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(The Banana Test: What Tariffs Really Do to Prices, Jobs, and the American Economy) Tariffs and domestic manufacturing have returned to the center of economic discussion in the United States. Across political lines, many Americans share a similar instinct: strengthen domestic industry, reduce dependence on foreign production, and build greater economic resilience at home. These goals are understandable, and in certain strategically important industries they may even be necess

During Mardi Gras, in a conversation about surviving oil busts, a retired engineer told me, “We have to be like cockroaches.” That metaphor stuck. As AI transforms work and the economy, the real challenge isn’t reinvention. It’s learning how to adapt without surrendering your identity.

What Every ConocoPhillips employee must know before accepting severance, rolling over a 401(k), or choosing a pension option.