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Column: The danger that could devastate our electrical grid

By Vikram Mansharamani

Spending now on infrastructure upgrades could save us from re-entering the dark ages.

Is there any relief for astronomical drug costs?

By Philip Moeller

Medicare is prevented by law from negotiating with drug companies over their prices. In recent years, the price tag for people who must take expensive new drugs has risen at an alarming rate.

Average CEO pay was $15.5 million in 2015, down from 2014

By Kristen Doerer

Average CEO pay for the top 350 biggest firms was $15.5 million in 2015, according to a new report released by the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute. What’s shocking is that’s down from last year.

New evidence challenges conventional story of the Dust Bowl migrants

By Making Sen$e Editor

Huge swaths of the Southern Great Plains were devastated in this human and environmental disaster of the 1930s. But did events really unfold as the popular account suggests? New evidence challenges conventional wisdom.

After pitiful May jobs report, the U.S. adds a whopping 287,000 jobs in June

By Kristen Doerer

The U.S. economy added a whopping 287,000 jobs in June, giving economists and American workers something to smile about.

The yen is rising. What happens if Japan tries to push its currency down?

By Benn Steil, Emma Smith

Faced with a strong yen, Japan might look to manipulate its currency. Here's what might happen if the country decides to do so.

Brexit or no, former central banker says global financial system needs fixes

By PBS News Hour

The pound and European markets took big hits when the United Kingdom voted to leave the EU. Economics correspondent Paul Solman talks to Mervyn King, the former head of the Bank of England and the author of “The End of…

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Is Brexit a serious blow to the UK economy? This former central banker doesn’t think so

By Making Sen$e Editor

Mervyn King, the former Bank of England governor who oversaw the ‘08 financial crisis, discusses how Britain’s exit from the UK will affect the world banking system and the global economy.

Will business imperatives drive gender parity?

By Vikram Mansharamani

Achieving gender equality would unleash tremendous economic gains, potentially adding $4.3 trillion to America’s GDP by 2025.

How ‘gambler’s fallacy’ affects your decision-making

By Making Sen$e Editor

A bias against deciding the same way in successive situations can affect whether a foreigner is deported, a business gets a loan or a batter strikes out.