Tag:Stocks and Bonds

Economy

Businesses Are Betting on a Tax Cut Extension

Even by Washington standards, the second Trump presidency has begun in frenetic fashion: mass firings at federal agencies, tariff threats against allies and...

Joseph Brown - February 22, 2025

Business

Stock Market Falls After Inflation Report

Stocks and bonds slumped on Wednesday, as fresh inflation data highlighted Wall Street’s sensitivity to rising price across the economy accelerating again.The S&P...

Joseph Brown - February 12, 2025

Economy

Is Artificial Intelligence Really Worth the Hype?

Daron Acemoglu, a winner of the 2024 Nobel in economic science, gave me some answers. “There is a lot of hype in the...

Joseph Brown - February 7, 2025

Science & Environment

Chevron Wants to Tap Into A.I. Boom by Selling Electricity to Data Centers

The artificial intelligence boom has turbocharged demand for electricity, and everyone who is anyone in the U.S. energy industry wants a piece of...

Joseph Brown - January 28, 2025

Economy

How to Invest During a Presidency With a Deep Devotion to Profits

“The chief business of the American people is business.” That declaration by Calvin Coolidge has been shortened and simplified since that Republican president...

Joseph Brown - January 24, 2025

Business

India’s Economy Slows Down Just When It Was Supposed to Speed Up

A year ago, India was bouncing back from a recession caused by Covid-19 with a spring in its step. The country had overtaken...

Joseph Brown - January 20, 2025

Business

Robinhood to Pay $45 Million Fine to Settle SEC Charges

Robinhood was hit with $45 million in fresh fines from the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday, the latest reprimand that the crypto-favorite...

Joseph Brown - January 13, 2025

Economy