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The Trump Administration has been open about using its power to quash political opposition. So perhaps it shouldn’t be surprising that... Read More

A recent New York Times article made some alarming claims: China is racing ahead in clean energy, while America under Trump clings... Read More

Advertisements are always mirrors of society, and sometimes what they reflect is ugly and startling. Read More

Sydney Sweeney didn’t set women back. Read More

Maria Pointer was stepping out of her shower when the floor beneath her feet started to shake, the vibration soon followed by a roaring... Read More

Trump can do things economists say can’t be done because he approaches trade the way he conducts his real-estate business: It’s a... Read More

One of the most underappreciated aspects of Zohran Mamdani’s successful primary campaign for New York City mayor was its connection to... Read More

Disinformation Democrats are loudly bemoaning Medicaid provisions in Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA): “Millions [will... Read More

Bill Pulte started with viral cash giveaways, public family feuding, and meme stocks. Now he’s targeting Jerome Powell and Adam Schiff. Read More

Silicon Valley VC legend Don Valentine purchased a 33% stake in Cisco decades ago for $2.5 million. Cisco is one of the many great... Read More

Is passive investing really the better strategy? How index funds became the participation trophy of investing. Read More

Gov. J.B. Pritzker has spent months warning Illinoisans about the economic headwinds coming from Washington, pointing to President... Read More

Last week, President Trump said he is considering a proposal to exempt from tax all gains from the sale of a homeowner’s primary... Read More

The future of the global derivatives market, a multi-trillion-dollar enterprise underpinning the smooth functioning of everything from air... Read More

Congress should repeal the never-needed excise tax. Read More

Inflation has come down from the dizzying 9.1% rate in 2022, but Americans are still worried rising prices will prevent them... Read More

As leaders navigate the evolving expectations of a post-pandemic workforce, a sobering reality has emerged: People won’t return to the... Read More

For decades, a patchwork of regional rail networks across the United States have been forced to grapple with the same headache: Interchanges,... Read More

Academic excellence has never been more affordable. Read More

What, exactly, did Trump get from Europe? Read More

A lot price hikes have nothing to do with the Fed. Read More

“It is time for free market energy policies to replace crony capitalism and the termite aspirations of the Climate Industrial... Read More

A few myths starting to show up that are meant to scare investors. Read More

U.S. tariffs verge on being a badly designed value-added tax, which isn't a terrible idea, just a fairly bad one. Read More

TACO, tech and tough consumers Read More

More drama in Japan’s ruling coalition this week, but stocks look past personality politics and see gridlock. Read More

If AI results in permanently higher GDP growth it could solve the US fiscal problem Read More

Decoding recession risk, valuation impact and style leadership Read More