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U.S. states vie for big Foxconn display panel factory

By David Eggert, Associated Press

Taiwanese electronics maker Foxconn's plan to build a display panel factory in the U.S. has sparked a flurry of lobbying by states.

Column: ‘The Medicare Maven’ on Ivy’s health insurance horror story

By Philip Moeller

The U.S. provides the world’s most expensive health care. And what do we get for all this money? Health outcomes that place America and its residents solidly in the ranks of developing nations.

Will we be wiped out by machine overlords? Maybe we need a game plan now

By PBS News Hour

Tech luminaries and scientists have been worried for years about the existential consequences of artificial intelligence for the human race. Philosopher Nick Bostrom of Oxford University's Future of Humanity Institute thinks money ought to be invested in how to manage…

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How do we invest in the future of humanity? Swedish philosopher Nick Bostrom explains

By Paul Solman

Economics correspondent Paul Solman recently traveled to Oxford University’s Future of Humanity Institute. And yes, there is an institute that studies only that -- the future of the human race.

Column: ‘Maddeningly complex’ health care costs force patients to become detectives

By Elisabeth Rosenthal

We are constantly told we should be better consumers of health care, that we should shop for insurance and high-value care. Well, how can we be expected to do that if the prices are unknowable and we get contradictory answers…

I was successful and recognized. Now, at 64, I can’t get an interview.

By Philip Moeller

When it comes to workplace matters, major age biases still seem to be the order of the day. Aging and retirement expert Phil Moeller advises a reader on finding employment in his 60s.

Column: My health insurance nightmare and what I’m doing from now on

By Ivy Austin

All I had wanted to know was my financial liability for a medical procedure. Who wouldn't?…

Column: What does it mean when the Fed says it should ‘normalize’?

By Benjamin M. Friedman

As the economy has returned to normal following the financial crisis and the unusually steep recession that it triggered, the Federal Reserve now represents its intended course as “normalizing” monetary policy. Harvard's Ben Friedman explains what the Fed means by…

Column: Fighting trickle-down economics in Seattle

By Nick Hanauer

Trickle-down economics claims that if wages go up, jobs must come down. A controversial new study from the University of Washington has inadvertently fallen prey to that antiquated narrative.