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In 1983, the Nobel Prize-winning economist Wassily Leontief asked whether technological change could become so profound that “humans could go…
Whoever replaces Jerome Powell as chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve in May knows one thing: If they don’t do…
Three economists jointly won a Nobel Prize in late 2025 for their groundbreaking quantitative work analyzing how, and why, economies…
When the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that its most recent measure of consumer price inflation was just 2.7%,…
The price of oil (as measured by Brent crude) fell nearly 2% overnight as traders digested the U.S. invasion of…
These days, the OpenAI investment news cycle feels like the most expensive game of musical chairs ever played. And this…
The United States is using its economic power to “assert its will” and threaten military force against friend and foe…
S&P 500 futures ticked downward 0.22% this morning, an indicator that some traders decided overnight to lock in their gains…
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday that there’s a “very good chance” that President Donald Trump will name a new…
Peter Atwater, adjunct professor of economics at William & Mary and president of Financial Insyghts, knows a thing or two…