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Alternative-energy advocates see an opening, but reality points to more oil drilling, not less. Read More

Critical minerals will scramble geopolitics. Read More

The time tested mix of stocks and bonds thrives on uncertainty. Read More

Small Cap stocks have staged a strong rebound starting late in 2025 in both absolute and relative (to large caps) terms. Read More

Every dollar of well-intentioned government assistance comes with a behavioral price tag that we've largely refused to count. Read More

Donald Trump doesn't understand the value of strategy but the Chinese do. Read More

AI is headed for its dot-com moment. Its society-bending potential is real, but AI’s emerging reliability gaps are so significant... Read More

Markets don't always sink when economies sag. Read More

A widely read piece in Futurism, picked up here at RealClearMarkets, declared on April 24 that "the horrible economics of AI are starting to... Read More

Mayor Zohran Mamdani and City Council Speaker Julie Menin’s new proposal, which revolves around the state Pass Through Entity Tax, would be... Read More

I remember when, as a presidential candidate, Donald Trump lambasted Barack Obama for bailing out automakers after the financial... Read More

Today’s advance estimate of Q1 GDP tells us the Trump economy is growing. Business investment is surging. The private sector is... Read More

What if the United States were really and truly a low-tax country whereby legislators, bound and dedicated to the Founders’ deep... Read More

Fed head nominee Kevin Warsh is finally rounding third base, with confirmation hearings done and the path to a Senate vote cleared. This... Read More

Congress may vote during this session on the American Franchise Act (AFA), legislation that would undo longstanding... Read More

Everything from condoms to skin care could be affected Read More

Washington did not intend to strengthen Russia when it launched its campaign against Tehran. But that is exactly what is happening. And the... Read More

There was a lot of talk during the Biden Administration about runaway inflation – and well as catering to the Unions. However, what we... Read More

Sergey Brin knows the evil of socialism — and he’s decided to stop it from coming to California. Read More

Less than you think?  Read More

It's been thirty years since the passage the Telecommunications Act of 1996, the last significant revision to the Communications Act of 1934.... Read More

Frontier AI is sold at a structural loss because users are still teaching the models. Three predictions for what happens when the... Read More

Proposals from President Trump and Elizabeth Warren to ban large institutional investors from buying single-family homes are misguided. The... Read More

The recent capture of a Russian position using ground robots is a milestone for the use of machines in warfare. Read More

It is easy to think about the merits of any asset class as based entirely on its financial return prospects, but what if an asset provides a... Read More

Jerome Powell will likely preside over his final rate-setting meeting as chair on Wednesday, ending a turbulent period as central bank... Read More

As headlines keep warning of a white-collar job wipeout thanks to artificial intelligence, many economists remain skeptical.  Read More

Trump is a patrimonialist. He uses the government for his own interests. Read More

We all know they’re casinos. It’s time to look at the data behind the froth. Read More

What has worked as a diversifier during the rising rate environment? Read More

Looking for companies that you can own forever? Here are three forever stocks for a watch list. Read More

Let us first dismiss concerns about systemic risk.  Read More

Gold has been in correction mode but remains above a key level. Read More