There is a growing movement for companies to put social responsibility before profits—but the best defense for workers comes from a healthy and competitive market.
The transition to new German leadership after 16 years under Chancellor Angela Merkel will not change the country's core political priorities vis-à-vis Europe. Preserving the eurozone will remain paramount, even if it means suspending Germany's traditional opposition to fiscal stimulus and deficits.
Ever since global markets started rebounding from their March lows, the prices of Tesla stock and Bitcoin have defied gravity as well as valuation metrics. Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor and eminent economist Raghuram Rajan says the cryptocurrency is nothing but a classic case of bubble, while the momentum in the Tesla stock is being driven partly by hordes of small investors.
Hoover Institution fellow John Taylor provides insight into how economic policy, the value of the US dollar, regulations, taxes, and US-China relations will look while Janet Yellen is at the Treasury.
[Subscription Required] President-elect Biden's plans for sparking the economy by borrowing fresh trillions might seem reckless when the U.S. is facing the biggest debt and deficits in post-war history, with no relief in sight.
Last Monday, January 11, I mailed off my estimated tax payments to California’s state government (an agency called the Franchise Tax Board) and the federal government (IRS). Both, but especially the check to the IRS, were for large amounts.
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