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What the yellow vest protests in Paris tell us about economic reform in France and the parallels with politics in the U.S.

When the yield curve inverts, people worry that it's a sign we're headed for recession. But its predictive reliability also depends on the way it inverts.

China and the U.S. have been locked in a trade war for most of 2018, but peace may be on the horizon.... at least a partial peace.

NASA has been taking a more hands-off approach to extra-planetary exploration. What will that mean for the economics of space?

From moon missions and space shuttles to public-private partnerships.

Do recessions have to happen? Is it possible for a country to just not have economic downturns? Australia has gone nearly 30 years without a recession. So what can we learn from it?

Sanctions have become an increasingly common foreign policy tool for the U.S. How effective are they?

Colleges and universities are finding creative ways to make money.

The stock market has been on a wild ride lately. Today, the Indicator looks at what's going on and whether we should worry for the economy.

We talk turkey with the American Farm Bureau about changes in the price of Thanksgiving Dinner.

The minimum wage is a contentious issue. Some claim it's a job killer. But what does the research show?

Wondering whether we're poised to tip into a recession? The jobs market may point the way.

Are we heading into a recession? The Conference Board's Leading Indicator has ten ways to tell.

Australia hasn't had a recession in 27 years. Good policy? Or just good luck?

The decline in the oil price since the end of October has been stunning in its depth and speed, and follows more than a year of climbing. What changed?

The next global economic downturn could be even harder to reverse than the last one.

Short sellers — investors who bet against companies — get a bad rap, but research suggests they help keep markets running smoothly.

You may not know it, but companies are silently scoring you... and using that score to figure out how to treat you.

We answer questions from our listeners and issue a couple of mea culpas.

Taxes get a bad reputation, but they were central to the formation of representative government, says financial historian William N. Goetzmann.