Tariffs are taxes on imports of goods, usually for purposes of protecting particular domestic industries from import ...

The global economy is weathering Donald Trump’s trade tariffs better than expected as activity gets a boost from strong ...

Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, not only provides deals for shoppers but useful data for economists about the state of Americans' consumer confidence.

Trade rumors continue to swirl around Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant as he struggles through a disappointing 2025-26 season thus far. According to ESPN's Tim Bontemps, league sources expect the ...

Harvard economist Roland Fryer details the findings of his research into creating genuine opportunity for every child in America, regardless of background. I was among a small group of economists ...

Brayden Schenn, Rasmus Andersson and Steven Stamkos are among the NHL's top trade targets in 2025-26. Illustration: Kelsea Petersen / The Athletic, with photos by Patrick Smith, Kevin Sousa and ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook GameStop is doing a special “Trade Anything Day” which will allow you to trade in almost anything, ...

More than 200 million people pay $139 a year for Amazon Prime. For many shoppers, that price is worth it. But if you only use Prime for free shipping, the value disappears quickly. You would need to ...

With weeks to go until the Winter Meetings next month, there isn't likely to be a lot of activity on MLB's free agent front any time soon. Let's check in with each of these free agents, after ESPN ...

Debates over world trade often conflate two distinct issues. The first is how to expand the efficiencies that occur when international trade is broadly balanced and countries are able to benefit from ...

Prompted by an online debate about whether economics belongs with the hard sciences, Bob reviews common defenses of mainstream practice and explains why they don’t settle the scientific status of the ...

Current political and economic issues succinctly explained. In his 1948 memoirs, Cordell Hull wrote that during his 12 years as US President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s secretary of state he was guided by ...