Postal Service Halts, Resumes Taking Packages from China

Trade wars are good and easy to win.

Markets React Poorly to Trump’s Trade War

Way to go, pro-business party!

The Trade Wars. Started They Have.

We are in the the dumbest timeline.

Trump Launches Meme Coin, Earns $25 Billion

And so it begins.

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The Tipping Point

The culture seems to be shifting.

Musk, Ramaswamy Come Under MAGA Fire

Oligarchy and populism don’t mix.

The Billionaire Class

There are 800 or so of them in the United States alone. Where the hell did they come from?

More Tariff Threats

Trump is like a child with a new toy.

The First Trump Term, Economic Indicators Edition

Some comparative data.

Companies Go On Record About Future Tariff-Related Price Increases

Trump’s core policies will drive inflation

Restaurant Bankrupcy Crisis

It’s not just Red Lobster.

A Good Jobs Report

More jobs were added than expected.

Dockworkers’ Strike Suspended

A tentative agreement has been reached.

Port Strike Could Cripple Economy

Yet another plot twist in Campaign 2024.

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Harris to Cut Degree Requirements

A modest proposal for Civil Service reform.

Is Disney Too Big?

Yet another service disruption over rights fees calls attention to the issue.

Getting Americans to Buy Smaller Cars

Going electric may require reversing a decades-long trend.

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AIgorithmic Price-Fixing

Why the rent is too damn high.

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Judge Rules Google is a Monopoly

The search giant lost a major court battle. What’s next?

Kiwi Shoe Polish Going the Way of Shinola

An institution is shuttering thanks to changing societal norms.

The Economy is Better Than it Feels

Why public attitudes are lagging real world performane.

Spies Unlike Us

Our natural instincts in hiring are wrong.

Greedflation Politics

Democratic strategists are complaining that Biden is being too honest.

Republicans Expect and Experience Higher Inflation than Democrats

A weird report might explain a puzzling finding in the polls.

Why Biden Gets No Credit for a Good Economy

Public perception is not aligned with the top level data.

Biden’s China Trade War

He’s ratcheted up what Trump started but also shifted focus.

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Airlines Using AI For Good

The skies are getting a little friendlier thanks to technology.

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Killing the Ad-Based Web

Its time has passed.

Banning Service Fees

California is leading the way on a wildly popular initiative.

When a Company is Bigger Than its Country

Novo Nordisk is worth more than home country’s Denmark annual GDP.

DOT Requires Automatic Refunds of Airline Fees

Ending one of the big hassles of flying.

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FTC Bans Noncompete Agreements

A massive change to the business environment — if it survives judicial scrutiny.

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The Great Wealth Transfer!

As the Silents and Boomers die off, their assets will be redistributed.

A Chart to Ponder

Liquefied Natural Gas edition.

If Inflation is Down, Why Are Prices Up?

Shockingly, most people aren’t economists.

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Amazon Ends ‘Just Walk Out’ Grocery Checkout

Spying on customers is expensive.

Truth Social Stock Collapses

Easy Come, Easy Go.

Trump’s Massive Truth Social Windfall

He’s suddenly a billionaire after all.

Whither Freakonomics?

The book spawned a cottage industry. But did it change the study of economics?

DOJ Suing Apple for Monopolistic Practices

Anticompetitive practices in one of the most competitive of markets.

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Real Estate Revolution?

A century-old cartel has been broken.

Working From Everywhere is Getting Harder

The pandemic ruined everything.

A Graph to Ponder

Post-Covid recovery edition.

Fixing The Credit Card System

It’s great for the well-off but increasingly problematic for the larger economy.

Strong February Jobs Report

The numbers continue to be strong.

The Enshittification of Flying

The experience keeps getting worse.

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A Decades-Long Stock Market Bubble?

The S&P and Nikkei are at all-time highs. Economists warn that it won’t last.

The Psychology of Inflation

The food is too damn high!