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Left behind in the AI trade, European markets deserve a fresh look. Read More

With the huge run-up in AI-related stocks, the obvious comparison everyone makes is to the 1990s. However, beyond the fact that we have... Read More

'If more trillionaires emerge because AI, robots, clean energy, genetic editing, and space access become vastly cheaper and more capable,... Read More

Tether is the coppernose of our time. Read More

No one man should have all that power. Read More

Why we misunderstand odds and why it matters. Read More

Here's why.  Read More

Here's how.  Read More

The billionaire is going to hate this—and there’s nothing he can do about it. Read More

“I have come to the conclusion that an economic catastrophe must happen before a majority of my colleagues will get serious about... Read More

The US Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate jumped to 4.2% y/y in May, up from April’s 3.8% y/y and sparking another round of... Read More

Wednesday’s announcement of 4.2 percent inflation in May, up from 3.8 percent in April, is the worst reading from the Labor Department... Read More

The first rule in reading an inflation report is to ask what kind of inflation it is. Demand inflation, wage-price inflation, tariff... Read More

The 2026 World Cup is set to be the biggest betting event in history: An estimated $50 billion will be wagered globally on the... Read More

Ingratitude is one of the chief faults of human nature and, consequently, one of the strongest of all the forces in politics. Too often,... Read More

Democrats target Trump on energy prices, but the climate agenda's regulations on coal, natural gas and oil made energy less affordable for... Read More

On April 15th, 2026 Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Andrew Ferguson and fellow Commissioner Mark Meador testified before the U.S. Senate... Read More

Another reason to kill CAFE once and for all. Read More

According to the annual Social Security Trustees report released yesterday, Social Security’s finances deteriorated further over the... Read More

With little public discussion, the Social Security Administration (SSA) implemented several changes to the application process for... Read More

Musk's years in the public eye, marked by serial controversy and an accelerating embrace of white identitarian politics, have... Read More

AAII bulls fell and bear rose in the lastest survey Read More

More than a year since “Liberation Day,” the US trade deficit looks much the same—despite a historic increase in tariffs... Read More

Yet another proxy oddity   Read More

How 16 top economists think AI will change the job market. Read More

While companies in the US chase smaller footprints, there are a lot of new large reactors going up in China. Read More

Calling a top is impossible but investors are certainly giddy about AI right now. Read More

Diversification is fading as AI and energy link markets, reshaping global portfolio strategy. Read More

AI investment consists mostly of imported hardware that doesn't add to US GDP. Read More

Earnings, labor market and inflation Read More

Elevated inflation now is about unusual patterns in the tails, not the broad-based heat.  Read More

There are no signs that AI is boosting anything but the Mag 7. Read More