Opinion | Capping the Price of Health Care Is a Mistake
With health insurance premiums surging again, a growing chorus of economists and policymakers has settled on a cure…
$22,000 Per Hour: Assistants Use a Legislative Loophole to Outearn Surgeons
It takes a surgeon around three hours to remove a cancerous prostate gland. Most sit behind a console,…
Opinion | A.I. Is Strangling Our Economy
We are witnessing one of the largest peacetime mobilizations of capital in modern American history. Topping $1 trillion…
Oil Prices Jump After Attack Halts Shipping in Strait of Hormuz
Oil prices jumped on Thursday after Iran reportedly struck a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz, halting…
Is Space Tourism Finally Ready for Takeoff?
In 2001, Dennis Tito, an American entrepreneur, paid a reported $20 million for a voyage to the International…
Japan Raises Rates to 31-Year High to Ward Off War Inflation
The Bank of Japan joined other major global central banks in raising interest rates to head off an…
World Bank Warns Iran War Is Slowing Global Growth
The war in the Middle East is slowing global economic growth this year to its weakest pace since…
How Fuel Price Shocks Rattled a Remote New Zealand Village
It took just one week for the economic shock wave from the war in Iran to travel about…
Lawsuit Accuses Lucky Strike of Building a Bowling Monopoly
The classic bowling pins at Garage Billiards & Bowl in Seattle were replaced with new pins attached to…
‘Fired From Retirement’: Financially Insecure, Older Americans Return to the Grind
For James Jones, leaving the work force initially didn’t feel like a choice. He retired from his job…
The ‘Perfect Storm’ Hanging Over Britain’s Public Debt
Even in a global energy crisis, Britain’s economic struggles stand out. The government’s borrowing costs have climbed to…
Renewables Are Gaining on Fossil Fuels, IRENA Report Finds
With the world’s most important fossil fuel supply route at a near-standstill, many advocates for wind and solar…