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When a photographer recently captured U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reading a text message at the United Nations General Assembly, the image inadvertently revealed the scale of America’s ...

Twenty years ago, China learned the hard way that once supply chains reorganize, they never return to their previous form. By relying on tariffs and subsidies, the United States is now paying the ...

Silver surpassed $50 an ounce for the first time on Thursday amid a supply shortage and an economic environment that bolsters precious metals. Spot silver briefly rose above $51 an ounce during ...

CCC Intelligent Solutions Inc. (CCC), a leading cloud platform provider powering the P&C insurance economy, today published its Crash Course Q3 2025 Report, providing an in-depth analysis of how ...

“I didn’t see the evidence. Moreover, basic market theory says larger labor supply, lower price. Your theory is smaller labor supply, lower price. It would take a lot of evidence and analysis to ...

Commodity markets look deceptively simple. The prices of raw materials, unlike those of bonds or stocks, seem to move according to how much raw material there is—forget obscure data somewhere on a ...

Journal Editorial Report: Hiring slows sharply in July. Nearly every week, someone writing for a major news outlet argues that economics has failed. Our models are too abstract. Our predictions are ...

The U.S. is on the cusp of a major economic downturn, according to a leading economist who served on Ronald Reagan's Council of Economic Advisers, despite such fears having abated for many. In a ...

The Diplomat author Mercy Kuo regularly engages subject-matter experts, policy practitioners, and strategic thinkers across the globe for their diverse insights into U.S. Asia policy. This ...

International NGOs have long urged companies to scrutinize their supply chains for human rights abuses and environmental violations. The goal is to ensure that suppliers do not engage in child or ...