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It was Pence who gave the ok to Birx’s subversions. It was Pence who helped convince Trump to lockdown. It was Pence who pushed the panic. Read More

A visible symbol of inflation for much of the year, prices at the pump have been driven down by reduced global demand and tumbling oil prices. Read More

It’s been amazing to watch SOFR do in real-time what its detractors had warned about the entire time. The Federal Reserve through its... Read More

Cubans have come up with a solution to the shortages of supplies and services their government has created. Read More

At the Wegmans where I shop the Wegmans brand products tend to be more prominently displayed than the “name” brands. This is... Read More

A leaked memo shows Amazon was concerned with attracting and retaining top engineers earlier this year. Read More

The S&P is at a critical level … a market tailwind from the 10-year Treasury yield? … more signs of a deteriorating U.S. consumer … is... Read More

For global energy markets, supply-demand fundamentals likely outweigh the West’s new moves against Russia’s oil industry. Read More

Could China's ways translate? Read More

If one word can be used to encompass all that’s happened thus far at the thrilling 2022 Qatar-hosted World Cup that word would probably... Read More

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Unless you live under a rock, you’ve probably heard of the Malala Fund. Founded shortly after teenager Malala Yousafzai was shot by the... Read More

It's not too late to take steps that cut taxes, boost retirement savings, Wells Fargo expert says. Read More

Amid rising prices and an uncertain economy, more than 60% of Americans are planning on giving money as a gift this holiday season... Read More

Towards the end of each year, I collect some housing forecasts for the following year. For comparison, new home sales in 2022 will probably... Read More

Conventional wisdom says that an inversion of the Treasury yield curve is a good predictor of a forthcoming recession. But.... Read More

In a fragmented online world, the professional social network is finding mass appeal. Read More

“On behalf of everyone here and the public, thank you for engaging in a time of truth, when I know you have not been advised not to.... Read More

Contrary to popular belief, I don’t know what the market is going to do next.  Read More

Bears outnumber bulls by over 17% in the latest AAII poll. Read More

In Picking Winners? Government Subsidies and Firm Productivity in China, Branstetter, Li and Ren look at the effect of direct cash subsidies... Read More

We see opportunities in 2023 for the bond market to provide attractive yields at lower risk than we've seen for several years. Read More

[...] History would argue that we have years of higher oil and gas prices ahead of us, especially if the Communist Chinese release their... Read More

Unnecessary barriers make accessing basic supports extremely difficult for disabled people across the country. Read More

The year 2022 seems like it had its fair share of momentous, history-making events. Certainly, when it comes to UK politics or the Russian... Read More

We should be wary of eating the seed corn – but also wary of killing the proverbial goose that lays the golden eggs. The world's poor... Read More

These stocks in the Morningstar Dividend Yield Focus Index look undervalued today. Read More

On cybercrime forums, user complaints about being duped may accidentally expose their real identities. Read More

Strict “zero Covid” curbs have been smothering growth. After easing them, Beijing faces the twin challenges of rising caseloads and wary... Read More

Inflation is not a supply/demand issue as discussed endlessly that requires the Fed to raise rates to levels that destroy economic production... Read More

There's a plan to spend $100 billion fixing the Northeast Corridor by 2035. Similar countries build entire new rail corridors with dozens of... Read More