New Research Shows Why the Best Founders Pause Before They Act

Retirement plan: cancelled. Startup launched instead.

With strikes on both sides seeming to shatter the U.S.-Iran ceasefire, mortgage rates have been moving higher. Rates had started the week looking a little softer, but that took a turn as tensions flared overseas. The deterioration of the U.S.-Iran ceasefire promptly sent oil prices and 10-year Treasury yields higher, and mortgage rates were right…

Mortgage interest rates crossed the 6.5% threshold again today. July’s rates have been elevated beyond what we saw in June, trending above last month’s average (6.34%) for 16 days straight. The average interest rate on a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage rose to 6.51% APR, according to rates provided to NerdWallet by Zillow. This is two basis…

If your checking account isn’t serving your needs anymore, you have plenty of other places to turn. Big banks, small banks, online banks, app-based banks, credit unions of all kinds — each category features standouts that go above and beyond to keep deposit account holders happy. Stop settling. Peruse this up-to-the-minute list of the best…

Keynote speech by Frank Elderson, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB and Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board of the ECB, at the 7th World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists Lisbon, 2 July 2026 In my speech today, I will talk about two factors that have recently contributed to inflation volatility and economic…

Anthropic’s newest commercial begins with a sharp piano note, and what sounds like recordings of people asking tough questions of our current moment navigating artificial intelligence.  “Can AI be trusted? Who’s going to hit the brakes if we need to? How do we really ensure what we’re aiming to achieve really does benefit the majority…