Daily Economy
-
•
New Light On Price Gouging
So-called “price gougers” actually increase the availability of needed goods and services in regions struck by natural disasters, an activity that causes prices in those regions to be lower than otherwise.
-
•
Evidence that Trade Wars Are Dragging the Economy Down
If the US and the world slide into recession, let no one claim that trade policy and the uncertainty it creates was not a dominant reason.
-
•
The Worst Regulation Ever Proposed
It would let bureaucrats at the new Federal Automation and Worker Protection Agency sit in judgment of what constitutes beneficial forms of innovation and ask them to predict or plan our technological future.
-
•
It’s Lightbulb Liberation Day
We live in times without much good news in politics. Let’s at least take the weekend to celebrate the embrace of progress, acquiescence to the wisdom of markets, the new freedom found for this hugely important symbol of humankind’s triumph over the poverty of nature.
-
•
On Trade, Both Trump and Warren Get a Fail
When you care about freedom, there are a lot of areas where politicians of both sides are two sides of the same coin.
-
•
Jobs Report Sends Mixed Signals
U.S. private payrolls added just 96,000 jobs in August, raising concerns about the strength of the labor market and durability of the economic expansion. Erratic and unpredictable policy remain the biggest risks.
-
•
Government Cannot Select the Right Immigrants
Why believe that the state can pick the right immigrants but not the right industries to subsidize?
-
•
If You Are Early, You Are Wrong
Before a financial meltdown, there is no way to tell with certainty that such a financial meltdown is imminent, even though a lot of pundits and cranks try.
-
•
ISM Surveys Suggest Diverging Paths
The ISM’s nonmanufacturing index rebounded in August, countering the weak results from the manufacturing report. However, erratic and unpredictable policies are keeping risks elevated.
-
•
What Martin Luther Can Teach Us About Bitcoin
Bitcoin maximalists who think the first application of blockchain technology will always be the best do not have history on their side.
-
•
New Light On Price Gouging
So-called “price gougers” actually increase the availability of needed goods and services in regions struck by natural disasters, an activity that causes prices in those regions to be lower than otherwise.
-
•
Evidence that Trade Wars Are Dragging the Economy Down
If the US and the world slide into recession, let no one claim that trade policy and the uncertainty it creates was not a dominant reason.
-
•
The Worst Regulation Ever Proposed
It would let bureaucrats at the new Federal Automation and Worker Protection Agency sit in judgment of what constitutes beneficial forms of innovation and ask them to predict or plan our technological future.
-
•
It’s Lightbulb Liberation Day
We live in times without much good news in politics. Let’s at least take the weekend to celebrate the embrace of progress, acquiescence to the wisdom of markets, the new freedom found for this hugely important symbol of humankind’s triumph over the poverty of nature.
-
•
On Trade, Both Trump and Warren Get a Fail
When you care about freedom, there are a lot of areas where politicians of both sides are two sides of the same coin.
-
•
Jobs Report Sends Mixed Signals
U.S. private payrolls added just 96,000 jobs in August, raising concerns about the strength of the labor market and durability of the economic expansion. Erratic and unpredictable policy remain the biggest risks.
-
•
Government Cannot Select the Right Immigrants
Why believe that the state can pick the right immigrants but not the right industries to subsidize?
-
•
If You Are Early, You Are Wrong
Before a financial meltdown, there is no way to tell with certainty that such a financial meltdown is imminent, even though a lot of pundits and cranks try.
-
•
ISM Surveys Suggest Diverging Paths
The ISM’s nonmanufacturing index rebounded in August, countering the weak results from the manufacturing report. However, erratic and unpredictable policies are keeping risks elevated.
-
•
What Martin Luther Can Teach Us About Bitcoin
Bitcoin maximalists who think the first application of blockchain technology will always be the best do not have history on their side.