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Macadamia nuts. Labor shortages. Volcanoes. All that might sound like econ Mad Libs, but t... more

President Trump has been storming through corporate America — taking a stake in Intel, dem... more

“Sell America.” There’s new talk of how Europe could turn the [economic screws] (https://w... more

Pakistan has had some major economic bumps as of late, including a near default in 2023. A... more

It’s time for … Indicators of the Week! Our weekly look at some of the most fascinating ec... more

Beef is back on top. Well, at least on top of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new... more

President Donald Trump is dead set on acquiring Greenland, and while national security is ... more

In early January, President Donald Trump signed an executive order threatening bans on def... more

Welcome back to Indicators of the Week! Our weekly look at some of the most fascinating ec... more

203 years ago, President James Monroe declared the Western Hemisphere off limits to powerf... more

Economic decisions aren’t only driven by hard data. A compelling story can change economic... more

Over the weekend, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the Department of Justice serve... more

While Americans are known for their generosity, the U.S. government, increasingly, is not.... more

Karissa Tang is a 17-year-old in California who got curious about the impact of AI on typi... more

President Trump claims Venezuela stole American oil. Is that true? We trace Venezuela's oi... more

When you're in a grocery store nowadays, chances are your data is being collected. From a ... more

Former Venezuelan leader, Nicolás Maduro, appeared in a New York court yesterday. He’s fac... more

Japan’s new prime minister Sanae Takaichi made waves last fall after saying her country mi... more

At The Indicator, we’ve been following the conditions in Venezuela over the years. In 2024... more

2025 is finally over. We had bad consumer sentiment vibes, tariffs, and a seemingly ascend... more