Boss Hog

War. Oil spikes. Gas prices. Unstable leadership. Global instability. The market isn’t worried about any of that. In fact, the stock market just had its best month since the pandemic rebound. There’s a significant divide between how investors feel about the economy and how the average American is experiencing things these days. That’s even more true when you compare CEOs to employees. There’s always been a decent divide between CEO and worker pay, but the spread may have reached escape velocity. CEO pay increased 20 times faster than worker pay around the world in 2025. “When adjusted for inflation, global worker pay declined 12% between 2019 and 2025, the equivalent of 108 days of free work during that time period. In comparison, CEO compensation increased by 54% between 2019 and 2025.”