Economics

A donut factory in Massachusetts shows how a classic economics example (externalities) breaks down in real life when the smell never goes away.

ATTOM Year-End 2025 U.S. Home Sales Report shows prices hit $360K, investor share at 6.6%, and profit margins fell.

The average seller at the end of 2025 had owned their home for nearly nine years.

The county saw nearly $579 million in lottery game sales last year, with $6.52 million spent per 10,000 residents, according to an analysis by MLive.com.

In the race for AI, tech firms are asking for their staff to work long hours. But there are risks, experts say.

Michigan's first dental therapist became licensed in September and another awaits licensing. But a statewide dentist group opposes expansion.

Layoff plans by US-based employers soared in 2025 led primarily by the Federal Government and Technology. Meanwhile, employers announced the lowest number of new hires since 2010. December saw the fewest layoff plans in 17-months, and December's hiring plans were the highest for the month since 2022. What will 2026 bring?

AI outlays have gone full nut-nut. Even Google, one of the most capital-efficient businesses of all time in its heyday, is spending like there’s...

More than five years after the failure of the so-called Fair Tax Amendment, Illinois politicians are still trying to eliminate the state constitution’s flat

A closer look at competing plans for expanding housing and reining in costs.

Short answer is: It's complicated.

Why the System Can’t Handle Falling Prices

Few macroeconomists have been as influential over the past half century as Robert Lucas. He won the Nobel Prize in economics, and his famous Lucas critique

Tinder is testing AI recommendations and insight from your Camera Roll for better matches.

Lawmakers, Waymo and Tesla will urge Congress to take action on long-stalled legislation to speed deployment of self-driving vehicles, warning of competitive threats from China.

The launch of Bitcoin in 2009 represents one of the most disruptive phenomena in financial history, establishing a unique link between computer science and an

The chain generated a 7% increase in same-store sales on top of a 5% gain during the same period last year

Visitors to Rome will now pay to access the famous fountain and five other historic monuments

The food giant is among many big brands worried as shoppers pull back on snack budgets after years of stubborn inflation.

Historical data on how consumers celebrate their favorite football teams every February during the Super Bowl.

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Most carmakers are only focused on the truck and SUV buyer, but one model saw a surge in popularity last year — the trusty family minivan.

After nearly two decades of halting, stumbling talks, India and the European Union (EU) have at last concluded a free trade agreement (FTA) that both sides

The White House is launching a strategic stockpile of the materials largely supplied by China.

Governments around the world have recently begun imposing massive sales taxes on their citizens and claiming that in doing so they are “protecting” them. The

The United States and China are the world’s two great powers. The US boasts the largest economy, the global reserve currency, the leading AI firms, and a

The Falcons made major food price cuts ahead of their new stadium opening in 2017, and now more teams are trying a similar approach.