15 economic recessions and what caused each one Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 11 June 2026 at 19:47 From the Great Depression to the Covid-19 crash, these 15 recessions reveal how fragile economic systems can be — and how differently crises unfold
Elon Musk addressed ASML employees to push his Terafab chip manufacturing project Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 11 June 2026 at 19:20 Musk joined ASML's annual employee tech conference virtually as SpaceX prepares to go public in what would be the largest IPO on record
27 things to learn in your 20s that pay off for decades Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 11 June 2026 at 18:48 From managing money to reading a room, these 27 skills learned early can shape your career, relationships, and financial future for decades
OpenAI is buying a cloud startup to supercharge its AI coding tool Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 11 June 2026 at 18:30 Ona's secure cloud environments for AI agents will help Codex handle longer-running tasks, OpenAI said
Trump's Justice Department is appealing the ruling that killed its $100,000 H-1B visa fee Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 11 June 2026 at 18:10 A federal judge struck down the fee three days ago, ruling Trump exceeded his authority by imposing what amounted to an unauthorized tax
20 myths about historical events that people still believe Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 11 June 2026 at 17:26 From Napoleon's height to Einstein failing math, these widely repeated historical "facts" have been wrong all along — and the real stories are more interesting
Amazon says its data centers used 2.5 billion gallons of water last year Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 11 June 2026 at 16:20 The disclosure, Amazon's first of its kind, comes as data center companies face growing scrutiny over AI's environmental footprint
The U.S. is surpassing Gulf nations as India's top gas supplier as Iran war chokes the Strait of Hormuz Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 11 June 2026 at 16:00 American gas exports to India have grown eightfold from pre-war levels as Strait of Hormuz traffic remains choked
21 islands worth the journey Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 11 June 2026 at 15:49 From remote Pacific atolls to storied Mediterranean shores, these 21 islands reward the effort it takes to reach them
The Iran war is hammering the global economy worse than any crisis since COVID, the World Bank says Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 11 June 2026 at 15:40 The bank cut its 2026 global growth forecast to 2.5%, citing the Middle East war's toll on energy markets and inflation
Ford is recalling more than 548,000 Expedition SUVs over a sharp-edged center console defect Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 11 June 2026 at 15:10 The chrome plating on certain 2018–2024 Expedition center consoles may bubble and peel, creating sharp edges that could injure passengers
U.S. weekly jobless claims edged up to 229,000, highest since February Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 11 June 2026 at 14:50 The 4,000 increase came in above analyst forecasts and pushed the four-week moving average to its highest point since early 2026
Volkswagen will have slashed 19,000 jobs by year's end, CEO plans to tell shareholders Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 11 June 2026 at 14:30 CEO Oliver Blume told shareholders more than 28,000 binding departure agreements have already been reached for 2030
Oracle landed a contract to run HR software for the entire U.S. government Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 11 June 2026 at 14:10 The 10-year deal will replace more than 100 separate agency HR systems with a single cloud-based platform serving roughly 2 million federal employees
Wholesale inflation hits 6.5%. It hasn't been this high since 2022 Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 11 June 2026 at 13:52 Energy prices drove the bulk of the gain, with gasoline surging 23.4% and final demand goods posting their largest monthly increase on record
SpaceX's IPO is expected to make more than 4,000 employees millionaires Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 11 June 2026 at 13:50 More than 4,400 current and former SpaceX employees stand to gain life-changing wealth as the rocket company prepares to debut on Nasdaq
Some employers are dropping weight loss drug coverage as use surges Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 11 June 2026 at 13:40 About 10% of large employers covering the drugs for obesity plan to end that benefit next year, as a growing pool of users keeps costs high
Oracle beats earnings expectations. But the stock sinks on a new $40 billion AI financing plan Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 11 June 2026 at 13:40 Oracle beat Wall Street expectations on revenue and profit, but investors balked at a new $40 billion financing plan for its AI buildout
German humanoid robotics startup raises $1.4 billion from Amazon, Nvidia, and Tether Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 11 June 2026 at 13:40 The German humanoid robotics company said the round is the largest ever for a full-stack robotics company
The U.S. and Iran exchanged strikes. Chip stocks bounced. And SpaceX IPOs tomorrow Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 11 June 2026 at 13:40 But Oracle stock fell more than 9% after the company said it would seek $20 billion in new equity and debt financing to support its AI expansion