Economy

Athletics give students — and future workers — a foundation of discipline, commitment, and practice, says BlackRock’s Jabari Magnus.

The preliminary snapshot released earlier in the month was dismal, comparable to levels not seen since the huge post-COVID inflation spike.

The state isn’t seeing a boom from the energy supply crunch. That limits the uptick in tax revenue that comes from higher prices, and makes employment unlikely to see a big boost.

Fresh data from energy nonprofit PowerLines and Ipsos this week says utilities requested $9.4 billion in rate hikes in the first quarter of 2026.

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was signed into law in 2010 in the aftermath of the Great Recession.

Every dollar invested in trees generates roughly three dollars in benefits.

Energy and transportation are two areas where costs are rising for stores like Home Depot, Walmart, and Target, but raising prices could turn off an increasingly strapped consumer.

New research argues homeowners and businesses are spending far more on insurance than claims alone can explain.

What companies say about future pricing can tell us how much consumers can really afford.

In “The Almighty Dollar: 500 Years of the World’s Most Powerful Money,” journalist and financial historian Brendan Greeley looks at why the dollar is the most powerful currency in the world and how that power has shaped the global financial system.