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If the Fed were as powerful as presumed, the U.S. economy wouldn't be worth talking about.  Read More

President Donald Trump may be thrilled his budget-busting megabill triumphed last week. But Chinese leader Xi Jinping is even happier. Read More

Trump’s immigration policy is taking a toll on more than farms. Read More

A Dallas Fed study shows how much it could drain growth Read More

The move undermines Trump’s own stated objectives: reviving US manufacturing and countering Chinese influence. Read More

Trump’s import tariff policy, along with his budget policy, will go down in history as among the more serious macro-economic policy... Read More

Many people, such as President Donald Trump and many members of Congress, are excited about what they refer to as the "Big... Read More

Texas should institute a state income tax. So should Florida and Tennessee, along with all U.S. states that presently don’t have an... Read More

UBS: Trump's latest tariff threats are not an escalation, just more noise Read More

Not long ago, a video out of China started making the rounds. It showed a group of robots trying to play soccer. They tripped, collided, and... Read More

President Trump has railed against the Fed’s insular approach to setting financial policy — but he can bring some common sense to federal... Read More

Lots of groups will be harmed by President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill, which recently became his One Big Beautiful Law.... Read More

The Biden economy was great…for foreigners. But the Trump economy has been great for American workers. Read More

The Department of Justice’s recent antitrust review of Alphabet’s proposed $32 billion acquisition of the cybersecurity firm Wiz... Read More

Voters want relief from exorbitant rents, but the data show that freezing prices leads to shortages, disrepair, and higher costs for everyone. Read More

Budget hawks have fretted for decades about America’s deficits and debt, repeatedly advising our government to embrace greater fiscal... Read More

Moody’s recent downgrade of the U.S. credit rating has put the national debt in the spotlight once again. Recent increases in... Read More

Imagine life in a place in which you must show your papers to carry out many essential and ordinary tasks in your day — to start... Read More

Few people—even diligent media followers—are likely to speak knowledgably about the Bank of International Settlements (BIS). Yet, hidden... Read More

The $1,000 per month rule offers a simple way to estimate retirement savings based on a 5% portfolio withdrawal rate. Read More

A great man tells us how to live.  Read More

A new wager of the century? Read More

How to protect your loved ones from unnecessary hardship. Read More

Withdrawing from the noise leads you down a path toward clarity.  Read More

If AI puts a lot of people out of work they are going to need government services. Read More

Why is President Trump escalating a trade war that had seemed dormant, threatening high tariffs on major trading partners, imported... Read More

Perhaps the biggest near-term AI opportunity is reducing cybercrime costs.  Read More

Economists find state income tax rates impact the performance of professional sports teams. Athletes, like many Americans, relocate with tax... Read More

The companies that stand out from the competition and can be good choices for long-term investing, based on Morningstar analysis. Read More

After a sharp rally in the S&P 500 to a record high, investors are turning their attention to upcoming corporate earnings announcements,... Read More

When a software glitch crippled Delta Air Lines in July 2024, headlines placed the blame on a faulty update from cybersecurity firm... Read More