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President Trump addressed the nation the evening of February 24 to discuss the State of the Union. His record long speech understandably... Read More

President Trump's healthcare policies protect patient choice and restore trust while addressing ongoing public health challenges effectively. Read More

Use this information to see how gas prices where you live stack up to other cities. Read More

The price of gasoline in the United States rose again on Tuesday, to an average of $3.54 a gallon, according to data from the AAA motor... Read More

LAX has always been a mess. But the Automated People Mover delays have added a new level of embarrassment. Read More

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Despite having no formal economics training, Richard Scarry captures Say’s Law through Busytown’s everyday interactions. Read More

A million dollars is an aspirational retirement-savings goal, celebrated in articles and Reddit threads about 401(k)... Read More

AI is one of the most powerful forces shaping the world today. It is not a clever app or a single model; it is essential infrastructure, like... Read More

Exactly 150 years ago, Alexander Graham Bell made the world’s first phone call. “Come here,” he shouted into the... Read More

In a briefing before his State of the Union address, President Trump claimed that the U.S. has “the greatest economy... Read More

The February Consumer Price Index provides another piece of evidence that the Trump economic program is working. Inflation is not... Read More

I used to think housing affordability was just another talking point in America’s political theater—a play in search of a... Read More

Gov. Kathy Hochul vows not to raise taxes, but instead, she’s looking to force local governments to hike them to pay for pricey new pension... Read More

“Roaches check in, but they don’t check out.” That was the iconic line from the 1970s/80s Black Flag Roach Motel ads. At... Read More

New billionaire wealth tax would fund $3,000 annual payments to families earning under $150,000. Plan mirrors California's failed approach to... Read More

Find out how to file your return, claim the biggest tax breaks, avoid scams and complete other tax-filing tasks. Read More

Justice Thomas’s dissent in the recent tariff case is wrong about Founding era views of trade. Read More

One of modern politicians’ worst habits is “doing something” following a natural or man-made disaster like a hurricane,... Read More

Why is the federal government deploying antitrust laws to help unions in collective bargaining?  This is the question facing President... Read More

Job markets may be choppy and hiring has slowed, but it is a mistake to overrate the economic consequences for growth and stocks. Read More

The economy has already taken damage from inflation, tariffs and a government shutdown. Read More

Maybe conventional wisdom is wrong.  Read More

The scale of Operation Epic Fury surprised even the military analysts who saw it coming. Read More

The path is unknowable but the destination is pretty sure. Read More

Mixed signals from President Trump and his own Pentagon are leaving allies, markets and lawmakers guessing how — or when... Read More

Health care fraud is an all-too-common feature of the U.S. health care system, not only in Minnesota. Read More

Institutional investors are just as likely to make mistakes as individuals. Read More

America produces a lot of oil. It doesn’t matter. Read More

The Trump DOJ settled with LiveNation. The judge is mad. Read More

Every gambler knows that the secret to survivin’Is knowin’ what to throw away and knowing what to keep‘Cause every... Read More

In new research, Ben Bates examines the recent wave of funds designed to open private markets to retail investors. Such funds both... Read More

The Global Investment Returns Yearbook provides an invaluable foundation for understanding the long-term evolution of global financial... Read More

Understanding the portfolio effects of US equity market concentration. Read More

The surge in new US business formation is being fueled by AI and large language models that are dramatically reducing... Read More

AI technology is transformative and here to stay. But the inflated financial architecture supporting it may be unsustainable. Read More