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The results are in, the dust is settling, and markets have identified the real midterm winner: Gridlock! The formal, party-line kind, as the... Read More

A punishing selloff in the tech space caused carnage in the stock market Thursday, one day after equities saw a big bounce after the... Read More

On the evening of May 25, 1943, millions of Americans were glued to their radio sets for a special CBS program. It begins with a “new... Read More

Billionaires like Oracle chairman Larry Ellison have long borrowed against their appreciated stock portfolios to fund new investments, real... Read More

You don’t have to get soaked. Read More

If you love your iPhone, you passionately adore free trade. Absent the division of labor that the iPhone is a monument to, the supercomputers... Read More

From the Keystone XL pipeline cancellation to carbon tax proposals, Democrats have a long history of policies that have driven gas prices... Read More

Will we get the Donald Trump we deserve after Tuesday's bloodbath? Read More

Washington has assembled a corporate portfolio worth tens of billions of dollars, and no one answers for it as a whole. Congress should... Read More

In September, President Trump hosted a White House luncheon to discuss artificial intelligence, flanked by some of the world’s... Read More

With Democrats set to take subpoena power in January, companies are already making overtures while the White House builds a legal shield for... Read More

National conservatism, intertwined with post-liberalism by figures like J.D. Vance and Oren Cass, prioritizes national power and security... Read More

The march to the College Football Playoffs is underway, with numerous top 25 matchups every week keeping fans engaged. Yet behind the scenes,... Read More

Last week, Google parent Alphabet lost roughly $500 billion in market value in a single day—a sharp reminder that while Washington has... Read More

Even if the vote against Proposition 40 holds, the mere threat of a wealth tax has inflicted lasting damage on the Golden State. Read More

A dispatch from the trenches of daily market commentary Read More

Housing is less affordable, governments are drowning in debt, and workers feel stuck. Has technological progress stopped translating into... Read More

The Democratic rout of Republicans in Tuesday’s midterm elections has far-reaching implications for policy in Washington, which in turn... Read More

The election volatility makes it important to stick with your investing playbook. Read More

How valuation, easy credit, speculation, and impossible growth expectations create financial manias Read More

An examination of 100 years of US stock market history to put Nvidia's current domination in context Read More

On what it really means to be a millionaire in America. Read More

Ever since the trade war between the US and China started in 2018, the mantra of Western businesses has been to decouple from China and... Read More

Counting on strong returns, low inflation, working longer, or an inheritance? Adjust your plan before it’s too late. Read More

There are still places to invest with higher rates Read More

Where earnings season stands Read More

Nominal GDP growth is currently solid at around 6%, while S&P 500 earnings growth has surged to nearly 40% YoY.  Read More