Any basic economics class will start with these two words on the blackboard. They are the yin and yang of the market. Whenever one of these two items falls out of balance, it can take a major toll on ...

Given recent economic news, I wonder whether our leadership has even a fundamental understanding of how a free-market economy works. Here’s a basic layout. The cost of goods is determined by the law ...

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HONG KONG (Reuters Breakingviews) - Foxconn’s embarrassing reassessment of its ambitious U.S. plans offers a lesson in basic economics. The iPhone maker and Wisconsin taxpayers made a big bet on a ...

Though Las Vegas is perhaps best known as a tacky City of Sin where what happens within its limits stays there, its fortunes and misfortunes provide us with broad lessons about how economies work.

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As we took in the spectacle of the “town hall” circus on Sept. 4, we were saddened by the unwillingness of participants to even attempt mutual understanding. Political and social problems cannot be ...

“What would happen if government took over the gig economy?” wonders Soleil Ho of the San Francisco Chronicle, concerned that, in grocery stores, “gig work has created a combative, stressful ...

You might not have known it, but all those episodes of ‘‘The Simpsons’’ were just secret economics lessons. Turns out the yellowish, four-fingered cartoon characters have a lot of insight to offer on ...

Most reasonable people would agree with the following: taxes are not pro-growth economic strategies, are borne by consumers, and do not increase the number of jobs. So, let's use a simple thought ...