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You may be familiar with the AI-fueled stock market boom. Well, former International Monet... more

If you want to make Bitcoin, you need powerful computers and a lot of energy. Well, it tur... more

Federal Reserve is meeting to make its interest rate decision after the government shutdow... more

In November, the U.S. stopped production of the humble penny after 232 years in circulatio... more

It’s … Indicators of the Week! Our weekly look at some of the most fascinating economic nu... more

It is a special edition of the Beigies Awards where one regional Federal Reserve Bank will... more

Sanae Takaichi was sworn in as Japan’s first female prime minister a little over a month a... more

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Why can't the US be like Europe, Japan or India—countries that all have extensive passenge... more

Public sector economics is a fundamental piece of the discipline. So we wanted to give our... more

In a rural pocket of northeastern Louisiana, Meta is building a $30 billion data center ca... more

President Trump has said he’d try to get more Argentine beef into the U.S. So who would ac... more

It’s … Indicators of the Week! Our weekly look at some of the most fascinating economic nu... more

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Foreign automakers already have huge assembly plants in the U.S., but lots of parts and ma... more

The U.S. labor market is stagnant right now, with little hiring and lots of people holding... more

Ever put in the winning bid for something on an auction site only to realize you significa... more

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The U.S. is committed to bailing out Argentina to the tune of $20 billion using a little k... more