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Generation Z will be the richest, most fortunate generation in the history of the richest, most fortunate nation in the world, the U.S. That is, until the generation that follows Gen Z reaches adultho ...

The first rule in reading an inflation report is to ask what kind of inflation it is. Demand inflation, wage-price inflation, tariff inflation, housing inflation, and energy-shock inflation are not th ...

Every business traveler has been there. You arrive late in a foreign city, hand your passport and credit card to the clerk at the hotel front desk, and wait. After a minute, the clerk looks a ...

What if the greatest investment in history wasn't a stock but a country? As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, much of the reflection will focus on politics, culture, and glob ...

For all the debate about inflation, tariffs, and government spending, one of the most important economic developments in America has received relatively little attention: a sustained decline in labor ...

Detroit has always been where industry and innovation meet middle America. It's a city where the effects of economic crises are deeply felt, and where the first signs of recovery often emerge. T ...

The latest trade report delivers a simple but powerful message: America is selling more to the world, importing more of what it needs to rebuild at home, and steadily shrinking the trade deficit.  ...

Warren Buffett has a long history of making inflammatory, false, and politically motivated assertions regarding United States federal taxation matters. Here are but a few: (1)

If you ask American families to describe today's economy in a single word, the answer you keep hearing is uncertain. That's not a passing mood. It has become the defining feature of our era. For nearl ...

On April 15th, 2026 Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Andrew Ferguson and fellow Commissioner Mark Meador testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Their ...