Economics

How much money is in a brand? And which brands have risen and fallen? This animation tracks the most valuable brands over 20+ years

More states are slashing or eliminating taxes, lessening the burden mostly for the wealthy. What does that cost the rest of us?

The Federal Trade Commission has proposed a new rule that bans the use of noncompete agreements, calling them an exploitative practice that suppresses wages and hampers innovation.

WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers added a solid 223,000 jobs in December, evidence that the economy remains healthy even as the Federal Reserve is rapidly raising interest rates to try to slow economic growth and the pace of hiring .

Peninsula Township created a new ordinance after facing a lawsuit from 11 wineries. But farmers say it could negatively impact them, devaluing their property as farmland.

The proposed rule could impact everyone from Big Tech execs to unpaid social media interns.

Most firms offer some form of wellness program to help workers and family members identify health issues and manage chronic conditions. Some employers believe that improving the health of their wor…

Petroleum is a critical input in modern economies, but how do oil supply shocks impact real economic activity and employment?

The Federal Open Market Committee’s monetary policy has expanded beyond changing the federal funds rate to include forward guidance and balance sheet policy. Using these tools may shorten lags in monetary policy transmitting to inflation. Using a proxy funds rate that incorporates tightening from these additional policy tools, we find evidence of a shorter lag in policy transmission to inflation since 2009, though with high associated uncertainty.

Covid cases in China saw a spike following the country's relaxation of strict Covid rules - but so are the prices of TCM and certain fruits.

Boy, have we talked a lot about inflation. It affected every part of our lives (and the economy) in 2022. Here are some of its highest highs and lowest lows. (It wasn't all bad news!)

Smith could cash in on a significant incentive if the Seahawks reach the playoffs, which is a long shot, but Smith has achieved the unexpected this season.

An analysis of state-level economic growth suggests that a certain number of contracting state economies could signal the start of a national recession.

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An analysis of state-level economic growth suggests that a certain number of contracting state economies could signal the start of a national recession.

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.9 percent in the third quarter of 2022, in contrast to a decrease of 0.6 percent in the second quarter. The increase in the third quarter primarily reflected increases in exports and consumer spending that were partly offset by a decrease in housing investment.

Vanilla Market is estimated at $789.6 million in 2021 growing at a CAGR of 5.7% over the forecast period 2022-2027.

Vanilla production in Madagascar is expected to decline in 2022/23, following weak flowering in the key growing areas in the northeast of the island in the closing months of 2021.

Graph and download economic data for S&P/Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index from Jan 1987 to Oct 2022 about HPI, housing, price index, indexes, price, USA, and composite.

In his new book, Stanford Professor Paul Oyer exposes fresh insights about the wide world of sports, both on and off the field, focusing an economic lens on ...

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A traditional economy is a system that relies on customs, history, and time-honored beliefs. Tradition guides economic decisions such as production and distribution.

A new federal law requiring that sesame be listed as an allergen on food labels is having unintended consequences — increasing the number of products with the ingredient. Food industry experts said the requirements are so stringent that many manufacturers, especially bakers, find it simpler and less expensive to add sesame to a product — and to label it — than to try to keep it away from other foods or equipment with sesame.

A command economy is a system in which a government plans its economics to attain societal goals. Learn characteristics, pros, cons, and examples.

The United States is considered to be the world's premier free-market economy, but it's really a mixed economy. Here's why.

Question: Explain the role of the price mechanism in allocating resources in an economy As resources are scarce relative to the insatiable demands of human wants, economies are concerned with basic questions of allocation. The free market price mechanism (is the forces of demand and supply) answers the questions of- What and how much to produce? For whom to