Emily Peck

AI backlash is mounting. Executives are getting booed. Workers are threatening strikes, and protests are frustrating data center development — but that doesn't seem to worry investors who are raini...

The stock market and the bond market are telling different stories about the economy: Bonds fear doom, while stocks see boom.Why it matters: That's a bit confusing for investors and policymakers lo...

Elon Musk's trillion-dollar-plus SpaceX isn't a public company yet, but its size and ambitions are already upending the stock market and sparking questions over the power and influence wielded by s...

The country's nonprofit sector — organizations from food banks and homeless shelters to immigrant aid groups — is facing a crisis in the wake of federal funding cuts, advocates say.Why it matters: ...

Data: BoardEx via "Aging at the very top," published by NBER; Note: Sample includes 50,510 CEOs in U.S.; Chart: Emily Peck/AxiosIt's not just Congress — the corner office is graying, too, with the ...

Data: Gallup; Chart: Emily Peck/AxiosThe share of Americans who say their financial situation is getting worse is higher now than at any point in the past 25 years, per new Gallup data out Tuesday ...

Some red state lawmakers are floating legislation that would make it easier to use gold and silver as currency and to establish gold stockpiles.Why it matters: Lawmakers say that the commodities ar...

The energy shock from the Iran war may drive long-lasting change in how the global multitrillion-dollar oil market operates — turning a relatively open and smoothly functioning system into somethin...

Women are less likely to use AI at work — and even when they do, they get less recognition for the effort, finds a new survey from Lean In, the women's advocacy group.Why it matters: Right now, AI ...

Data: New York State Comptroller; Note: Excludes stock options and other deferred compensation; Chart: Axios VisualsThe average annual bonus on Wall Street last year was $246,500, up 6% from 2024, ...

The White House is considering lifting sanctions on Iranian oil that's at sea to keep oil prices down, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday.Why it matters: The administration is pulling o...

Countries across South Asia are imposing emergency measures like rationing energy, closing universities, cutting short workweeks and even changing the way crematoriums work to deal with the fallout...

Americans are growing increasingly concerned with rising gas prices, and about half are blaming President Trump, per flash polling conducted Wednesday night by Morning Consult and shared with Axios...

The dollar is so back. The U.S. currency — subject to a good deal of bad press for the past year or so — has strengthened in value against other currencies since the Iran war began.Why it matters: ...

Data: Freddie Mac via Fred; Chart: Axios VisualsThe average rate on the 30-year mortgage dipped below 6% for the first time since 2022, per closely watched Freddie Mac data released Thursday.Why it...

President Trump during his State of the Union address announced plans to offer Americans without 401(k) savings access to a retirement account similar to those available to federal workers.Why it m...