ECONOMY

Why aren’t companies speeding up investment? A new theory offers an answer to an economic paradox

Why aren’t companies speeding up investment? A new theory offers an answer to an economic paradox

Personal scandals sink CEOs faster than financial fraud, research shows

Personal scandals sink CEOs faster than financial fraud, research shows

Some new drugs aren’t actually ‘new’ – pharmaceutical companies exploit patents and raise prices for patients, but data transparency can help protect innovation

Some new drugs aren’t actually ‘new’ – pharmaceutical companies exploit patents and raise prices for patients, but data transparency can help protect innovation

4 decades after the landmark book ‘Alone in a Crowd,’ women in the trades still battle bias – a professor-turned-welder reflects

4 decades after the landmark book ‘Alone in a Crowd,’ women in the trades still battle bias – a professor-turned-welder reflects

Fed, under pressure to cut rates, tries to balance labor market and inflation – while avoiding dreaded stagflation

Fed, under pressure to cut rates, tries to balance labor market and inflation – while avoiding dreaded stagflation

Even professional economists can’t escape political bias

Even professional economists can’t escape political bias

A federal program helps older people get jobs, but the Trump administration wants to get rid of it

A federal program helps older people get jobs, but the Trump administration wants to get rid of it

Complying with Trump administration’s attack on DEI could get employers into legal trouble

Complying with Trump administration’s attack on DEI could get employers into legal trouble

A first connection can make a big difference when it comes to sticking with a career

A first connection can make a big difference when it comes to sticking with a career

No credit history? No problem − new research suggests shopping data works as a proxy for creditworthiness

No credit history? No problem − new research suggests shopping data works as a proxy for creditworthiness

American capitalism is being remade by state power

American capitalism is being remade by state power

Trump’s push to fire Fed governor threatens central bank independence − and that isn’t good news for sound economic stewardship (or battling inflation)

Trump’s push to fire Fed governor threatens central bank independence − and that isn’t good news for sound economic stewardship (or battling inflation)