Politicians and commentators love to talk about the importance of small business to the American economy, but who is actually looking out for the little guy? That is what Congress tried to answer when ...

No individual actor would have market power in a perfectly competitive market, argue economists Paul Krugman and Robin Wells in the second edition of their book "Economics." Under competitive market ...

Antitrust enforcement in the United States has become a populist rallying cry and a rare example of bipartisan agreement. The Trump administration unsuccessfully sued to block the $85 billion merger ...

Home sellers in the Northeast, Midwest, and Southern California have the most power, while homebuyers in Florida and Texas have the most power. That’s according to a survey of resale real estate ...

Ge Bai ([email protected]) is an associate professor of accounting in the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, in Baltimore, Maryland. Gerard F. Anderson is a professor in the Department of Health ...

This is where home sellers—and homebuyers—have the most power right now, according to Zillow’s updated analysis. Want more ...

Since the 2007–10 financial crisis, many writers have attempted to document and analyze the growing inequality among households in the United States and elsewhere. Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

The crisis has hit small and medium enterprises especially hard, causing massive job losses and other economic scars. Among these—less noticeable, but also serious—is rising market power among ...

The railroad industry is in crisis. Many people outside and inside the industry are quick to blame its current state on Precision Scheduled Railroading (PSR) and Wall Street. However, several ...

Nvidia’s new quantum models sparked a surge in QC stocks. Here’s how the announcement reshapes the sector and why one lesser‑known company may benefit most.