The economist

The Economist, among the most-read newspapers in the global financial world, broke with a few of its journalistic peers by taking a stance on the 2024 U.S. presidential election between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. What Happened: The London, England-based newspaper magazine formally endorsed...

“It is important to bear in mind that political campaigns are designed by the same people who sell toothpaste and cars,” Noam Chomsky once said. Right on point, many would agree, considering that more than half of the U.S. adult population concurs that President Joe Biden...

The flagship McDonald's Corp (NYSE: MCD) burger can be used for more than a consistent lunch on the go. It can also be used to measure currency values and give insight to whether one currency is “overvalued” or “undervalued” to another currency. What's The Big Mac...

In an 11-page memo released Thursday, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) founder Bill Gates writes that the fight against COVID-19 will define the present era the same way the second world war shaped an earlier generation. We Are On The Same Side Gates writes that no one who survives this...

The average American doesn’t have the financial resources of the U.K. royal family. Unfortunately, the average American family is stuck with a much higher bill for their childbirth than Kate Middleton and Prince William. The Duchess of Cambridge gave birth to her third royal baby on Monday,...

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk fired back at The Economist late Thursday in response to a report that the yet-unprofitable tech company is “looking more perilous.” Musk asserted Tesla will be profitable and cash-flow positive by the third quarter of this year and will not need...

Biz is back, but his excitement to return to Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR), a company crippled by public criticism and metric declines, hasn’t exactly resonated with investors. Although Biz Stone's Tuesday announcement initially prompted a 2-percent stock spike, shares ultimately closed down 6...

After a four-year hiatus to co-found and lead Jelly Industries, Inc., another member of Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR)’s co-founding team is coming home. “There’s something about the personality of a company that comes from the folks who start it,” Biz Stone wrote in a Tuesday...

The Economist reported in February that President Donald Trump's classification of the media as being an "enemy" of the American people actually helped media networks expand their audiences. Needless to say, individuals who consider themselves to be leaning right (conservatives) on the political...

Who said traditional media is dead? According to the Economist, President Donald Trump's classification of U.S. media companies as being the "enemy" of the American people has resulted in more people tuning in to these networks. The FAKE NEWS media (failing @nytimes, @NBCNews, @ABC, @...

Blockchain was born with the bitcoin, conceived as a way to make databases secure but not managed by one single person. This allows “people who do not know or trust each other [to] build a dependable ledger,” an article from The Economist explained. As the technology evolved and became...

If your eyes have glossed over every time the financial media has discussed “Brexit” in 2016, it may finally be time to understand what is at stake and how a British vote could impact your portfolio of fine American stocks. Here’s a breakdown of everything you need to know...

Due to “Brexit” fears, or the potential departure of Great Britain from the European Union and the expected subsequent punishment of sterling should that scenario materialize, UK stocks and the relevant exchange-traded funds listed in New York are struggling this year. For example, the...

Energy, energy-related, chemicals and proppants stocks are down big this year. In this context, shares from companies that provide products and services related to fracking are trading at very attractive valuations. Below is a brief look at an equity portfolio that provides exposure to these stocks...

Is the market heading for a boom, a bust or something else entirely? Friday's first panel at the 2015 SALT conference consisted of economists from all over the world. Matthew Bishop, globalization editor for the Economist, served as the panel moderator. Panelists included Jose Luis Daza, founder...