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History has a very clear answer to what "one-time" and "only the wealthy" mean in the long run: ongoing, and not only the wealthy. Read More

The American-Israeli war on Iran has spiked oil prices, as tankers hesitate to transit the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway... Read More

Given the energy disruptions in the Middle East and the topsy turvy fluctuation in the price of crude oil, here are a few facts we thought... Read More

Every few years, Washington rediscovers fraud. Read More

Philip Bump: New polling shows Americans remain skeptical of Trump’s leadership as president — including what was once his strongest... Read More

Ferrari is pushing ahead, while Lamborghini has scrapped its EV Read More

Armchair investors have endured several stomach-churning days in March, with the S&P 500 and Dow Jones averages seesawing in response to... Read More

When expectations fall, the wall of worry rises. Read More

For many Americans, the present economic circumstances feel uneasy, and the future feels worse. They direct their anxiety at other countries,... Read More

"Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it." - Winston Churchill in a speech to the House of Commons in 1948 "History... Read More

More than 50 years ago, Seymour Lipset summarized the big discrepancies in the polls about domestic issues, about Presidential candidates,... Read More

When the nation’s labor secretary flubs arithmetic while struggling to defend poor employment data, there’s a problem. Read More

Arkansas leads push for work requirements in public housing as Trump administration proposes major welfare reform changes to federal HUD... Read More

In 2010, Kevin Warsh told a room full of Wall Street executives that the Federal Reserve is not a repair shop. His meaning was plain: step in... Read More

In his State of the Union address last month, President Trump rightly lauded what his administration has done to unleash American energy... Read More

Oh, they laughed when I lined the backyard with kiddie pools and filled each one with gasoline and covered them all with evaporation... Read More

President Donald Trump is right: The short-term spike in oil prices is “a very small price” to pay for ending the Islamic Republic’s... Read More

AI trading and algorithms now dominate stock markets, accelerating volatility and forcing investors to rethink traditional strategies. Read More

The Hong Kong Stock Exchange shot to the top as the world’s foremost venue for initial public offerings in 2025 and pushes... Read More

Conservatives talk rhapsodically about markets, while sometimes ignoring the market signals that reject their occasional alarmism. Which is... Read More

Even if the government hits the tax revenue jackpot, it’s naïve to assume lawmakers would pay down the debt. Read More

Governments have yet to accept that free societies are also prosperous societies. Read More

Traders on prediction markets bet on nearly anything. One made more than half a million dollars betting on the U.S. strike against Iran. But... Read More

Great Game is how we describe any era-defining geopolitical competition where the stakes are civilizational, the timeline is generational,... Read More

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Global inequality has narrowed and the poor are gaining ground. If the system feels rigged, we should look to government policies that... Read More

When Americans talk about identity today they talk about national politics. But most of us first learn who we are somewhere much smaller. Read More

The February payroll report was an ugly one, and a bit of a mess.  Read More

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

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

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

Long-term care needs are one of the most common and financially significant risks in retirement.  Read More

When war breaks out, micro issues have a way of quickly becoming macro issues. Specific blockages and bottlenecks tend to cause broad supply... Read More