Economy
Hello Kitty maker Sanrio cuts ties with TV spy show after China backlash
TOKYO — Hello Kitty maker Sanrio has canceled a collaboration with a Japanese TV spy show after a backlash in…
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Wendy’s, struggling with beef prices and growing competition, gets a buyout offer
Wendy’s shares jumped more than 14% Wednesday after noted investor Nelson Peltz made an offer to buy the chain, which…
Economy
Election betting odds became less accurate as primaries neared, report finds
With midterm elections just days away, a new analysis is raising questions about the accuracy of online election prediction markets,…
Economy
A Tribute to Mark C. Schug’s Career in Economic Education
On July 13, the field of economic education lost one of its leading educators, Dr. Mark C. Schug. I had…
Economy
The Cost of the American Revolution
The core of this argument is that the American Founding set the United States on a unique path that made…
Economy
Atlas Shrugged and Interventionism
I. Atlas Shrugged in Brazil In 1988, when I was 27 years old, I read Ayn Rand for the first…
Economy
Trade and Employment
How much is international trade costing Americans jobs? It turns out, not much. A major objection by protectionists is that…
Economy
The Economist Who Forgot Economics
Daron Acemoglu won the Nobel Prize in economics in 2024 and is the third most cited economist of all time.…
Economy
Sam’s Links: August Edition
Sam Enright works on innovation policy at Progress Ireland, an independent policy think tank in Dublin, and runs a publication…
Economy
Sam’s Links: July Edition
Sam Enright works on innovation policy at Progress Ireland, an independent policy think tank in Dublin, and runs a publication…