In 1873, Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) and his friend, American essayist Charles Dudley Warner, together wrote the novel, The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today. The popular book was a mocking social ...

Undermining regulatory independence in America and Britain will deter investment, write William Kovacic and John Vickers ...

A hiring approach that maximizes talent and rewards performance is the antidote to bias.

Ideally, he wanted to find a measure of uncertainty that captured popular sentiment and also reflected the policy environment ...

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The desire to recreate the Gilded Age is fueled by Trump’s fondness for tariffs. It’s also why he praises the nation’s 25th ...

Wharton Professor Emeritus Jeremy Siegel believes that President Trump's tariffs will hurt the economy. Siegel predicts a dip in the stock market in the short term, but remains optimistic about ...

Prince William is the eldest son of Charles and his first wife Diana, Princess of Wales. In his early life, he grew up at Kensington Palace with his younger brother Prince Harry, where he still ...

After 32 years as chief economist at National Australia Bank, Oster will retire at the end of this month.

Tonight will be dry, and there will be clear skies to start. Through the night, areas of variable cloud will move in from the south, but a few clear spells will remain in between. Monday Tomorrow ...

Prince William met Kate Middleton when they were both students at the University of St Andrews and the pair began dating in 2003. The couple announced their engagement in November 2010 and were ...

economics and accounting at the City University of New York. He predicted that this move could boost the housing market by increasing demand for homes. “For instance, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ...