Timing the Market in Volatile Conditions
Timing the market can feel tempting when prices swing sharply and headlines sound urgent. However, long-term investors often benefit more from patience, planning, and steady risk control.
May 16, 2026
Stripe’s John Collison on How Agentic Commerce Will Reshape the Internet
Adapting to a world where AI agents are doing the shopping.
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Odd Lots: Stripe’s John Collison on Agentic Commerce (Podcast)
The internet is made for shopping. For years, the main inputs for e-commerce transactions involved targeted ads, algorithmic recommendations, SEO, and lots of mindless scrolling. But agentic commerce might represent a sea change for e-commerce: With the rise of AI agents doing shopping on behalf of consumers, how are retailers going to adapt? John Collison, co-founder of the financial services and payment processing company Stripe, has first-hand experience with all the ways e-commerce has chang
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My husband took out a $100,000 Parent PLUS loan for his daughter. She dropped out, citing mental-health issues. Should we refinance?
“There is little to no chance that she will ever be able to repay these loans.”
Without Migrants, Spain Says Bars Would Shut and Services Suffer
The opposition parties seeking to shut down Madrid’s pro-migrant policies are jeopardizing key pillars of Spanish life, the Socialist-led government says.
Europe Lacks Everything Needed to Make Its Stock Market a Winner
The equity story that powered European stocks has unraveled as investors seek shelter from a global energy shock and buy into the artificial intelligence frenzy.
Long Island Rail Workers Strike in First Walkout Since 1994
The Long Island Rail Road, the nation’s busiest commuter line, will suspend service for the first time in more than 30 years after labor groups and transit officials failed to reach a deal on wage increases by a Friday night deadline.
Rare Ebola Strain With No Approved Vaccine Kills Dozens in Congo
A rare strain of Ebola with no approved vaccine or treatment may have circulated undetected for weeks in conflict-hit northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo before killing dozens of people.
Trump Says US Forces, Nigeria Armed Forces Killed ISIS Leader
US and Nigerian forces killed an ISIS leader who was hiding in Africa, President Donald Trump said, adding that his death has “greatly diminished” the group’s global operations.