Hope King

Wall Street VP turned journalist (CNN, Axios, Business Insider, Cheddar)

Newsletters

How to best understand this labor market

May 10, 2026

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4 min read

How to best understand this labor market

Is it bad? Is it good? Is this the new normal?

Hope King

Guides

May 3, 2026

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8 min read

25 AI Rules for CEOs

25 frameworks for CEOs on AI strategy, risk, culture, moat, execution, talent, and governance from leading AI transformation experts. "The future is already here — it's just unevenly distributed."

Hope King

Newsletters

May 1, 2026

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3 min read

Macro Talk: May update

Updates on a few of the stories that I'm working on... and more!

Hope King

Newsletters

Apr 26, 2026

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5 min read

Questioning the AI layoff narrative

What's REALLY driving job cuts?

Hope King

Leaders To Watch

Apr 19, 2026

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6 min read

SPACE

How to fix AI's public perception problem. Plus: Amazon goes after Starlink, what's behind the stock market's rebound, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's Dwarkesh Patel interview, Deloitte cuts back on benefits.

Hope King

Transcripts

The fastest-growing job functions right now, according to LinkedIn data

Apr 15, 2026

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4 min read

The fastest-growing job functions right now, according to LinkedIn data

Plus, when to actually start panicking about job loss. Hint: It's gotta get much worse.

Hope King

Newsletters

Apr 12, 2026

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8 min read

BUBBLES

The AI bubble is real — and it wants to grow. Plus: Iran war strains, inflation, and shareholder letters from Jamie Dimon and Andy Jassy.

Hope King

CEO Interviews

Glean, Zoom CEOs on Future of AI, Enterprise SaaS

Apr 8, 2026

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11 min read

Glean, Zoom CEOs on Future of AI, Enterprise SaaS

"AI has truly increased interoperability," Glean CEO Arvind Jain tells me

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Newsletters

Apr 4, 2026

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13 min read

LIFTOFF

This week in business and economic news: March jobs, Microsoft's new model, Sam's Club hikes fees, U.S. brands struggle in China, OpenAI buys podcast

Hope King

Leaders To Watch

How to build a moat when AI can copy everything

Mar 31, 2026

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2 min read

How to build a moat when AI can copy everything

Cents CEO Alex Jekowsky on $140 million Series C and how to sell SaaS to Main Street. "We have 100% retention for customers who have our hardware."

Hope King

Leaders To Watch

Where AI efficiencies are really being reinvested

Mar 25, 2026

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27 min read

Where AI efficiencies are really being reinvested

Hint: Backlogs, not pink slips. Plus: Why 95% of AI pilots fail, what the AI bubble means for DevOps, and why you may not want AI to check its own work.

Hope King

CEO Interviews

"Mortgage hugging" and a "coiled spring" housing market

Feb 24, 2026

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19 min read

"Mortgage hugging" and a "coiled spring" housing market

Mortgage rates are only part of the affordability problem.

Hope King

CEO Interviews

A More "Compassionate" Way to Lay Off Workers?

Feb 10, 2026

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26 min read

A More "Compassionate" Way to Lay Off Workers?

AI promises to restructure jobs. Pelgo emerges from stealth to introduce greater support for displaced workers.

Hope King