“If you are a mathematician,” one of the world’s leading mathematicians recently wrote, “you may want to make sure you are sitting down before reading further.” And you’ll definitely need to sit down ...

The great Warren Brookes (1928-1991) joked in The Economy In Mind about the return of an economist from overseas, and a quip from a U.S. Passport official about perhaps not letting him back into the ...

Iran has some of the world’s largest oil and gas reserves, yet its economy continues struggling under sanctions, inflation, and political instability. This video explores the difficult choices facing ...

Americans’ confidence in the economy has hit a nearly four-year low, according to a new poll, underscoring a growing problem for Republicans ahead of the midterm elections as President Donald Trump ...

Keir Starmer’s UK election landslide in 2024 came after a series of Conservative governments marked by scandal, chaos and a budget problem with no easy fix. Two years later, the Labour prime minister ...

Jeff Bezos is opening up about wealth inequality in America. Given that the Amazon founder has often been accused of unfair treatment of his own employees—with accounts of mandatory overtime and ...

New Orleans could be surrounded by sea water in a matter of decades according to new research. The study says the US city has reached a “point of no return”, and that rising temperatures and sea ...

This Pew Research Center analysis examines Americans’ views of problems facing the country. Pew Research Center conducts research to help the public, media and decision-makers understand important ...

Inflationary surges and economic slowdowns set off by the war in Iran, tariffs and other Trump policies have forced monetary officials to adjust, our columnist says. By Jeff Sommer Jeff Sommer writes ...

A widely read piece in Futurism, picked up here at RealClearMarkets, declared on April 24 that "the horrible economics of AI are starting to come crashing down." The article concludes that AI firms ...

As we move into spring, we remain focused on additional economic assistance for growers. That message was delivered to the policymakers in Congress during this spring’s fly-in to over 300 ...