Despite the desires of ego-driven CEOs, remote work is only increasing in the US. In 2025, 38% of women and 31% of men did some or all of their work from home. Stats: 2019: 24% of workers had worked from home 2022: 34% 2025: 35% @emilypeck.bsky.social www.axios.com/2026/06/29/r...

I nerded out on leveraged ETFs since i keep hearing people talk about them -- part of the big runup in stonks in South Korea and increasingly popular here. www.axios.com/2026/06/11/s...

I got to channel @emilypeck.bsky.social in (guest) hosting @slate.com Slate Money with @felixsalmon.com @espiers.bsky.social -- we talked about the unavoidable AI IPO pipeline, and outcomes for capital and labor diverging by country: slate.com/podcasts/sla...

Yeah every restaurant we loved and grocery store in my neighborhood has shut down hmmm

Correction: Black unemployment in DC is 10.1%

There's so much winning in the Golden Age, I can't stand it. - Americans' Rating of Moral Values Hits New Low, @gallup.com news.gallup.com/poll/710648/... - The CEOs are losing confidence, @emilypeck.bsky.social in @axios.com www.axios.com/2026/05/28/c... @dpounder.bsky.social @fergdawg.bsky.social

Washington, D.C., had the highest overall unemployment rate, and the only overall unemployment rate above 6% nationwide, at 6.4%.. Black unemployment in DC is just above 9%(!) via EPI www.epi.org/indicators/s...

This is great. In a word, why can't AI be designed to help humans rather than replace them? The latter is intentional rather than inevitable.

In a world of chaos and strife, boring gains appeal.

“The research lands in the midst of a loneliness epidemic, where ppl are now connecting less w/ others in real life. Ppl are literally saying fewer words out loud. One recent study found that in each yr, btwn 2005 & 2019, ppl in the US, Europe &Australia spoke ~300 fewer words/day than the prev yr—

They let me write a whole thing that makes the case for being boring @axios.com www.axios.com/newsletters/... #axiosfinishline

(guy who has been a dad for less than a month): childcare is really hard and also taking care of my child is fucking awesome I know one of my own dad’s biggest regrets in life is the time he was unable to spend with his children when we were young

"Between the lines: For decades, women have been increasing their working hours and slightly reducing their time in unpaid work — while men's patterns have been relatively stable. Now, something else is going on — possibly a real cultural shift in expectations for men."

If you're very online you might think that men are in some kind misogynistic death spiral -- but new data tell a really different story about a cultural transformation among some men. I wrote a little about it today: www.axios.com/2026/05/15/f...

In plain terms. The plan is: instead of paying taxes and getting guaranteed income through social security checks, you put money in the stock market and hope for the best. could be great -- or maybe not, depending on the market's performance. Either way Wall Street benefits.

GWBush tried and failed to privatize Social Security in his second term. Now Sen. Ted Cruz says Trump Accounts are the way to enact the Bush plan, which was roundly ripped apart. Cruz was architect of the accounts. www.axios.com/2026/05/08/c...

Nearly half of young families live in a childcare desert per updated Center for American Progress analysis www.axios.com/2026/04/29/c...

I talked to Nobel prize winning economist @dacemoglumit.bsky.social about how to avert an AI job apocalypse. It's worth a listen! For @slate.com slate.com/podcasts/sla...

Is 46% "nearly half?"

Really expected someone to stop me from doing this subject line today, but incredibly no one did! Editorial freedom abounds. You can sign up for more silly headlines about serious subjects today at Axios Markets www.axios.com/newsletters/...

That thing where you are about to start writing 1 of 3 stories you're on deadline for but then start looking at the Census list of most popular names for 2020.

The market looked past Trump's statements throughout the war. "The president likes a lot of drama, so over time, investors have become conditioned to that language, but they don't actually expect that kind of devastation he writes about," is how one source put it. www.axios.com/2026/04/08/i...

A new recession red flag from @markzandi.bsky.social He calls it the "Vicious Cycle Index" -- and spoiler alert, it's flashing warning signals www.axios.com/2026/04/08/j...

I'm interested to see if any Dem taxpayers on here have gotten bigger refunds this year and how they feel about it -- especially those getting chunky SALT refunds?? DM me or email or signal?

Exclusive: More than 30 wind projects delayed as Trump's Pentagon reviews stall www.axios.com/2026/03/30/t... via @axios.com

New to covering oil futures over here... but can't stop visualizing Brent Crude as some guy who used to play LAX in college and is now at a hedge fund or something.

There are already shortages of doctors in the U.S., the immigration crackdown is making the problem worse @maya-goldman.bsky.social reports www.axios.com/2026/03/24/t...

It’s official. The US is lifting sanctions on Iran after starting a war with Iran.

Trump considers "winding down" Iran war without opening Hormuz Strait www.axios.com/2026/03/20/t...

The White House may lift IRANIAN oil sanctions www.axios.com/2026/03/19/t...

Was just reminded that I once wrote a 700+ word story about snacking. And you know what? It holds up. fortune.com/2021/10/06/s...

Just a heads-up that I ate a Big Arch burger and there's audio. I planned on simply taking a small bite like McDonald's CEO, but you'll never believe what happened next. (Third segment). With @espiers.bsky.social and @felixsalmon.com slate.com/podcasts/sla...

I asked readers if they got the album reference in today's subject line and ... I'm getting bupkis in response. Does anyone get it or am I simply just old now? Or both?!

There's a lot happening today but if you want a great distraction -- with news relevance -- listen to us talk about this latest season of Industry on @slate.com it was so fun slate.com/podcasts/sla...

Today's @axios.com markets features a wage gap mystery, and references to sex, drugs, cocaine and HBO anti-heroes. Sign up here. It could not be easier. Help me out as we approach performance review season. thank you! www.axios.com/newsletters/...

This Slate Money episode that features @planetmoney.bsky.social feels like it's some kind of money podcast antitrust violation @slate.com @emilypeck.bsky.social @felixsalmon.com @espiers.bsky.social

This is still true

Which creative writing project will tank the stock market today? Anyone got an early draft they want us to look at?

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Including my fave headline for a while, “When an owl is a canary” 🦉

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One of the great feelings is filing the story and then closing the 57 tabs I had open while writing. I guess AI will take that away at some point

Never in a million years did I ever fathom when I resurrected the Epstein story in 2018 that it would lead to first arrest of a British Royal in four centuries. Not since King Charles I was arrested in 1647. open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...

I just got a notice from Chase that I can only get cash back on my credit card if I bank with them. So, any recommendations for good cash back credit cards I can switch to?

Another reminder to please subscribe to Axios Markets -- you can sign up on this page... www.axios.com/newsletters/... Today's will be out in just 15 minutes and features a poem from @axios.com legends Courtenay Brown and Kelly Tyko about cocoa futures. So.. yeah.

first of all, Alex, that babysitting cost chart is horrifying, I presumably will never be going out to dinner when the baby is old enough to be watched secondly, @emilypeck.bsky.social is right. Nobody understands bonds, but, BUT! we all know from wutang to diversify our bonds, which is good enough

the word plays are 👍

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"Lotus 1-2-3 ring a bell? Probably not if you're under 50 years old." As an old Lotus Notes programmer and a current Salesforce developer, I totally remember 1-2-3. @emilypeck.bsky.social www.axios.com/2026/02/09/a...