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Deep Freeze
August 28, 2023 | Roughly 80% of those partners have a footprint in China. But as U.S.-China relations weaken, Apple is spreading to places such as India, Singapore, Japan, Europe, Thailand, and Vietnam.
On the Road Again
August 27, 2023 | Some of the most profitable American companies operate in what many Americans deem as boring markets. From insurance and oil to the roads we drive on, mundane industries can boast enormous profits.
Economic Complexity
August 26, 2023 | Why do some countries become rich while others stagnate? Can you predict which countries will become wealthy in advance? According to Harvard professor Ricardo Hausmann, the “complexity” of a nation's domestic economy may hold the answers.
Inflation’s Too High
August 25, 2023 | The reality is that although higher interest rates continue to slow the rate of price increases, they won’t bring prices back down. The promise of cooling inflation doesn’t mean a return to pre-pandemic prices.
Knockout Earnings
August 24, 2023 | Chipmaker Nvidia crushed earnings again, signaling that we might only be in the early stages of an artificial intelligence boom.
Taxes of the Caribbean
August 23, 2023 | Yes, the Caribbean is an ideal vacation destination flex on Instagram, but it’s also a great place to dodge taxes and launder money. At least, it has been historically.
Exorbitant Privilege
August 22, 2023 | Goodbye dollar, my old friend: Every few years, markets are consumed by talk about the dollar’s demise as the go-to currency for international banking and trade. Expect that chatter to crescendo heading into this year’s “BRICS” summit — an acronym for Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa — which starts today and runs through Thursday.
Follow The Money
August 21, 2023 | We’ve seen the stories: A mass exodus from New York and California to places like Miami, Nashville, and Dallas. Now, there’s hard data to prove the extent of the moves, particularly in the finance industry.
Six Pack
August 20, 2023 | America’s best-selling beer? A Mexican lager that dethroned Bud Light, which held the No. 1 spot for about 20 years.
Inflationary Range
April 17, 2024 | 2% this, 2% that, yeah, yeah — we’ve all heard it before: 2% is the Fed’s inflation target. Why 2%, though? It’s a question starting to float around Wall Street.
Too Much Stuff
April 16, 2024 | At the surface, China’s economy is humming along — new Q1 GDP showed that the country grew at an impressive 5.3% annual rate, well above most forecasts.
Resilient Growth Masks Debt
April 15, 2024 | Few areas of markets and economies are as black and white as textbooks portray them. Often, they’re a mixed picture full of gray areas and surprise. That’s most definitely the case about economic growth and avoiding a major recession.
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