Friday, October 23
Set this view as default?
Yes
No
Set this view as default?
Yes
No
The ballot box in November won’t just determine control of Congress. It could also provide a crystal ball for the future of U.S. tax... Read More
Every October, Americans look for a good scare, like haunted houses and horror movies. But the most frightening phenomenon in 2026 is the... Read More
In 2008, California voters approved funding for a high-speed rail line between San Francisco and Los Angeles. Read More
Four years after U.S. consumer price inflation peaked at 9 percent, Americans remain angry about the cost of living. The price level has... Read More
History books will exonerate Joe Biden for so-called “Bidenflation.” And that’s not a defense of Biden. Instead, it’s... Read More
Welcome back, dear readers, to ScamWatch—the monthly series where we try to shed light on dark corners of the financial world. We hope... Read More
Yesterday, Wedgewood Polls admitted on X that their polling data was fake, calling it a "social experiment" and “far too... Read More
He came to office promising to be friendly to U.S. automakers. His policies were anything but. Read More
When the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) opened its annual convention in Chicago last week, MBA President Bob Broeksmit spent part of his... Read More
If there’s one thing that Americans agree about, it’s that we are in the middle of an affordability crisis. The evidence is... Read More
Bernie Sanders wants to nationalize 50% of the AI industry and jail scientists, while Trump and Elon Musk push for a technological golden age. Read More
Concerns over the health of AI stocks are overblown and poorly assessed. The stocks remain very good investments. Read More
How far should we trust the investment reports that pour out every single day? Both the analysts who write research reports and the investors... Read More
Wall Street is all abuzz over a possible merger between Tesla and SpaceX. But there is a high probability that such a merger would be a bad... Read More
Not until Democratic and GOP elites walk away from what they have been saying for the last decade. Read More
Historical returns reveal how major asset classes have weathered high inflation and what those patterns mean for portfolio diversification. Read More
The French economist pushing California's billionaire tax should instead see his country as a cautionary tale. Read More
But Social Security’s financial status is troubled, to say the least. Read More
Insurers that sell permanent life insurance policies, including whole life and universal life, are often on the receiving end of lawsuits... Read More
Finding bliss is centers around not looking for it. Pursuing feelings is a road to nowhere. Read More
An exclusive interview with Nick Cammarata, the researcher whose 26,000-word viral blog post has AI safety folks celebrating. Read More
When compared to previous years, 2026 is quite tame, if not one of the tamest years in a long time. Read More
The dramatic recent surge in investment in data centers in the United States is boosting the economy but at the same time sparking heated... Read More
Here’s why we expect US inflation to fall in line with the Fed’s 2% target over 2028-30. Read More
Compute demand is significantly greater than supply, so the speed of the data center buildout matters. Read More
Risk management, the Fed’s main rationale in September, points to another rate hike next week. Markets put the odds at one in five. Read More
Worried about a shortfall? Here are strategies to strengthen your retirement plan, from cutting investment costs to adjusting spending and... Read More
More From Real Clear
RealClearMarkets Thursday
Buying an annuity can be a good idea for many retirees. It helps with the feeling of security, allowing people the mental freedom to spend the money they have saved throughout their working years, and can save them from one of their biggest fears: running out of money. ... Read More
Oren Cass has some advice for tariff critics: learn to read. In his weekly Commonplace newsletter, he mocked Jonah Goldberg and Marc Short for amplifying a social media post from Cincinnati News as suggesting that Cleveland-Cliffs was laying off workers at its Middletown plant because of President Trump’s tariffs. On the narrow point, Cass is right. This was a gross misrepresentation o... Read More
Today's Topics
- In the News
- Follow RealClearMarkets on Social
- Corporate Governance
- Global Political Economy
- Corporate News
- RealClearMarkets Originals
- Videos & Podcasts
