The US move against corruption in FIFA, which has been both praised and condemned, strengthens America’s soft power around the world.
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Corruption at the pinnacle of sports sets a tone for all the rest. Targeting its roots is the right thing to do no matter what comes of the FBI’s investigation.
NAFTA promised strong labor protections but failed to deliver. The Trans-Pacific Partnership is headed in the same direction.
A defective part slowed the rollout of the Watch, but Apple’s renowned supply chain ensured it wasn’t delayed.
Los Angeles’ planned 66% increase over five years pales in comparison with many past minimum wage hikes in California and at the federal level.
Bankers are back to their old ways, putting the global economy at risk just six years after standing at the brink of another Great Depression.
From Ford’s Pinto problem to Takata’s defective airbags, sometimes it seems auto companies know how to do little more than mismanage product recalls.
Passage of trade promotion authority is still far from certain, but yesterday’s Senate vote may signal good news for the trade deals it’s meant to help.
The remarkable rise in student debt makes for provocative headlines that aren’t always supported by the available research.
Net neutrality is supposed to keep internet providers from offering preferential treatment, but there’s a loophole when the ISP owns the content.
Few plants have been built in the West since the ‘70s, and the ones that have been built have suffered from cost overruns and delays.
While the Obama Administration vociferously disagrees, Trade Promotion Authority opens the door to watering down financial reform.
Comcast has successfully moved from managing the pipes to owning the content as well, all the while pushing the legal envelope as far as it can.
The EU is accusing Google of abusing its dominance in search, yet a similar antitrust case in the US led to a settlement. What counts for the divergent outcomes?
Economics isn’t brain surgery, so why is a neurosurgeon-turned-presidential candidate dismissing the latest unemployment report?
The Prom Price Index shows the cost to attend the high point of a teenager’s social life is rising at half the pace of inflation.
OPEC is already suggesting the US oil boom will end this year. Wishful thinking.
Some economists and others have argued smart machines are increasingly stealing our jobs. In fact, the opposite may be true.
The fast-food chain’s surprise decision to lift its workers’ wages stems from a mix of morality, economics and politics.
It turns out, there are few benefits to remaining nonprofit, but many reasons to give it up.
The arguments behind right-to-work legislation rely on a lot of flawed math that any statistician would frown upon.
The massive temblor not only resulted in thousands of deaths, it also caused economic damage that will likely equal more than half of Nepal’s entire GDP.
Sanctions have a terrible track record of success because they’re usually too weak to work and too easy to get around.
A massive public investment program financed by the European Investment Bank will help fix the problem at the heart of the euro.
The bill in Congress represents a healthy compromise that gives the president negotiating room while offering lawmakers more say on key trade issues.