BlackRock CEO Larry Fink advocates for greater respect for skilled trades as AI disrupts office jobs
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BlackRock CEO Larry Fink argues that society needs to value skilled trades like plumbing and electrical work more highly as AI threatens to replace many office jobs. He criticizes the overemphasis on university education and suggests the US has 'overdone' the focus on white-collar careers. Fink also warns that sustained high oil prices above $100 per barrel could have profound implications for the global economy if geopolitical tensions with Iran continue.
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Larry Fink, who leads the world's largest asset manager, says the US 'overdid' the focus on young people going to university and idolising jobs careers
We're going to have years of above $100 oil if Iran remains a threat
If oil prices stay high for a sustained period it will have 'profound implications' for the world economy
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