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From tariff carveouts to pro bono legal work by law firms, Trump is exerting power over businesses in ways that surpass even Bernie Sanders's... Read More

A look at the 60/40 portfolio performance this year and whether another strategy is better. Read More

Chair Powell maintains that the framework "worked just fine" over the past five years, but that changes underway seem to admit to past... Read More

The US stock market continued its slump into Wednesday, leading some to speculate that the AI bubble may be close to bursting. Read More

Last quarter's sales were strong but price increases are coming. Read More

Social Security beats anything offered by insurance companies Read More

Internet crime losses reported to the FBI hit more than $16 billion in 2024, up 33% from 2023. Seniors are being targeted with particular... Read More

Big numbers always need context and scale. Read More

In 2022, Social Security lifted 28.9 million Americans out of poverty. These are earned benefits; retirees have paid into the system over a... Read More

If you've been following the news on Social Security, you may have heard recently that the program is even closer to potentially having to... Read More

Harvard professor Jason Furman says E.J. Antoni “is completely unqualified to be BLS Commissioner.” Furman’s view is the... Read More

Josh Barro, a contributing Opinion writer, hosted a written online conversation with N. Gregory Mankiw, a professor of economics at Harvard... Read More

Democrats joined together to vote “no” on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, with one senator calling it “bad for... Read More

HOLLY RIDGE, La. – More than three millennia ago, indigenous people built a massive ceremonial mound a few miles from here, an engineering... Read More

Next time you’re in Costco, look around and ask yourself what you have in common with your fellow shoppers. No matter where you are in... Read More

Many institutions no longer teach students how to flourish in a free-market system. Read More

Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. famously said "hard cases make bad law." Few cases are harder than one where the plaintiff is a... Read More

Analysts warn Trump’s plan to use tariffs to pay down the debt is a mirage, with July’s haul covering just a fraction of the monthly... Read More

Federal mRNA research funding cut by Kennedy threatens future medical breakthroughs and pandemic preparedness despite proven vaccine... Read More

In our own country, there are many politicians who think that US cities in particular can put up with almost anything. Read More

The United States faces a shortage of high-IQ workers, yet instead of treating international talent as resource, every immigrant is cast... Read More

This is the golden age of grift. Read More

How to save enough money to start a business in a short period of time. Read More

The United States is riding high on a long period of exceptional economic growth. Read More

If the safe haven effect falls there will be a search for alternatives. Read More

Optimization culture has gone too far. Read More

Surrey researchers unveil PEnG, an AI system that pinpoints locations with 22-meter accuracy without GPS. Read More

"If businesses that require large capital expenditures didn’t help the greatest investor of all time, why would they help any other... Read More

The latest data from America, China and Japan show growth chugging along. Read More

Markets are richly valued. Here’s where strategists see opportunities. Read More

The US yield curve has started steepening, not only 2s10s but also 10s30s. Read More

A quiet revolution is underway in terms of how firms are deploying capital. Read More

Microsoft’s latest quarterly earnings report revealed that the company’s AI offerings are powering growth beyond what the company... Read More