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Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy vow their Department of Government Efficiency will end work-from-home for federal bureaucrats — but we... Read More

It might be the most shocking news yet to come out of this roller-coaster of a transition: After weeks of choosing cabinet secretaries who... Read More

If Congress and the president don’t care about small stuff when it comes to controlling national debt, why should voters believe our debt... Read More

Congress has resisted efforts to cut or consolidate the sprawling agency for decades. Now crumbling infrastructure, mounting costs and budget... Read More

The national debt is becoming a national emergency—but there are some steps the new government can take to start fixing it. Read More

My fellow Americans. Trade policy in a nutshell. It doesn’t get any simpler than this. Unfettered free trade is good. Tariffs are bad.... Read More

Donald Trump got lucky in his first term. When he arrived, inflation was low, unemployment was falling and growth was steady. He applied a... Read More

When the numbers are sorted out in real terms, Uncle Sam actually has less debt than years past, not more. Read More

If the question at the top of this opinion piece reads as flippant, that’s because it is. How else to respond to Columbia economics... Read More

Trump wants to expand production. Oil companies already have record output. Read More

Russell Vought, the once and reportedly future head of the Office of Management and Budget, is poised to choke off millions of dollars in... Read More

With President Trump’s return to office, the appointment of a new Chair for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) presents a... Read More

RiskHedge—Disruption Research, Disruptive Technology Stocks—RiskHedge helps investors profit from disruption by providing research on the... Read More

This is not just an artwork; it represents a cultural phenomenon that bridges the worlds of art, memes, and the cryptocurrency community. I... Read More

Social Security: Figure out the best age to claim benefits to maximize your payments. Read More

The legendary stock picker trimmed some big positions in the second half of the year. Read More

How “earn to give” harnesses the engine of capitalism to altruistic ends. Read More

Trump’s victory marks the end of Democrats’ alliance with Big Tech Read More

In a move that symbolizes the tenure of SEC Chairman Gary Gensler, the Biden Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently initiated a... Read More

Why lots of stuff matters less than you might expect Read More

Trump’s win sparked a 1,514% surge in Americans searching for how to leave the country, permanently.  Read More

Berkshire Hathaway recently bought shares of these companies, but we think these stocks are unattractive today. Read More

If inflation is the prime concern, the US should avoid broad, simultaneous tariffs on China and Mexico. Read More

"The market might be crazy, but that doesn't make you a psychologist." -Meir Statman Read More

As home prices continue to rise, more and more households are taking out HELOCs to finance consumer spending. Read More

How Bitcoin's Biggest Champion is Winning Read More

The Fed’s Q4 SLOOS wasn’t great overall, but it largely showed loan supply and demand’s ongoing normalization. Read More

Despite October’s volatility, hedge funds did a credible job of besting the wider markets over a challenging month, with the PivotalPath... Read More