Companies are using AI as an excuse for layoffs
Sam Altman said some companies are engaging in “AI washing,” invoking the technology as cover for layoffs they would have ...
Hornby steers sale of near 70-year-old toy brand Scalextric for £20m
Hornby has agreed to sell the iconic slot car racing brand Scalextric for £20 million in a move designed to ...
The GSEs and the Secondary Mortgage Market—Three Questions I Wish I’d Been Asked During the Hearing
Norbert Michel On February 11, 2026, I testified before the House Financial Services Committee in a hearing titled “Homeownership and ...
Trump’s Draft Executive Order Would Be a Sea Change to How Americans Vote and How Elections Are Run
Stephen Richer Yesterday, the Washington Post reported that the Trump administration has a “17-page draft executive order that claims China interfered in ...
Ignore the Rich, Don’t Loot Them
With California’s government looking to pile onerous taxes on the state’s wealthiest citizens, it is time to understand that if ...
What Is the State of the Union?
On this episode of Power and Market, we feel compelled to discuss this week's State of the Union speech.
New producer inflation number much higher than expected
The core PPI increased a seasonally adjusted 0.8%, more than the 0.6% gain in December and well ahead of the ...
Gallup: The majority of Americans now sympathize with Palestine more than Israel
Forty-one percent of Americans now say they sympathize more with the Palestinians in the Middle East situation, while 36% sympathize ...
Kibu secures investment offer from Peter Jones and Jenna Meek after Dragons’ Den pitch
Circular tech start-up Kibu has secured an investment offer from entrepreneurs Peter Jones and Jenna Meek following a televised pitch ...
Does Democracy Require Conformity and Equality?
Hélène Landemore of Yale University believes she has a radical proposal to make democracy work. In this week’s Friday Philosophy, ...
