Economics

Inflation has come down from its 2022 heights, but economists are worried about its stubbornness.

British inflation defied predictions of a slowdown and held at 8.7% in May, putting yet more pressure on the Bank of England a day before it is expected to raise interest rates for the 13th time in a row.

After years of declining demand, orange juice sales have hit their highest level since 2016....

The two ticketing companies were among the attendees expected at the White House Thursday.

Remote workers came for the cash. They stayed for the community.

The drop came as Americans faced high inflation and economic uncertainty.

This industrial bellwether showcases how inflation is affecting businesses.

The Housing Market Index (HMI) checks the pulse of the single-family housing market, according to a monthly survey of NAHB members.

New York City is even targeting beloved pizza pie in a bid to curb carbon pollutants — drafting new rules that would require pizzerias that use coal and wood burning ovens for decades to curb…

More physical activity is a good thing right?

Shares of gross domestic income: Compensation of employees, paid: Wage and salary accruals: Disbursements: to persons

For more than a century the American beer market was dominated by domestic beers, but in the last couple of decades a new contender emerged south of the bord...

“The Airbnb collapse is real. Revenues are down nearly 50% in cities like Phoenix and Austin. Watch out for a wave of forced selling from Airbnb owners later this year in the areas hit hardest by the revenue collapse.”

Some shoppers are buying Costco's $4.99 rotisserie chickens and paying at self-checkout. The problem: They aren't all members.

The big-box retailer will verify paid members by asking for photo IDs

Traders digested the latest commentary on the pace of future monetary policy from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

“We just don’t have a peach crop,” one Peach State farmer lamented.

Is having a fruit on your license plate the new Sports Illustrated cover jinx?

Superstars in historical perspective.

The biggest tax policy changes enacted under President George W. Bush were the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts, often referred to as the “Bush tax cuts” but formally named the Economic Growth and Tax...

Federal Debt: Total Public Debt as Percent of Gross Domestic Product

The Federal Reserve Board of Governors in Washington DC.

Doctors are most likely to marry in-field. Firefighters have a clear thing for nurses. And in this era of two-income households, the most common job for spouses still tends to be none at all.

Superstars in historical perspective.

Here's what anyone debating public financing for a sports stadium needs to know to combat half truths and exaggerations.

In a new paper from Economic Studies at Brookings, researchers find that federal taxpayers have footed a $3.2 billion bill to fund private sports stadiums since 2000 alone.

Politicians often argue the benefits of raising taxes to pay for sports stadiums, citing all the economic benefits that accrue from attracting major sports teams. But if there were significant economic benefits, wouldn’t private investors have an incentive to pay for the stadiums on their own? Why do we need tax revenues to fund them? This week, economist Lauren Heller joins us to talk about the economics of sport stadiums. Get a 20% discount on the mask not named in the episode by clicking below and using the coupon code wordsandnumbers. https://www.getunmask.com/?ref=8Dgb483n98NjG Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now! http://www.cooperationandcoercion.com Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers Quick Hits https://russiandefpolicy.com/2021/12/27/russian-military-pay-still-lags/ https://www.cnas.org/publications/commentary/when-do-economic-sanctions-work-best https://www.wsj.com/articles/self-driving-trucks-start-to-propel-land-rush-near-major-cities-11646053200 Foolishness of the Week https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/airline-news/2022/02/25/mask-mandate-travel-cdc-guidelines/6938530001/ Topic of the Week https://www.berry.edu/academics/fs/lheller Join the Conversation Words & Numbers Backstage https://www.facebook.com/groups/130029457649243/ More James at Smoke & Storieshttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjILow4-ZJpBV-NnmSusZJ_vCuzKUJ4Ig Let Us Know What You Think mailto:wordsandnumberspodcast@gmail.com Antony Davies on Twitter https://twitter.com/antonydavies James R. Harrigan on Twitterhttps://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan

Billionaires have found one more way to fleece the public: sports stadiums. And if we don’t play ball, they’ll take our favorite teams away. This kind of billionaire hardball is why State Farm Stadium, home of this year's Super Bowl, was built in the first place.