livni
Futurology has long been a risky business.
By John Herrman
At last week’s DealBook conference in New York, policy experts discussed the relationship between China and the United States. The diplomacy has become more aggressive — a change some experts applaud and others fear.
By Liz Moyer
Business leaders who gathered in New York were largely in favor of more regulation to ensure that technology companies are working for users.
By Alina Tugend
A task force at the DealBook conference addressed the role of corporate America in tackling this divisive issue.
By Liz Robbins
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At the annual DealBook conference in New York, leaders at the “Groundbreakers Lunch” discussed the appropriate role of business in shaping policy and driving social change.
By The New York Times
The words “trust” and “responsibility” were peppered throughout more than a dozen conversations at The New York Times’s DealBook conference.
By Andrew Ross Sorkin
Once ambivalent about her ambition, Ms. Paltrow, who founded her lifestyle-and-wellness company in 2008, says she now embraces it.
By David Yaffe-Bellany
The former secretary of state opens up about the current political climate, and says she is a fundamentally optimistic person.
By The New York Times
On the list: meeting a scientist working on solving malnutrition, keeping up with his children on technology and being friends with Warren Buffett.
By The New York Times
He reflects on his company’s handling of two crashes that killed 346 people.
By Natalie Kitroeff
Brian Chesky, the chief executive, said Airbnb would undertake a series of initiatives to instill “peace of mind” after five people died on Halloween night.
By David Yaffe-Bellany
More companies are streaming, but Reed Hastings says he expects to learn the most from one: Disney.
By Edmund Lee
The chief executives for Johnson & Johnson and IBM said businesses had a responsibility to both employees and customers.
By Tiffany Hsu and Steve Lohr
The company has gone through a difficult period, but just posted financial results that exceeded Wall Street’s expectations.
By Davey Alba
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Makan Delrahim, Kevin Systrom and Bill Gates weighed in on antitrust issues.
By Steve Lohr
At the DealBook DC Strategy Forum a group of leaders in business, politics and academia gathered to try to solve problems from student debt to carbon emissions. Here are their recommendations.
By The New York Times
Making money should not be companies’ only goal, Business Roundtable argued recently. There are those who disagree.
By Andrew Ross Sorkin
“You can’t cut your way to prosperity. You have to grow your way, and we’ve grown revenues now.”
By The New York Times
“Until you acknowledge the problems, you can’t solve them,” Brad Smith said. “And nobody is going to believe you’re trying.”
By The New York Times
Andrew Ross Sorkin hosts newsmakers from the worlds of business and policy at an event in Washington on Sept. 12. Watch it here, live.
By The New York Times
Workplace inclusion and the ethics surrounding artificial intelligence were the focus of two task forces at last week’s DealBook conference. The issues share surprising similarities.
By Alina Tugend
At last week’s DealBook conference, companies and executives agreed that corporations can no longer operate without considering their larger societal impact.
By Andrew Ross Sorkin
Contractors like Uber drivers can’t receive stock in private companies. But that could soon change, in a move supported by tech companies.
By David Gelles
Before a session at the DealBook conference last week, leaders answered one of three questions about their careers.
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Slowly and unsteadily, the mysterious blockchain is emerging from the shadows and making its way into a still murky future. Don’t count it out.
By Andrew Ross Sorkin
Even asking the people who work with blockchains to define the technology, you are likely to get a stuttering response.
By Nathaniel Popper
Knowing how to speak cryptoslang will help you sound like an insider and maybe get you in the door.
By Nellie Bowles
Companies in a variety of fields, such as health care, government, food and supply chains, have begun exploring the technology.
By Laura Shin
In 2017, more than 200 government entities, including the Department of Homeland Security, were exploring the use of blockchains.
By Adrianne Jeffries
The first retailer to accept payment with Bitcoin looks to move full force into the world of the blockchain, hoping to unlock the mysterious technology.
By Ellen Rosen
A look at some of the people who have helped shape the cryptocurrency landscape.
By Nathaniel Popper
Companies and governments have invested billions in blockchain projects, but none of them have proven themselves to be ready for the mainstream yet.
By Nathaniel Popper
If institutional money managers decide to commit a fraction of their capital to a portfolio of cryptocurrencies, they might double the size of the sector.
By Omid Malekan
Initial coin offerings are raising billions for cryptocurrency start-ups, like the Russia messaging service Telegram, which raised nearly $2 billion.
By Michael J. de la Merced
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The federal government has a say and so do more than 50 states and territories. As one expert says, “It’s unorganized and incredibly complicated.”
By Laura Shin
While the United States lags, Switzerland, Singapore and Britain have become leaders in setting guidelines.
By Laura Shin
When the original blockchain arrived in 2009, it was a ledger for Bitcoins. Now the databases have spread to many companies and governments.
By Nathaniel Popper and Guilbert Gates
Worries about the future of work amid automation and a shortage of decent-paying jobs are spurring interest in so-called Universal Basic Income.
By Peter S. Goodman
The notion that corporations can and should do social good is a hot topic of conversation these days, but the concept has a long, if uneven, history.
By Tanya Mohn
Coins and paper currency remain the most popular ways to pay in most countries. But longer term, cash appears to be locked in a losing battle with electronic payment methods.
By Nathaniel Popper, Guilbert Gates and Sarah Almukhtar
Business leaders talked with Andrew Ross Sorkin at the New York Times conference.
By The New York Times
Despite bankruptcies and closures of some major retail stores, others, especially retailers like Target and the parent of T.J. Maxx, are expanding.
By Michael Corkery
Companies are making a fortune by using personal data gleaned from the internet. They would barely notice a 1 percent tax, but it could make a better world.
By Saadia Madsbjerg
“Trying is not the same as doing,” said the corporate president in a call to action.
By Alina Tugend
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Managing rapid change wrought by politics, technology and social media is testing the business world’s best and brightest.
By Andrew Ross Sorkin
The chief financial officer of Goldman Sachs looks ahead to some loosening of post-Recession banking regulations and says he worries most about cyberattacks.
By William D. Cohan
The new wave of artificial intelligence will reduce jobs, but will also improve your health and products like your smartphone.
By Cade Metz
Virtual reality is being used to test new airline cabins, and one airline is using facial recognition for boarding passengers on a flight.
By Christine Negroni
After cellphone videos began to emerge of clashes between passengers and airline employees, some companies are trying to protect their workers.
By Christine Negroni
At times, the story of the seasteading movement seems to lapse into self-parody, but there are now companies, academics, architects and even a government working together on a prototype by 2020.
By David Gelles
A look at the business backgrounds of Trump administration appointees and advisers.
By Kate Kelly and Guilbert Gates
Why is Wall Street bullish on Trump? Regulations (or rather, the promise to abolish them).
By Andrew Ross Sorkin
Research says that exactly what time period and country, along with how the money is spent, matters a lot.
By Neil Irwin
Former Congressman Barney Frank discusses the misunderstood law and why Republicans want to roll it back.
By Michael Corkery
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Supporters cheered a plan to spend $1 trillion on infrastructure, but the proposed budget slashes funding.
By Hiroko Tabuchi
Profits and indexes are hitting highs, but that hasn’t translated into a surge of hiring in the finance sector.
By Nelson D. Schwartz
The new administration has made it clear that federal funding for nonprofits, long a Republican target, will be cut and many will face extinction.
By Liz Moyer
First, privacy rules fell. Up next are net neutrality, broadband subsidies and rules blocking local media consolidation.
By Cecilia Kang
Hostility from the Trump administration has been a rude shock in Germany, threatening the bedrock of the country’s economy.
By Jack Ewing
American companies see tax relief to bring home cash stashed abroad, and mergers could result
By Michael J. de la Merced
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