The Ig Nobel prizes were devised to highlight research that makes people laugh, then think.

Economists find the alphabet to be a handy tool for describing economic recoveries.

Reading appears to be suffering from a poverty of attention.

Over the past two decades, the unemployment rate in the United States has varied greatly.

The National Football League is #1, but who is #2? Here’s a hint: it’s not Major League Baseball, the National Basketball Association, or the English Premier League (soccer).

The fashion industry is an important part of the global economy. It employs 300 million people and is expected to have global revenue of $2 trillion by 2026.

One of the drivers behind the recent stock market rally has been an expectation that the U.S. Federal Reserve will respond to softening economic data by lowering the federal funds rate.

The drop in the U.S. dollar’s value hasn’t made as big a difference as some might have expected – at least when it comes to buying burgers abroad.

When consumers are optimistic about their financial circumstances, they may spend more, lifting the economy. When they’re pessimistic, they spend less, dampening economic growth.

If you love vacations and dread the planning, AI travel-planning apps may prove useful, as long as you understand the limitations.

“More money does not necessarily buy more happiness, but less money is associated with emotional pain.”

President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) into law on the Fourth of July. The $3.8 trillion tax and spending package is a wide-ranging piece of legislation.