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You remember when Hostess declared bankruptcy last November? There were outcries that the iconic snack pastry would be gone forever. Speculators began to stockpile …

For young people facing terrible job prospects and a generally bad economic environment going forward, starting a business sounds very appealing. It has advantages …

There’s a jewelry store in town with a long tradition, a devoted client list, and a good record of solid profitability. But during the …

World unemployment is on the verge of breaking new records. This trend will continue until 2017. That’s the news from the International Labour Organization …

Finally, my obsession comes to an end. For a full week, I’ve thought about not much else besides the economic concept of “marginal utility.” …

I’m at dinner and the hostess serves me pie for dessert. I gobble it up. Then the hostess says, “Would you like another piece?” …

That headline probably seems strange coming from me. I’ve been a champion of social media, and my book A Beautiful Anarchy has a chapter …

It began as a skirmish. Then it was a battle. It became a war. Now it is a bloody conflict that is global in …

In 2008, the American dream of homeownership turned into an incredible nightmare for millions. The government had been subsidizing this stuff for nearly a …

In 1894, a scraggly band of misfits made their way from Ohio to Washington, D.C. They had a plan to present to the political …