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Europe's cutting edge firms are falling far behind the American frontier because of restrictive labor laws. Read More
Similar moves in 1980 caused a recession and likely cost Jimmy Carter his presidency. Read More
As debt-service costs surge, deficits pressure the Fed in ways that threaten long-term price stability. Pandemic stimulus has given way to... Read More
Housing markets don’t need ever-higher prices—they need enough homes. Read More
Most Olympians never win big money — or big fame. So how are athletes such as Eileen Gu or Chloe Kim able to earn millions of dollars? Here... Read More
An environmental danger almost no one is paying attention to. Read More
Here's how to estimate your monthly Social Security income in retirement. Read More
For a few months now, there’s been a bidding war between Paramount and Netflix to buy Warner Bros Discovery. Netflix seemed to have... Read More
Mayor Zohran Mamdani proposes 9.5% property tax increase for New York City as part of $127 billion budget, warning of $5.4 billion shortfall... Read More
According to the New York Times, global warming isn’t a threat. About what you just read, the Times didn’t acknowledge the latter... Read More
The environmental scholar Bjorn Lomborg recently calculated that across the globe, governments have spent at least $16 trillion on the... Read More
Community banks like mine offer essential services across America to consumers and small businesses, including credit card programs that... Read More
The current charts in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed 2026-2027 budget reveal how spending has exploded during his governorship. Read More
This week’s residential construction report — with housing starts beating expectations and single-family starts rising again... Read More
Donald Trump’s top economist didn’t just disagree with consensus economic research, he also suggested he wants to see researchers... Read More
The introduction of private equity into 401(k) accounts is a controversial and much-debated initiative of the Trump... Read More
Six House Republicans voted with Democrats to repeal President Trump’s tariffs against Canada, reasserting the Constitution’s provision... Read More
2025 was a good year for the stock market. Americans who invested in a broad market index like the Standard and Poor 500 did really... Read More
Ohio has long promoted itself as a state that welcomes investment, encourages innovation, and rewards the companies that fuel its economy.... Read More
On weekday evenings, heading home on the subway from Union Square in New York City, I log into an A.I. tool from my phone, and write a... Read More
AI continues to become more complex and sophisticated, but public policy solutions do not. Read More
2025 was the year the grift economy went mainstream. Are we doomed to repeat it? Read More
Why the U.S. has plenty of houses yet still not enough supply. Read More
Its decline presages a broader cultural collapse Read More
We all know how pays the tariffs...except Kevin Hassett Read More
Washington has enjoyed decades of economic growth as a direct result of the absence of state income taxes. A new measure threatens to change... Read More
One week for both sides to show the actual cards here... Read More
Some charts on international stock market outperformance. Read More
The Australian Retirement system is highly rated and regarded. But will it work for America? Read More
Looking for attractive stocks to buy? Berkshire Hathaway owns these stocks and they look undervalued today. Read More
A dramatic reduction in reserves could be a cure worse than the disease Read More
When should you start taking Social Security? Read More
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Social Security is not going bankrupt, and by extension benefits won’t be cut. Not now, not in four years, not in forty. The irony in all of this is that existing and future retirees wouldn’t much care even if benefits were reduced. More on this in a bit, and why it’s better for U.S. taxpayers that benefits not be shrunk. For now, it’s useful to address bankruptcy and benef... Read More
Saudi Arabia has formally completed the liberalization of its equity market. In February 2026, the Kingdom removed the Qualified Foreign Investor framework, eliminating the final structural barriers that had limited direct foreign participation. International institutions can now invest without prior qualification structures, and swap-based access has been phased out. But market access was never t... Read More
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