Author: Global Desk

As Americans gather for one of the most cherished holidays of the year, many families are feeling the pinch of a noticeably more expensive Thanksgiving dinner. From turkey and stuffing to cranberries and pumpkin pie, the cost of preparing a traditional holiday feast has climbed sharply. While some political narratives blame tariffs or trade disputes for the rise, economists and agricultural experts overwhelmingly point to a different culprit: supply-side shocks rippling across the food system. These shocks—ranging from disease outbreaks and extreme weather to energy costs and labor shortages—have disrupted production, strained supply chains, and tightened inventories. The result is a…

The global artificial intelligence boom rests on a handful of dramatic predictions: that AI systems will soon achieve human-level intelligence, that millions of jobs will be reshaped or replaced, and that intelligent agents will become as ubiquitous as electricity. Silicon Valley giants speak confidently about artificial general intelligence (AGI), trillion-dollar valuations, and autonomous software ecosystems capable of transforming every sector of the economy. But underneath this sweeping narrative lies a surprisingly mundane — yet deeply consequential — assumption: that the specialized chips powering the AI revolution will last long enough to justify the enormous investments built around them. The AI industry…

President Donald Trump’s proposed “Genesis Mission” has rapidly become one of the most talked-about—and debated—technology initiatives in U.S. political discourse. Positioned as a sweeping plan to reclaim American dominance in artificial intelligence, the Genesis Mission promises to rewire national priorities, overhaul government-tech cooperation, and accelerate AI innovation across military, economic, and industrial sectors. Supporters hail it as a long-overdue national strategy to counter China’s rapid AI advances and strengthen U.S. leadership. Critics, however, see it as overly ambitious, lacking clarity, and potentially fraught with risks surrounding civil liberties, market distortion, and geopolitical escalation. Here is an in-depth look at what the Genesis…

US stocks climbed steadily on Tuesday as major technology companies powered a broad market rally, brushing aside renewed volatility in the cryptocurrency space after Bitcoin suffered its latest sharp decline. The move underscored a familiar dynamic on Wall Street: even as digital-asset markets swing wildly, the core pillars of the equity market — tech strength, earnings resilience, and stable economic signals — continue to anchor investor confidence. The Nasdaq led the advance, fueled by gains in semiconductor giants, cloud-computing leaders, AI-driven software firms, and large-cap platform companies. While Bitcoin’s sudden drop rattled sentiment in fringe speculative areas, traditional equity investors…

Every fall, as millions of Americans begin the annual scramble for health insurance during open enrollment, they turn to the internet for clarity. They type a simple phrase into Google—Obamacare, Affordable Care Act insurance, health marketplace, cheap health plans—expecting to find the official federal exchange or their state’s health marketplace. Instead, many are being routed into a maze of misleading advertisements, telemarketer-run call centers, and websites selling what experts bluntly call junk insurance. This growing problem, once a background annoyance, has now risen to the level of a structural threat to the integrity of the Affordable Care Act. What was designed as a reliable…

Billionaire investor Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates and one of the most influential macro thinkers of the modern era, has issued a nuanced message to global investors:“Don’t sell just because there’s a bubble.”But he adds an equally important second part — one far more sobering:Be prepared for structurally low investment returns over the next 10 years. Dalio’s latest outlook underscores a paradox shaping global markets: asset prices remain historically elevated, yet long-term return expectations are falling. Investors may be tempted to exit out of fear of a bubble, but Dalio argues that such a reaction can be misguided — particularly…

As the global AI boom accelerates and Big Tech races to build the next generation of data centers, model architectures, and GPU superclusters, Goldman Sachs has issued a pointed warning: if the industry continues financing this expansion with increasing levels of debt, the macroeconomic risks tied to the AI build-out could rise sharply. In a detailed analysis circulated to institutional clients, Goldman argues that AI—while transformative and potentially lucrative—requires unprecedented capital expenditure. If large technology companies rely too heavily on debt markets to fuel this growth, their financial leverage could begin to resemble earlier periods of technological overinvestment that ended painfully.…

A significant step toward advancing international digital commerce and strategic cooperation was marked as Dr. MAC Munir Ahmad Chaudhry, Presidential and Khalifa Award Laureate, Global Business Leader, and Goodwill Ambassador (UNSDG), met with the senior leadership team of eBay, one of the world’s leading online marketplace organizations. The distinguished delegation from eBay included Mr. Keith Metcalfe, Director, eBay Switzerland; Mr. Raj Gnanamoorthy, Head of Middle East, eBay; Mr. Michael Kvasic, eBay USA; along with senior executives representing the company’s international team. The meeting served as a high-level platform to discuss strategic collaboration opportunities between eBay and the Al Maktoum Holding…

The New Generation Defining the Future of AI A quiet revolution is transforming Silicon Valley. According to Instagram’s head, some of the most talented AI engineers today are in their 20s, self-taught or trained through alternative pathways, and not graduates of Ivy League institutions. Their rapid rise reflects a dramatic shift in what the tech industry values: not pedigree, but capability. And, as AI reshapes every layer of technology—from social platforms to search engines to content creation—the people building it are younger, more adaptable, and more unconventional than ever before. Instagram’s CEO says these engineers share two core qualities that set them apart—and they are…

Bari Weiss has built her career on disrupting institutions she believes have lost their way. From her high-profile departure from The New York Times—where she accused the paper of ideological conformity—to founding The Free Press, an independent media startup aimed at defending open debate, Weiss has positioned herself as a leading critic of legacy journalism’s drift into activism and groupthink. Now, in a move that has stunned both traditional media insiders and her growing audience, Weiss is stepping into a new and formidable challenge: helping revive CBS News, one of America’s oldest broadcast networks, at a moment when both the channel and the…