Physicist Nishant Sahdev argues that the speed of scientific discovery has become a strategic asset—and that artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming the “super-accelerator” that will decide which nations lead and which become…
Even if the United States is entering a productivity upswing—possibly accelerated by artificial intelligence—workers should not expect it to reverse a long-running decline in labor’s share of national income. The piece highlights…
Leaders across Houston are trying to add “brain health” to the city’s list of signature strengths—alongside its historic identity as an energy capital and the well-known medical expertise concentrated at Texas Medical…
China’s economy showed further signs of weakness last month, with key data Monday revealing factory output and consumption rising at their weakest pace for around a year. Beijing has struggled to fully…
Asian markets headed into the weekend on a broadly positive note Friday, as investors took up New York’s latest record highs sparked by healthy US retail data and upbeat earnings from some…
The US Federal Reserve should be careful not to cut rates “too quickly” and risk reigniting stubborn inflation, a senior bank official said Wednesday. The Fed’s favored inflation gauge has dropped sharply…
Sales of new homes in the United States last month exceeded analyst expectations Thursday, logging the fastest pace in more than a year on the back of cooler mortgage rates. Sales of…
Consumer prices rose 0.1% in May, their lowest annual pace of increase in two years as lower energy contributed to the easing, the Labor Department reported on Tuesday. Year over year, the…
The US central bank is widely expected on Wednesday to raise its main interest rate for the tenth consecutive month in the continuing battle against inflation, despite worries over the impact on…
Shares of First Republic Bank plunged nearly 60% in premarket trading on Monday, even after the regional lender announced measures to bolster its balance sheet. Shares of other regional banks and financial…
