Axios reporter, Slate Money host. I'm back on coffee.https://bsky.app/profile/emilypeck.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilypeck.bsky.social/post/3mle6kq2hek26In 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. [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 May 2026 16:45 +0000at://did:plc:2perbbs6xbejjfxfbr6774wr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mle6kq2hek26https://bsky.app/profile/emilypeck.bsky.social/post/3mldtltrkjs2tGWBush 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. https://www.axios.com/2026/05/08/cruz-trump-accounts-social-security08 May 2026 13:29 +0000at://did:plc:2perbbs6xbejjfxfbr6774wr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldtltrkjs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/emilypeck.bsky.social/post/3mkn6daya7c2dNearly half of young families live in a childcare desert per updated Center for American Progress analysis https://www.axios.com/2026/04/29/child-care-daycare-working-parents29 Apr 2026 13:10 +0000at://did:plc:2perbbs6xbejjfxfbr6774wr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkn6daya7c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilypeck.bsky.social/post/3mkl45dci5s2iI 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 https://slate.com/podcasts/slate-money/2026/04/business-mit-professor-daron-acemoglu-explains-pro-worker-ai28 Apr 2026 17:26 +0000at://did:plc:2perbbs6xbejjfxfbr6774wr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkl45dci5s2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/emilypeck.bsky.social/post/3mkkvzelo722iIs 46% "nearly half?"28 Apr 2026 15:36 +0000at://did:plc:2perbbs6xbejjfxfbr6774wr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkvzelo722ihttps://bsky.app/profile/emilypeck.bsky.social/post/3mkkqihuxs22iReally 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 https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-markets-6b9d8fff-7859-4159-8396-3c24685d606f28 Apr 2026 13:57 +0000at://did:plc:2perbbs6xbejjfxfbr6774wr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkqihuxs22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/emilypeck.bsky.social/post/3mjhmjegxz22aThat 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 2020.14 Apr 2026 14:43 +0000at://did:plc:2perbbs6xbejjfxfbr6774wr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhmjegxz22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/emilypeck.bsky.social/post/3miydvdtess2lThe 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. https://www.axios.com/2026/04/08/iran-trump-stocks-oil08 Apr 2026 12:58 +0000at://did:plc:2perbbs6xbejjfxfbr6774wr/app.bsky.feed.post/3miydvdtess2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilypeck.bsky.social/post/3miydqtnp4k24A new recession red flag from @markzandi.bsky.social He calls it the "Vicious Cycle Index" -- and spoiler alert, it's flashing warning signals https://www.axios.com/2026/04/08/jobs-recession-index-zandi08 Apr 2026 12:56 +0000at://did:plc:2perbbs6xbejjfxfbr6774wr/app.bsky.feed.post/3miydqtnp4k24https://bsky.app/profile/emilypeck.bsky.social/post/3miclpas5lc2pI'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?30 Mar 2026 21:20 +0000at://did:plc:2perbbs6xbejjfxfbr6774wr/app.bsky.feed.post/3miclpas5lc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/emilypeck.bsky.social/post/3mibsk3pibc2qNew 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.30 Mar 2026 13:49 +0000at://did:plc:2perbbs6xbejjfxfbr6774wr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mibsk3pibc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilypeck.bsky.social/post/3mhtmitkedk27There are already shortages of doctors in the U.S., the immigration crackdown is making the problem worse @maya-goldman.bsky.social reports https://www.axios.com/2026/03/24/trump-visa-policy-immigrant-doctors24 Mar 2026 22:24 +0000at://did:plc:2perbbs6xbejjfxfbr6774wr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhtmitkedk27https://bsky.app/profile/emilypeck.bsky.social/post/3mhkyoifhbk2aIt’s official. The US is lifting sanctions on Iran after starting a war with Iran.21 Mar 2026 12:08 +0000at://did:plc:2perbbs6xbejjfxfbr6774wr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhkyoifhbk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/emilypeck.bsky.social/post/3mhjo7s2qt22aTrump considers "winding down" Iran war without opening Hormuz Strait https://www.axios.com/2026/03/20/trump-winding-down-iran-war-hormuz-strait20 Mar 2026 23:28 +0000at://did:plc:2perbbs6xbejjfxfbr6774wr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhjo7s2qt22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/emilypeck.bsky.social/post/3mhghx66jws25The White House may lift IRANIAN oil sanctions https://www.axios.com/2026/03/19/trump-iran-oil-sanctions19 Mar 2026 16:58 +0000at://did:plc:2perbbs6xbejjfxfbr6774wr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhghx66jws25https://bsky.app/profile/emilypeck.bsky.social/post/3mgsuexcv2k2hWas just reminded that I once wrote a 700+ word story about snacking. And you know what? It holds up. https://fortune.com/2021/10/06/snacking-more-working-from-home-office-breaks-health-work/11 Mar 2026 21:47 +0000at://did:plc:2perbbs6xbejjfxfbr6774wr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgsuexcv2k2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilypeck.bsky.social/post/3mgkc5u2f4c2bJust 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 https://slate.com/podcasts/slate-money/2026/03/mcdonalds-ceo-bites-the-burger08 Mar 2026 12:00 +0000at://did:plc:2perbbs6xbejjfxfbr6774wr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgkc5u2f4c2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilypeck.bsky.social/post/3mgb455epok2lI 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?!04 Mar 2026 20:18 +0000at://did:plc:2perbbs6xbejjfxfbr6774wr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgb455epok2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilypeck.bsky.social/post/3mg5yiqajm22iThere'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 https://slate.com/podcasts/slate-money/2026/03/business-unpacking-hbos-industry-season-four?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_source=article&utm_content=copy_link03 Mar 2026 14:35 +0000at://did:plc:2perbbs6xbejjfxfbr6774wr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg5yiqajm22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/emilypeck.bsky.social/post/3mfue3dnngc2mToday'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! https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-markets-0f43324e-83cf-4466-ae18-2ab176623ffd27 Feb 2026 18:36 +0000at://did:plc:2perbbs6xbejjfxfbr6774wr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfue3dnngc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilypeck.bsky.social/post/3mfol2iwyak2wThis is still true [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Feb 2026 11:24 +0000at://did:plc:2perbbs6xbejjfxfbr6774wr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfol2iwyak2whttps://bsky.app/profile/emilypeck.bsky.social/post/3mfm5km2be225If you sign up now for Axios Markets you can get the latest edition hot off the digital press at 7:30! just click this link, and put your email address in the top right corner. It's easy and free and fewer screens than the Substack UX https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-markets-62d7156b-dfa8-4f0e-83de-62160316e8a724 Feb 2026 12:18 +0000at://did:plc:2perbbs6xbejjfxfbr6774wr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfm5km2be225https://bsky.app/profile/emilypeck.bsky.social/post/3mfc6saiti22lLatest @axios.com Markets is out, and it contains multitudes. Sign up https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-markets-b1f48c80-468b-4246-b587-d0ce78bd72f020 Feb 2026 13:13 +0000at://did:plc:2perbbs6xbejjfxfbr6774wr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfc6saiti22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilypeck.bsky.social/post/3mfafpd7uvc2hOne 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 point19 Feb 2026 20:11 +0000at://did:plc:2perbbs6xbejjfxfbr6774wr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfafpd7uvc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilypeck.bsky.social/post/3mf5lkwgi7222I 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?18 Feb 2026 17:18 +0000at://did:plc:2perbbs6xbejjfxfbr6774wr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf5lkwgi7222