Boeing's Comeback Story

After Repeated Crises, Boeing Looks to Turn a Corner
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/17/business/boeing-turnaround-737-max.html
The company recently opened a new production line to keep up with strong demand for its 737 Max, though orders for its new planes lag rival Airbus.  

Ageism and the Labor Market

Ageism: the silent but deadly threat to your retirement
https://www.ft.com/content/b4bc3868-7684-4b36-a0e0-a5bf2b606162
For Gen X, financial planning needs to involve career planning. 

Related:

You’re About to Retire. What Are You Doing for the Next 20 or 30 Years?
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/18/business/retirement-plan.html
Workers often focus solely on their retirement savings balance. But figuring out how you want to spend the rest of your life could be job No. 1.

Financial Risks - Time to Pay Attention

The next crash: why this time might not be different  
https://www.ft.com/content/de2978b0-481c-4af5-9e77-9e34650fb20f

A.I. Is Running on Borrowed Money
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/17/business/ai-spending-oracle-stocks-bonds.html
Risk is rising as big tech companies like Oracle — the ultimate financial source of the Ellison media empire — need to turn to the bond market for staggering sums to finance data centers. 

 
How long until there is a US markets reckoning over Trump’s damage?
https://www.ft.com/content/fcbd9074-8870-4f04-b0a6-0c22a2aca70e
 
How Sky-High Deficits Threaten the Bond Market
https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/how-sky-high-deficits-threaten-the-bond-market-eeddd168

MY TAKE: The AI bubble could be worse than the dot-com bust by Vivekanand Jayakumar, The Hill - 06/16/26

https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/5925202-tech-bubble-ai-driven-growth/

US Financial Supremacy

Storm clouds gather over America’s financial supremacy
https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2026/07/12/storm-clouds-gather-over-americas-financial-supremacy
Its payments firms may be the first casualties. 

Related:

https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/trump-brazil-payment-system-pix-097bacaa

China - Economic Challenges and Risks

China’s Two-Speed Economy Pairs High-Tech Success with Domestic Gloom
https://www.wsj.com/world/china/china-economy-tech-property-03444d83
Soaring exports and tech prowess hide a brutal economic picture and a growing army of underemployed workers at home.
 
China’s trade gap is narrowing. And other surprises
https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2026/07/15/chinas-trade-gap-is-narrowing-and-other-surprises
The world’s second-biggest economy is stumbling into fiscal austerity. 

Boomers and Real Estate Trends

Boomers Were Supposed to Downsize. They Are Buying Bigger Homes Instead.
https://www.wsj.com/economy/housing/baby-boomer-home-sales-real-estate-879614be
Wealthy, older Americans are ripping up the traditional script for aging: “We’ll downsize when they plant me 6 feet into the ground.” 

Debates on Neoliberalism/Capitalism

The End of Neoliberalism
https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/06/15/neoliberalism-globalization-competition-cosmopolitanism-economics-reagan-thatcher/
The virtues it extolled—cosmopolitanism and competition—led to its demise.
 
How the Tech Lords Hacked the Firm
https://www.project-syndicate.org/onpoint/elon-musk-and-the-rise-of-the-unaccountable-ceo-by-quinn-slobodian-2026-07
 
Related:
https://www.project-syndicate.org/magazine/free-market-capitalism-destroy-us-democracy-by-mordecai-kurz-2026-06