Economic Way of Thinking

The Biden administration has reached a final agreement to give Micron Corp. nearly $6.2 billion in subsidies from a program designed to boost American semiconductor manufacturing, allowing funds to start flowing to factories in Idaho and New York.

The fast-casual chain says it is raising prices by as much as 2% in response to inflation.

The UK’s grid operator will launch a service next week that will allow homes and businesses to get paid for using less power during times when the grid is strained.

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Competitive fliers cancel holiday plans, take their children out of school to hit the elusive mark

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For some television viewers, size apparently does matter. Forget the 65-inch TVs that were considered bigger than average just a few years ago.

Donald Trump recently identified the Republican Party as the “party of common sense.” In many ways, common sense is lacking in public policy. For example,

US economic growth is exceeding that of other G7 countries largely due to high worker productivity.

Back in August, an article in The Atlantic titled “Sometimes You Just Have to Ignore the Economists” stirred up controversy. The article, authored by Zephyr

For all the attention given to economics by mainstream media and political pundits, our economic literacy as a society still leaves much to be desired. We

Amazon announced on Wednesday the upcoming addition of new AI-powered package retrieval technology to its electric vehicle fleet. The vision-based tech is

If the fall in obesity rates is sustained, it would be a public health victory on par with the decline in cigarette smoking.

Nearly 50,000 dock workers went on strike this week along the East and Gulf Coasts.

With the latest sales numbers, CEO Carlos Tavares is likely to remain public enemy No. 1 among Stellantis’s network of US car dealerships.

Lawmakers dedicated a $2 million earmark toward the rehab of a former state prison near Traverse City, but no one has stepped forward as the sponsor.

The burrito chain is aiming to serve more customers without hiring more workers—and so is everyone else.

Parents thought the tax credit would reduce what they pay. Instead, many schools raised tuition in a comparable amount to the tax credit.

Four private and public concerns in the Traverse City area are building rental housing for workers who have been priced out of traditional housing.

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Matt Dawson broke his finger only two weeks ago but will join the Kookaburras in their medal campaign.

Semiconductors are expensive.

Stores full of locked cases are pushing shoppers online.

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