Economics

You’ve likely seen the green, yellow, and gray results of the viral game all over social media from your friends and those you follow. What was once a public good is at risk of becoming a club good.

The majority of Black Americans missed out on the hefty gains from the stock market over the past two years due to historically low equity ownership.

Spotify must decide where it stands on race relations and vaccine misinformation in a society with heightened sensitivity to both issues.

The tie-up to create the nation's fifth largest carrier is valued at $6.6 billion when accounting for the assumption of debt and other liabilities.

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Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard was the biggest in history. Here we visualize the top 15 biggest gaming company acquisitions.

The pizza chain is backed into a takeout corner.

Seventy-nine percent of U.S. adults expect inflation to go up over the next six months, including 50% who say it will go up a lot.

Hosting the Olympics is an honor that comes with great financial responsibility. Here's how much host cities have spent in recent times.

Amazon hasn't raised the price of its Prime membership program since 2018, when it increased from $99 to $119, the current fee.

An interactive visualization from Our World in Data.

Former Browns coach Hue Jackson said Wednesday on ESPN's SportsCenter that the Browns had a "four-year plan" that incentivized losing during the first two years which led to his 1-31 record during the 2016 and 2017 seasons.

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Global debt reached $226T by the end of 2020 – the biggest one-year jump since WWII. This graphic compares the debt-to-GDP ratio of various countries.

This post describes the mechanics behind quantitative tightening and reviews the Fed's prior QT experience.

Step-by-Step mechanics of quantitative easing

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday indicated it could soon will raise interest rates for the first time in more than three years.

Over the last four years, we have been building tools that make it easier than at any time in history for writers to connect with readers directly and make meaningful money.

At $66 for 2 pounds, snow crab legs are the most common variety. But the pinnacle of all crab legs are the wild-caught Alaskan red king crab, costs nearly $180 for 2 pounds.

Gross domestic product accelerated at a 6.9% annualized pace in the fourth quarter, well ahead of the 5.5% estimate.

Jet's Pizza will start cutting its small and large pizzas into bigger slices, and will increase the size of its Jet's Boats and Deli Boats.

Median income only tells you where the middle is. The distributions of income are a lot more interesting.

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The latest release from the General Social Survey shows the toll the pandemic has taken on our mental health

WASHINGTON (AP) — A measure of prices that is closely tracked by the Federal Reserve rose 5.8% last year, the sharpest increase since 1982, as brisk consumer spending collided with snarled supply chains to raise the costs of food, furniture, appliances and other goods.

The rising cost of groceries and gas is fueling the fastest increase in consumer prices in 40 years and widening the inflation gap between the rich and poor.

And why its price is likely to keep going up.